I've been off my anti-depressants for about a year now (Due to pregnancy). I can't really handle things right now and I think I'm going to go back on them. I have depression, anxiety, ocd, and lots of stress...Does anyone know if celexa expires? I found an old bottle that I'm gonna start taking until I can get to the clinic I used to go to for an appointment. So I got these pills about a year ago and there is an expiration that says September 2012, these should be fine right? or I wonder if their effect has been weakened because they're kinda old. Thanks.
I think the expiration date on meds is to make you buy more pills more than anything else. Sept 2012 should still be fine.
A few months ago I had some Citalopram (Celexa) which was a few months out of date, and I was fine...I did wonder if it was slightly less effective though, but it was far better than having nothing. As someone who has come off C, how did you find the withdrawal? How quickly did you withdraw? I'm a bit apprehensive about the process, as even if I miss a dose or two I get horrible headaches and insomnia.
I just went cold turkey in stopping the celexa and I think you're actually supposed to cut your dose in half for a while to ween yourself off it. The withdrawals did suck. I got Terrible headaches, I got jittery, and very, very dizzy. I felt really sick. I think for atleast a month. I really don't want to stay on the pills very long and I guess if I start taking them I'll eventually have to go through the withdrawals again...
So I took the celexa yesterday and today. I think my body is getting used to it again. I'm sort of feeling light headed. It's not really a bad feeling of light headedness though. It's hard to explain..I almost feel a sort of 'floaty' feeling...weird.
Thanks for letting me know...you're supposed to wean off over a period of months or at least weeks, very gradually reducing your dose, so no wonder you were ill for so long! Doctors don't always tell you exactly what you need to know with starting and finishing drugs. Sounds like you're getting off lightly so far on starting...I had really loud gurgles in my stomach which would wake me up at night, insomnia, dissociation, numbness all over, loss of appetite and a loss of the desire to speak to anybody for the first week. All went away as if by magic though.
Back when I first started the celexa about 3 years ago, I was majorly depressed and could hardly function. I've always been quiet but it actually seemed before I started the meds that I also wasn't able to talk..I just couldn't. I was very numb. I researched that and all I could find was maybe that I have 'selective mutism.' So your mentioning of losing the desire to talk (after starting the meds though), resonated with me. The celexa really, really helped. It allowed me to get out of the house and go places and to talk again. Anyways, I just remembered another withdrawal I had when I stopped the meds. Brain zaps. I got those..and they were a horrible feeling. Now, restarting the meds again, I seem to be having some memory loss. Maybe this is a short term side effect...
I took the celexa for about a week and decided to stop it two days ago. I had a horrible headache and dizziness. Today seems to be a better.
