Posted by Mr. Underhill on December 13, 2003, at 21:52:32
I have been suffering from a myriad of symptoms, involving depression, anxiety, and extreme insomnia. About a year after the symptoms began, I started taking Celexa 20 mg/day. It worked so wonderfully, I thought my symptoms were all in my imagination, so I stopped taking it. One month later, my whole life fell apart, so I began again, 20 mg/day. Ran out of money, so I stopped. Third time i started Celexa, it refused to work. Doctor raised my level, first to 30 mg then to 40. Still refused to work.
We abandoned Celexa and started Effexor, which has never worked as well. Have I ruined my tolerance to Celexa, or can I restart it eventually? It has been about 6 months since I stopped taking it, and I have a major business project beginning. I really need the help that Celexa provided, but Effexor doesn't suffice. HELP! What to do about this Celexa issue? Would Lexapro aviod the immunity?
(NB: I did try Lexapro, while quitting Effexor. I felt so horrible that I ceased taking Lexapro -- but I felt that way for another 4 weeks, until I resumed Effexor, 25 mg/day. Thus, it was the withdrawl from Effexor that caused the problems. Unfortunately, I wasn't on Lexapro long enough to see if it worked. Damn Doctor didn't mention a thing about Effexor withdrawl...)
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