I don't want to take Celexa anymore!

Everytime I stop taking Celexa (Citalopram) and start back up again, my anxeity is horrible in the beginning, like 10 times worse than my normal self. I stopped taking it, and re-started a few days ago, not because my anxeiety was bad, but because my doctor prescribed it and I figure I should be taking it.
So the last few days have NOT been good. I have been so anxeity-ridden. I wake up in the middle of the night with horrible anxeity spells, so bad that I wake up my boyfriend to calm me down. Once I get used to the drug, I am fine but the start up is horrible! I have also heard that Celexa is a big problem with weight gain.
I think I'm just going to go off it and tell my doc.
Any thoughts?

Thoughts?
Not a good idea to go off of meds if your doctor wants you to take them. It will take some time to get back in your system and it may suck until then, but which is worse a bit of crap while the medicine gets back in your system? or full blown anxiety and/or other symptoms 24-7-365?

Everytime I stop taking Celexa (Citalopram) and start back up again, my anxeity is horrible in the beginning, like 10 times worse than my normal self. I stopped taking it, and re-started a few days ago, not because my anxeiety was bad, but because my doctor prescribed it and I figure I should be taking it.
So the last few days have NOT been good. I have been so anxeity-ridden. I wake up in the middle of the night with horrible anxeity spells, so bad that I wake up my boyfriend to calm me down. Once I get used to the drug, I am fine but the start up is horrible! I have also heard that Celexa is a big problem with weight gain.
I think I'm just going to go off it and tell my doc.
Any thoughts?

I know that you can't just start and stop many of those drugs without consequences, you have to wean yourself off them. I would Google Celexa and weight gain and see what you find. I would make an appointment with my doctor and discuss my concerns about the drug.

From what you've written it actually seems to be working. Apart from the idea that you're taking a medication, what are your problems with it? Are you getting side effects? Have you tried non-drug-related therapies?

I PROMISE you'll be just fine! I'm on Celexa and the first 2-3 weeks of adjustment were horrible. Insomnia, anxiety, jitters, you name it. But once that passes you'll feel much better. If the doctor thinks you need it, I'd reccommend staying on it so you can avoid the on-off cycles of side effects. Good luck!

I take Citalopram 40mg once a day and have done for 10 years. I did not gain weight from taking it, but from stuffing my fat A** with the wrong types of food.
Any type of SSRI should never be stopped suddenly - the withdrawals are horrid.
After ten years, I can honestly say that it changed my mood for the better - I was prescribed it when I found that my newly married husband had inoperable heart disease, diabetes, trigeminal neuralgia and vertigo. I thought he was going to die and couldnt cope.
It does rather "flatten" my mood, but its better than the raving panic I felt then.
My eating habits caused my weight gain, not the Citalopram.

Thank you everyone for your responses.

I will contact my doctor before I make any desicion.

She put me on Celexa because I have anxiety. But when I take it, I feel zombie-like, and have weird thoughts of death. Sounds weird I know. Nothing like dangerous, but just thinking about death and ways people die. My head just feels like it's stuffed with a cloud, with a mix of a dull on-going headache. This happens when I am on Celexa.

I would just want to try not being on it, and try curing my anxiety with a better lifestyle and exercise.

Try taking it at night. It makes me really sleepy too and out of it too, so it's helpful at night.

Also, if you are getting these side effects from cutting it down, it could be really tough to come off of it. Last summer my doctor and I decided to try and wean me off... My anxiety was terrible and I just cried all the time, so I went back on. It took some time to normalize again, but once my blood levels were back up I felt so much better. It is what allows me to live a healthier life without trying to comfort myself with bad food and booze.

Have you told your doctor that you're experiencing terrible anxiety while on it? As others have said, do not go off cold turkey. Talk to your doctor to see if there's something else you can take instead. And if not, then find another doctor. Your doctor should be working with you, based on your needs but also your desires. I say this as someone who understands the desire not to be on medication for anxiety. I'm currently struggling with that now since I don't want to feel like a zombie while on antidepressants, but sometimes the anxiety is so bad that it's no longer worth fighting. I get it.

I've not had any weight loss issues while being on this pill for the past few years. Hope you figure things out.

go back to your doctor with a list of all the undesirable effects, and ask for a review of your medication. the doc needs to know about this so you can be on the most suitable medication for you. sometimes it takes trying more than one to get it right and the doctor doesn't know if you'll have bad side effects from medication, because not everyone reacts the same way to drugs

if you would prefer to be medication free and to manage anxiety through exercise and lifestyle factors, tell your doctor that and ask if it's possible. the answer will depend on how severe your condition is. But one thing I will say is that I have PTSD which has been severe in the past, and I've had to manage it without any medication, which wasn't through choice it was due to living somewhere with no mental health services whatsoever and having to access counselling etc via the internet. I've had counselling/therapy (mixture of cognitive behavioural therapy and other stuff that works for PTSD) plus lifestyle factors have helped a lot, i.e. strenuous exercise, healthy diet, enough sunlight, enough sleep, etc. So it can be done, but it isn't necessarily the best route for everyone, and if I'd had the choice I probably would have taken medication at least to begin with, then gone off it as the counselling and other factors kicked in to help me. But get the support of your doctor or a good counsellor/therapist whatever route you take. Everyone is different, everyone's mental health conditions are different, so what works for one person may not work for another, and what I did wasn't to deal with it all by myself, it was under the supervision of a trained counsellor/therapist, just it was without any medication because I simply didn't have that option. And maybe some doctors would say that that was less than ideal and I'd have got better faster with medication.

1) Never just start or stop an SSRI cold turkey. BAD plan. You need to taper onto them, and then off them. They're not "addictive," but most of them offer "discontinuation syndrome."
2) Celexa is supposed to be good for anxiety, but you have to put up with possibly increased anxiety before it starts to help. All the SSRI/SSNI drugs take several weeks, or even longer, to really be doing what they're supposed to do.
3) If you really don't like it, taper off. Ask your doctor about a trial of Buspar. Some people find it doesn't help at all, but some people find it really makes a difference. The key thing about it is that its weight-neutral, has few side effects, and does NOT have a problem with discontinuation syndrome. Downside is that you have to give it weeks to see if its working, just like Celexa.
4) Are you sure you're blaming the right drugs? Are you on anything else for the anxiety? If you did get a fast-acting pill for the anxiety, withdrawal from that can cause ... anxiety.

Many times when people are taking meds and they "start to feel good again" they believe they do not need the meds in order to function everyday. Yes, depending on severity of diagnosis, many people can find other ways to manage symptoms and others may need to accept they will have to take a pill(s) for the rest of their lives for symptom management. OP, I am not directing this at you in particular, just making a general statement.

Thank you everyone for your responses.

I will contact my doctor before I make any desicion.

She put me on Celexa because I have anxiety. But when I take it, I feel zombie-like, and have weird thoughts of death. Sounds weird I know. Nothing like dangerous, but just thinking about death and ways people die. My head just feels like it's stuffed with a cloud, with a mix of a dull on-going headache. This happens when I am on Celexa.

I would just want to try not being on it, and try curing my anxiety with a better lifestyle and exercise.

You need to talk to your doctor asap. There are other medications. I take Celexa because it doesn't feel like I'm on anything at all. I just feel able to cope. I also take care of myself with a healthy diet, meditation, and exercise, which I was doing before Celexa.