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I'm taking 20mg citalopram a day for depression. mood is a lot better than before but worried about coming off it. is there many withdrawal effects?
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Not many: The ssri class of medications are very well tolerated and have few side effects. When weaning off the medications appropriately, you should have no issues. Ask your dr. What the best wean for you is, if in fact you are ready to get off the medication. Good luck.
Answered 10/4/2016
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