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How Can I Safely Come Off The Citalopram Drug For Depression?
I have been taking citalopram for about 1 year now. I ve been seeing a counselor for depression. I d like to gradually come off the drug. I ve had no prior history of depression nor is it in my family. I don t want to take it the rest of my life. I am 49 years old. How can I safely come off the drug?
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
hello,
If you are feeling fine and able to carry on with life like before illness, then you may try to gradually reduce the drug by 5 mg at a time. Wait for 3-4 weeks and then if everything is normalv, reduce it further by 5 mg and continue doing so if you are ok.Now the last stopping of 5 mg is done if you are feeling normal.
Continue taking your sessions.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Psychiatry
If you are feeling fine and able to carry on with life like before illness, then you may try to gradually reduce the drug by 5 mg at a time. Wait for 3-4 weeks and then if everything is normalv, reduce it further by 5 mg and continue doing so if you are ok.Now the last stopping of 5 mg is done if you are feeling normal.
Continue taking your sessions.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Psychiatry
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