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celexa withdrawel
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
celexa withdrawel
by satchmo13, Sep 14, 2009 04:24PM
i was an opiate addict for two years i hid it from friends and family i decided to take steps to get my life right. been off 10 percocet a day sometimes more since 7-31-09. my doctor prescribed celexa 10 mg a day started for four weeks felt not so good on that and quit cold turkey now life is very hard. been vomitting hot and cold flashes anxiety like crazy. i only took celexa four weeks this is worse than opiate withdrawel. does anyone ou there think it takes more than three weeks to stop feeling effect of celexa because i really thing the opiates are out of my system?
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Sep 16, 2009 03:13PM
, Sep 16, 2009 03:13PMTo: satchmo13
You have already received good advice on this matter...I agree.
Member Comments (3)
by Paxiled, Sep 15, 2009 03:18AM
ssri withdrawal can be worse than opiate withdrawal. Doesn't have to be, but some are hit very hard by it. You seem to be one of those. Never stop these cold turkey. If you can't handle the withdrawal, go back on the last dose of Celexa at which you felt fine and taper down as slowly as you need to.
by satchmo13, Sep 17, 2009 05:38PM
saw doctor today trying lexapro and have been off percocet for about 45 days now i am gratefull to have been responded to. maybe i will listen better to ween down when i am ready. I will post progress so it may be of help in the future if someone has issue with celexa
