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Menopause Discussion => Personal Experiences => Topic started by: littleminnie on December 04, 2019, 03:18:11 PM

Title: Trying to cut back
Post by: littleminnie on December 04, 2019, 03:18:11 PM

I'm down to 1/4 of Everol Conti patch twice a week.  Flushes are back at night but none during the day. 
Been on Citalopram 10mg a day since starting this meno journey.
Got down to 3 a week then stopped.  (About 3 weeks ago). 
Started feeling bad again so started the Citalopram again (10mg a day). 
Now I've started again, a lot of the early side effects are back -
Dry mouth, no appetite, funny head, panicky etc.   
Shall I carry on with them?

Title: Re: Trying to cut back
Post by: CLKD on December 04, 2019, 03:48:06 PM

Think back to see if you can remember how long the side effects took B4?

Why did you need to stop?

Title: Re: Trying to cut back
Post by: littleminnie on December 04, 2019, 03:57:45 PM

Can't remember exactly but at least a couple of weeks. 
I've been feeling well for such a long time that I thought that I might have come through this meno lark and I didn't need them.

Title: Re: Trying to cut back
Post by: Jellyb on December 04, 2019, 04:57:23 PM

Hi,
I'm on Evorel Conti - 1/2 a patch twice a week.
When all the shortages started I tried to make 1/2  patch last a week.  Not great.  My moods were all over the place, my body temp increased although I wasn't having flushes as such.  But, did have a total emotional meltdown.
I'm not back onto my 1/2 a patch twice a week and feel fine again.
You have to stick with what you know works for you I'm afraid.  I know that I'm not ready to come of HRT yet so that's fine.
As for your other meds, sorry, I have no experience there, so can't comment.

Title: Re: Trying to cut back
Post by: CLKD on December 04, 2019, 05:33:20 PM

I did that initially: I have a 22 month cycle of depression so have to take low dose ADs for Life.  I often thought that I no longer required the ADs  ::) and it took months to accept that I have to continue to take them.  However, DH and I have a Life again ;-).

If you can tolerate the side effects I would stick with the medication.  Do U keep a mood/symptom/food diary to chart progress?   Eventually you will probably be able to stop .........

Title: Re: Trying to cut back
Post by: Wilks on December 04, 2019, 06:37:41 PM

If you want to stop the citalopram you may need to taper the dose off more slowly over a longer period of time, even breaking the tablets in half if necessary. Stopping it relatively quickly can temporarily cause increased levels of anxiety.