What are the side effects when you stop taking Celexa?

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I had been on Celexa for about 3 months when I started to feel MORE agitated and restless. I also had some hand tremors. I decided to cut my dose in half and see what happened. I felt great for about two weeks and then it hit me like a ton of bricks: severe stomach cramps, nausea, bloating and abdominal pain, lower back pain, dizziness, excessive tiredness and insomnia. Four the next two weeks I thought I was pregnant as my period was also quite late. I went to see my doctor, convinced that I was quite ill and he just said it was odd but that he didn't know what it could be. I mentioned to him that I had changed my dose and he didn't seem to think it was related. I came home scared and depressed. I decided to do some research and discovered that all of these symptoms are from Celexa withrawal. I decided to go back on and proceded to gain about 5 pounds on 2 weeks. Thats on top of the six I had already gained in the previous three months. I continued to have ther same withdrawal symptoms and then came the bowel problems, blood in the toilet gave me the biggest scare yet but my doctor was indifferent. I decided then and there to get off of this poison once and for all. I went cold turkey about a week ago. The nausea and cramping lasted for about three weeks. It was AWFUL! Worse than any flu! But I only have mild stomach pain every once in a while now. Emotionally, I feel very unstable but it is easier for me to handle this than all the physical side effects. I have feelings of self loathing, and a desire to harm myself. I have felt deep sadness and then complete numbness. I am used to feeling this was, periodically so it is not so difficult to handle (it is like a BAD case of PMS)but I am frustrated most of all by the wieght gain and yet I've heard of people gaining 20 or ever 40 pounds on this medication. Will I ever lose the weight? How long will the drug's remnants effect my metabolism and hormonal balance?

Anyone out there get back to normal after using this drug?

A. MacDonald

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