Coming off Citalopram

[Milliemoo1908]

Hi all,

I have been on Citalopram for over three years now and after a discussion with my GP it was agreed that I would start tapering in order to come off of them. I was originally on 30mg then went down to 20mg etc. I went to collect my next dose of 10mg only to be told they hadn’t been requested so I am now on day 5 of no tablets. I was panicking but I actually feel really really ok! In fact I feel more than ok and I’m wondering if this is a weird side effect or that my brain just doesn’t need them and this is how I’ll continue feeling. I’ve also felt more emotional about a few things that warrant feeling emotional about whereas before I felt quite emotionless. Do you think this is going in the right direction or should I start taking the 10mg when I collect them on Monday.

thanks for reading x

I would probably pick up the next prescription as soon as they are ready and from personal experience coming off citalopram pop a 10 mg there and then! Hopefully you have been okay over the weekend but I have found it very hard coming off from 20 to 0. It’s the last 5mg doses that I really felt withdrawal symptoms, when I was dropping them to every other day.