Posted by danf on June 16, 2000, at 5:42:43
In reply to Re: I feel a desire to taper off Celexa finally » Rockets, posted by Cam W. on June 15, 2000, at 21:50:30
Thanks Cam. I do not want someone else to be as bullheaded as I was & suffer the same consequences.
My take from the books is stay on meds 6 months after a person is in stable remission. The getting to a stable remission taks varying times. That may be 3 months, maybe more. So we still come up with about the same times.
I am going on bits & pieces of other Rockets posts. My guess is that If one has full blown panic attacks warrantig tx, then depression is a significant part of the picture. We may not have admitted the depression. Even so, it is still there.
Along with this the difficulty associated with upping the Celexa dose seems to point to a baseline problem with neurotransmitter balance that has not yet stabilized. To stop now would just be asking for trouble.
A minor suggestion. Perhaps try adding 1/4 tab for 8 days then up it to 1/2 tab for 8 days, then 3/4 tab for 8 days. This will get you to 30mg in a little over 3 wks. Perhaps the gradual increase will be tolerated better.
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