What are the side effects when you stop taking Celexa?

(2) On June 10, 2011 at 11:30 pm Jtoomuch [0] said:

I have been taking 60mg a day for a couple of years, ran out last week. First day and a half or so, nothing. Then...irritable doesn't begin to describe it. Continuously enraged is more like it. Alone in the car, I found myself screaming and pounding on my dashboard over minor traffic issues. It was everything I could do to be civil to store clerks. Basically, I wanted to kill EVERYONE. Little things would put me in a blind rage. I took 80mg to try to restore the level in my system, and it started to subside in about 40 minutes. I should add that I do not have anger issues normally.

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(1) On August 26, 2007 at 6:11 am Supergirlpnx2 [2] said:

I was only on Celexa for about 6 weeks before I stopped taking it. The first three days I started taking it i felt nauseous and very anxious, but after that passed, it seemed to work ok. The biggest complaint I had were that I slept all the time. I would sleep for 12 or 14 hours if uninterrupted, and I felt tired all the time. I kind of didnt feel like myself, plus it killed my sex drive and I couldnt cry, not at all, even if it was appropriate. I stopped taking it about 10 days ago, and the last 5 or 6 days I have had terrible stomach cramping in the evening and have been very tired, although my sleeping is back to normal and my sex drive is starting to come back. I have been very light headed for the last few days, and it seems to be increasing instead of the other way around, which I am a little concerned about. I just hope that goes away soon. I'd be interested to hear anyone elses input or experiences with discontinuing Celexa.

Erin

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