Does anyone know side effects of trying to get off celexa>
2007-01-31 15:20:37 · 8 answers · asked by forbiddenfruit9 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
As a healthcare provider I beg of you: Do not discontinue antidepressants without consulting your provider. Not necessarily because of bad reactions. But because many people do this whenever thier depression is gone and they mistakingly think they don't need thier medication anymore. The fact is that if you are feeling better it is usually because the medication is working....and if you quit taking it the depression will return. I don't know the particular facts and circumstances of your situation.,but a good thing to remember is this: "if it ain't broke...don't fix it" If your feeling better.....the med is working.
2007-01-31 15:29:52 · answer #1 · answered by tlbrown42000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before taking this medicine
You should not use Celexa if you are allergic to citalopram or escitalopram (Lexapro), if you also take pimozide, or if you are being treated with methylene blue injection.
Do not use Celexa if you have taken an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, and tranylcypromine.
To make sure Celexa is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:
- a bleeding or blood clotting disorder;
- liver or kidney disease;
- narrow-angle glaucoma;
- seizures or epilepsy;
- heart disease, heart failure, a heart rhythm disorder, slow heartbeats, or recent history of heart attack;
- personal or family history of Long QT syndrome;
- an electrolyte imbalance (such as low levels of potassium or magnesium in your blood);
- bipolar disorder (manic depression); or
- a history of drug abuse or suicidal thoughts.
Some young people have thoughts about suicide when first taking an antidepressant. Your doctor will need to check your progress at regular visits while you are using Celexa. Your family or other caregivers should also be alert to changes in your mood or symptoms.
FDA pregnancy category C. Taking an SSRI antidepressant during pregnancy may cause serious lung problems in the baby. However, you may have a relapse of depression if you stop taking your antidepressant. Tell your doctor right away if you become pregnant while taking Celexa. Do not start or stop taking this medicine during pregnancy without your doctor's advice.
See also: Pregnancy and breastfeeding warnings (in more detail)
Citalopram can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. You should not breast-feed while you are using Celexa.
Do not give this medicine to anyone under 18 years old without medical advice. Celexa is not approved for use in children.
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2016-05-19 04:36:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a number, you may not get any side effects, but EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT. When I went off it, I got headaches and was nauseous for a good few weeks. There's a lot of scary ones actually... the best, best, best thing to do is to taper it off slowly, very slowly. There's a lot of good info on the web about Celexa/other SSRIs and their withdrawal effects and tapering off, I found one here about general SSRI discontinuation http://bipolar.about.com/library/weekly/aa-ssridiscon02.htm yes it's on a bipolar page, but the information is still valid if you're on it for depression or anxiety or OCD. Just do a Google or Yahoo search of "celexa withdrawal" and do some reading. SSRIs can be nasty things, really they can.
Anyway, good luck, I hope this helps. Remember, it could take a long time top get off celexa... some people can't at all, really the withdrawal effects are that bad (sorry, I'm not trying to scare you!) The best thing is to not take the drug longer than necessary, and to reduce the dose slowly.
I really, really, really hope you do okay without it. Best of luck!
2007-01-31 16:21:15 · answer #3 · answered by Jessica. 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are no side effects at all. I have gone off of it several times and had no issues, although if you do decide to go back on, all that headache and stuff will come back. If the issue is not being able to pay for them I would like to suggest that i am taking a generic version of celexa called citralopram that only costs 20 dollars for 30 pills at 40mg. I hope i helped you,
2007-01-31 15:30:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
First of all I will tell you what some others already have, everyone is different and please do not stop taking them without your doctors knowledge and help. The side effects of taking Cymbalta were so terrible for me that I just stopped taking them completely one day. The side effects of stopping it were terrible for me. I was dizzy, nauseous, tired, terribly depressed, shaky and I was in bed for a solid week. I am not trying to scare you, I just want you to know how very important it is to so this under your doctors care. When my doctor found out that I did it without him he got very upset with me and told me to never do anything like that again. Good luck :)
2007-01-31 16:40:50 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Stacy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It IS possible to find a solution for depression deep inside of you. Medication may be a great benefit for serious cases, but only as a temporary crutch. Choosing joy is within your reach. I also recommend that you follow doctor's instructions for removing your dependence on a medication, and then never again let yourself become dependent on a drug to do what you can do by yourself, which is to choose happiness.
2007-01-31 15:33:21 · answer #6 · answered by Larry 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It didnt effect me like that at all... Most drugs take a good week/and a half to get out of your system... Best of luck!
2016-05-24 00:45:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Going back into depression, talk to your doctor first.
2007-01-31 16:20:28 · answer #8 · answered by ncgirl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋