40mg forever?
I have been on Celexa 40 mg for about 10 years. I am 42 years old and have been considering removing this drug from my life. This is a very serious decision, and I have tried it once before, but the side effects of withdrawal were too uncomfortable. I tapered down to 37.5 mg and dealt with the brain zaps and heart palpitations but I couldn’t sleep. After a week I went back to 40 mg. I am no longer depressed and have not been for at least five years. I feel like I don’t need drugs to continue my consistently content and non-chaotic life. At this point, I am scared to start another taper. I don’t want this drug to change my brain permanently. When I was prescribed Celexa, I was in a terrible marriage that I wanted to get out of and instead of recommending I work through my problems through counseling and talk therapy, my doctor gave me this medication. I feel like I’m going to be stuck taking it forever. Big Pharma does not need any more of my money. I’m looking for advice and people to relate with me so I don’t feel so alone with this issue. At this point I have no idea if there are any side effects from taking this drug every single day for 10 years because it’s been so long.