Guest guest Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 I am currently taking 40mg of Celexa. I want to get off this stuff,but I know what I'm going to go thru. I was on Zolof before & tried to slowly lower my dose until I was taking none, but I would still get this felling in my head that I can only describe as an electric shock & it would last for minutes. The Celexa is going to be the same if not worse. If I forget to take it for 2 days, the head shocks start. Do you have any suggestions on how I can ease this feeling unitl I get off this drug?? Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 herbal remedies , " iamfree2b2004 " <iamfree2b2004> wrote: > I am currently taking 40mg of Celexa. I want to get off this > stuff,but I know what I'm going to go thru. I was on Zolof before > tried to slowly lower my dose until I was taking none, but I would > still get this felling in my head that I can only describe as an > electric shock & it would last for minutes. The Celexa is going to > be the same if not worse. If I forget to take it for 2 days, the > head shocks start. Do you have any suggestions on how I can ease > this feeling unitl I get off this drug?? Hi Karen, I'd hate for you to go through unecessary discomfort from weaning too fast. I was so afraid to wean off the 30 mgs. Paxil I was on several years ago that I did it much differently than what my doc suggested. I lowered my mgs only 5 mgs at a time for 10 full days each. It took what seemed like forever to do this, especially because I was so looking forward to getting off of it once I didn't *need* it anymore, but I never had a problem throughout the process. Good Luck Kath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 The doctor is supprised that the antidepressants have this effect on me. It's like he doesnt believe me when I tell him how I feel when I'm trying to get off them. With the zolof I cut my dose in half for a week, then I took 1/2 every other day and by that time I was getting the "electric shocks" in my head. He told me Celexa wouldnt do this to me, but as I said, if I forget to take them for two days the shocks start. I guess this is my fault for depending on a drug to solve my problems. I'll get thru, just not looking forward to the shocks. Thanks, KarenKath <JustKathHere wrote: herbal remedies , "iamfree2b2004" <iamfree2b2004> wrote:> I am currently taking 40mg of Celexa. I want to get off this > stuff,but I know what I'm going to go thru. I was on Zolof before > tried to slowly lower my dose until I was taking none, but I would > still get this felling in my head that I can only describe as an > electric shock & it would last for minutes. The Celexa is going to > be the same if not worse. If I forget to take it for 2 days, the > head shocks start. Do you have any suggestions on how I can ease > this feeling unitl I get off this drug??Hi Karen,I'd hate for you to go through unecessary discomfort from weaning too fast. I was so afraid to wean off the 30 mgs. Paxil I was on several years ago that I did it much differently than what my doc suggested. I lowered my mgs only 5 mgs at a time for 10 full days each. It took what seemed like forever to do this, especially because I was so looking forward to getting off of it once I didn't *need* it anymore, but I never had a problem throughout the process.Good LuckKathFederal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 I don't know what others have responded to this yet (I'm catching up on a week's worth of messages), but you can take AminoPlex (Craig Nutraceuticals, Inc., tel. 800-293-1683) which will help with that. (Note: Amino acids should not be taken with protein, so take them half an hour before eating protein, or wait 2 hours after eating protein.) And lots of vitamins, especially B-Complex with emphasis on B-1. Make sure you eat well, stay off sugar and caffeine, go for walks. If you need supervised medical help, contact me off-list and I can give you the name & phone # of an M.D. who does not support the use of psych drugs and has quite a lot of experience helping people to get off of them, without using other drugs. --JoJo herbal remedies , " iamfree2b2004 " <iamfree2b2004> wrote: > I am currently taking 40mg of Celexa. I want to get off this > stuff,but I know what I'm going to go thru. I was on Zolof before & > tried to slowly lower my dose until I was taking none, but I would > still get this felling in my head that I can only describe as an > electric shock & it would last for minutes. The Celexa is going to > be the same if not worse. If I forget to take it for 2 days, the > head shocks start. Do you have any suggestions on how I can ease > this feeling unitl I get off this drug?? > > Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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