Hi all, my first post here!
I have had anxiety/panic attacks in varying degrees for about 15 years, have been on citalopram for several years and it's worked well for me.
I reduced from 30 to 20mg about 2 years ago but I wobbled badly and lost my nerve, so went for 25mg and spent several months building my confidence again. I reduced to 25 one day/20 the next in November, then 20 a day in Feb, it's going well and I'm very motivated. I'd like your thoughts on how long you think it might take me to get off it completely given that I've reduced twice in 3 months and feel fine with it?
I have to get off it as I have applied to adopt and they will not look at me until I have been off ADs for a year. I'm and a bit about it as the adoption teams have a very narrow minded view that ADs = can't cope, which they would never say about a person with a physical problem. But it's fine to say it about mental health, even though I have proved I am a fully functioning person with a stressful job etc and no problems with coping with life. My GP was very shocked as she recommended me with a glowing reference. But there's nothing I can do about it so I've just got to accept that and get on with stopping the ADs.
If anyone has managed to read my little rant, any suggestions please?