Brain shutters, dizziness, anxiety attacks. On celexa. What can be done?
Patient: hi I have been weening off of celexa. I am experiencing what I think are brain shutters... I got a massive dizzy attack and fell to the ground. I screamed cause it scared me so bad. I have had anxiety attacks and nothing even close to this has ever been an anxiety symptom. Had I been driving a car I would be dead.What can I do? will this pass? Doctor: Welcome to HCM.What you are exhibiting is the SSRI withdrawal Syndrome.The dizziness,confusion,anxiety are all part of the syndrome.You can request your doctor to prescribe Fluoxetine for a short period of time at a low dose which has a longer half life and is excreted slowly from the body.This will help reduce the symptoms of withdrawal.The other possibility would be slower tapering of the drug.This will definitely pass over a period of time.