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Posted by PMDD no more on August 29, 2005, at 15:31:42
Hi - I have been taking Celexa for years. I am on 50 mg. a day, and I was taking it for PMDD (Pre Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder). Well - I am past that stage of my life now and I am clear and free of anymore PMS. So now it is time for me to stop. How do I do it?
One time I ran out of medication and was off of it for 2 days. The first day I was fine - but all hell broke loose on the second day.
I would appreciate any suggestions as to how to get off this med.
Posted by dominique on October 4, 2005, at 21:12:56
In reply to How do I get off Celexa?, posted by PMDD no more on August 29, 2005, at 15:31:42
> Hi - I have been taking Celexa for years. I am on 50 mg. a day, and I was taking it for PMDD (Pre Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder). Well - I am past that stage of my life now and I am clear and free of anymore PMS. So now it is time for me to stop. How do I do it?
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> One time I ran out of medication and was off of it for 2 days. The first day I was fine - but all hell broke loose on the second day.
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> I would appreciate any suggestions as to how to get off this med.PMDD,
my husband has been on Celexa for years as well as Klonopin (sp). He has told me in the past that when he gets off of it, I'll have to put him in a hospital. He knows that his body is addicted to it and it will take a psych hosptal or drug ward for him to clean himself from the drugs.
I was recently diagnosed with the same PMDD as yourself. The doc has me on Prozac for now, but I many times feel that I need a stronger dose than what I'm taking now.
Good luck! He has told me that if he were to stop the drugs his self, he would slowly wear away from it. Halfing the doses every day to every other day and so on.
Dom
Posted by Kath on November 26, 2005, at 15:27:28
In reply to How do I get off Celexa?, posted by PMDD no more on August 29, 2005, at 15:31:42
How? Gradually.
If I were doing it, I'd go to 40 mg for at least a week, then I'd go down by 5mg staying at a week for each.
To get 5mg, I break a 20mg in half & bit one of those halves in half. Although it isn't exacty 5 mg, it worked for me & my doctor said the variation was okay, as far as he was concerned.
Best of luck,
Ps - I take 1 Rhodiola capsule per day also. It works for me; I haven't decided to cut them out yet; waiting for a few 'loose ends' in my life to settle down a bit more before I do that.
:-) Kath
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