Celexa/Surmontil withdrawal symptoms

[sallym1]

I have been taking 20 mg of Celexa and 25mg of Surmontil for the past year or so. I decided, with my doctor

[no more celexa]

I have just stopped taking celexa because i dont have the insurance nor the npney to buy them and i have been on them for 4 yrs..it has been 3 days and so far so good..when i get up in the morning i pray that i dont start feeling withdrawels and get dizzy or anxiety...only time will tell. I will get back to you in several days and let you know the update...please pray for me..thank you.



worried

[Withdrawl]

6-16-2003:

I went off of Celexa when my prescription ran out and they wouldn't renew it over the phone - they wanted me to come in and be seen, but I'm very busy with work.

I found myself dizzy, sometimes. Not all of the time. I could drive just fine, but getting into and out of the car would cause a little wave of dizzyness, which was mildly nauseating. Also, turning the corner while walking would cause it.

I had no clue it was the Celexa. So finally I made an appointment to be seen for the dizzyness and to follow-up on getting more Celexa. They prescribed more for me and also drew blood to run tests on.

About three days later I realized I wasn't dizzy anymore. Since it took three days, I still hadn't really put two and two together and gotten four, yet.

Just now an assistant from the doctor's office called - my results were all negative, nothing was wrong with me. She said that the doctor (Well, RN+++ something or 'nother) said that if my dizzyness had gone away once I had started back on the Celexa, to make a follow-up appointment for next month, else if it were still effecting me I should make an appointment for sooner.

That's when it clicked for me, and I searched Google for "Celexa" and "Dizzy". I got tons of hits, this was one of them.

My memory hasn't been that great lately either, but I don't have a good way to measure that.

Just thought I'd share, thanks.

[Roger Gould, M.D.]

Surmontil is rarely used today because of the side effects, and because Celexa can do the same thing without the risk. There is not much I can tell you about the itching...Surmontil does create a rash, and does have many different side effects, so withdrawal may precipitate a rash, and if that is the cause, it should be self limiting and not last more than about a week.

Its best to stay away from these medications, as you are now doing, if you can.  There are a lot of complications like this.