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Citalopram withdrawl

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Eyeslikethesea · 16/02/2018 16:09

I think I just need a bit of handholding.

I'm on 20mg daily, I took my last one last Wednesday. On Thursday morning I realised that I had none left so I ordered some more. I thought that I'd get them on Saturday so it wouldn't be a big deal. ( my surgery delivers the prescription to the pharmacy and I pick it up from there). I picked up the prescription but there was no citalopram in it, (I had ordered ventolin as well). So I ordered the citalopram again online explaining that there had been some mistake. I am still waiting for the prescription.
I know I should phone and chase it up but I can't face it. I feel I should be able to cope a week without turning into a raving mess but I'm heading that way. I feel dizzy, impatient, snappy and worst of all the feeling of absolute dread is creeping all over me.
Is this normal for just a week without the men's?

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Tentomidnight · 16/02/2018 16:14

Chase it up. Please don't go cold turkey from 20mg, your withdrawal will be really bad, as you're already experiencing.
Can you go back to your GP for advice?
I reduced from 20mg to 10mg for a couple of weeks, to 5mg.. and still had awful withdrawal when I stopped. Please chase up your tablets.

mimibunz · 16/02/2018 16:16

I usually feel it after a few days. Can you get an emergency 3 day supply? Where are you?

thesandwich · 16/02/2018 16:18

Please contact the surgery.

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Eyeslikethesea · 16/02/2018 16:28

I'm in Scotland mimi.
You are right, I'll phone now. I have this weird loathing of being seen as an addict but I guess that is exactly what I am 😢. I know I need them and they're the only thing that has kept me sane.
Thank you for replying xxxx

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BossWitch · 16/02/2018 16:37

Definitely chase it up. I am in withdrawal now having come off them as I'm 5 weeks pregnant and I am really feeling it. Don't suffer needlessly.

mimibunz · 16/02/2018 16:42

They will understand as you are under a doctor’s care.

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Eyeslikethesea · 16/02/2018 17:35

It turns out they sent the prescription for citalopram after the ventolin, so the pharmacist gave me the ventolin thinking that that was all they needed to give me and didn't think to let me know when they had the citalopram which was the next day.
I've picked them up now. Thanks to everyone for giving me a kick up the bum. It's just so bloody hard to think let alone do what seems to be obvious.
Bosswitch you definitely have my sympathies, pregnancy hormones are bad enough but to add withdrawal symptoms to that must horrible.

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BossWitch · 16/02/2018 19:44

Cheers Eyes. Hope you get it all sorted and the symptoms abate quickly.

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