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A member asked:

Ive been on celexa (citalopram) 20mg for only 8 days now ive decided i dont want to tske this medication anymore can i just stop taking it cold turkey?

5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Celexa (citalopram): Bruce, you could stop the medication probably without any side effects. However, there must be a reason you and your doctor decided to start on this medication and I doubt it went away by now. Please call your doctor on tuesday and seek a different mode of treatment whether it be medication or therapy. You need something to make you feel like yourself again, don't suffer needlessly.

Dr Brand agreed

Answered 5/13/2015

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Celexa (citalopram): Not advised to stop abruptly. Talk to your prescribing doctor to help you taper & come off.

Dr Arnold and another doctor agreed

Answered 7/23/2018

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