how's it going nathansmummy?
When I came off Citalopram I did get withdrawals and it
was hard but it was a pretty intense situation (going from the highest dose to nothing over 2 days, as I was in hospital). The smaller dose you are on and the longer you come off it, (and the less amount of time you have been on it for), the less chance there is of getting withdrawals. Even in my case, the withdrawals weren't unbearable. Certainly less intense than some of the horror stories I read on the net! I was basically like having the flu- with a temperature, feeling feverish, nauseous etc but I didn't feel like it all day, every day. I felt gross for most of the day for the 1st 3 days, then only some of the time for about another week, then by 2 weeks it was completely gone.
It also helps when you get started on another anti-depressant. Fluoxetine is the same family of medications as Citalopram (SSRI anti-depressants) so some of the chemicals in Fluox are the same as Citalopram so you're body will stop craving those particular ones.
I would say don't stress about it too much! Sometimes google is NOT your friend- there is a LOT of reading out there against ADs and unfortunately some of it is exaggerated and/or not true.
Just take it easy on yourself while you are swapping over and know that any withdrawals you have WILL pass
Help! Withdrawing from Citalopram
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