Success stories please - coming off Citalopram

[FriedasFingers]

I’d love to hear anyone’s success stories for coming off Citalopram; all I can find online are absolute horror stories. Unless my worst fear is being realised- these drugs are very hard to come off and I may as well give up.

For context, have been on 20/10mg for 10 years, was prescribed them to control anxiety after a traumatic birth experience and to prepare for trauma counselling due to what might come up. Before that I was involved in a major national disaster for which I didn’t pursue treatment or counselling…it was a different time back then.

I’d love to hear anyone’s success stories for weaning off. I know this can take a long time and am prepared for that. Would just love to have a glimmer of hope, and to go back to feeling again. Rather then the dulled version of me with a libido through the floor. Any advice and experiences gratefully received.

Thanks 💐

PS - am under the care of my GP so not going solo

I've come off it once definitely but have a feeling possibly twice. And I don't remember any issues at all. I hadn't been on it as long as you but certainly was on it a few years and I came off in around 2017 and remember absolutely nothing about the experience so it must have been really unnoteworthy

I came off it and no problems. Just did it gradually by missing a day in between tablets then missing two days etc

Came off it very slowly over 6 months. Best thing was my libido came back and I went out and found my new husband. I was 55 at the time and had been on them for about 20 years.

Thanks all for replying, very reassuring and I’ll avoid the horror stories.
@Musicaltheatremum that is fabulous, all turned out very well indeed!