Dana, go ahead and restart it. (I assume you mean without consulting your doctor first, because you have some in the medicine cabinet?) If you can start at 10 mg, great, and then ramp it up if you need to.

And then next time you see your doctor, or when you need a refill, let him/her know you re-started it. (Unless he/she doesn't know you stopped it, in which case -- if it were me -- I'd just skip the whole part where you explain how you stopped it and then re-started it 2 months later, and go right to the I-need-a-refill part.)

Yes, I have plenty, and yes, I consulted him when I wanted to stop it and ramped it down gradually over two months.

Dana, I use Celexa, and have gone off and on it a couple of times.

I find that after not having been in it for a while, when I DO go on at the dosage I was taking before I went off, I feel speedy and ramped up for a few days; I think starting off at 10 mgs for a 4-5 days is a good plan.

I'd like to stay at 10 if I can. I still have some hope that the side effects might lessen slightly.

I also think it might have been helping with headaches. I had a four-day migraine a couple of weeks ago, and that had never happened before.

You also might want to call your doc, explain the situation, and the going back on at 10 mgs to try to get the bennies without the side effects, and see if perhaps she would prescribe a small script of Xanax or similar anti-anxiety for use if you are having a really hard emotional response.

Aw, Dana, I'm sorry you are having such a rough time. Many hugs to you and vibes for your whole family.

Congrats to sj and TCG!

Dana, I go on and off Celexa like a yo-yo. My doctor expects it of me now. It seems to help as long as I continue to take it for several months after symptoms have improved. (I should probably stay on it permanently, but there are times when I want to be off it.) Really sorry to hear about your grandfather.

I'm off to Geneva. Flying alone. Given that since I've been a wheelchair user, almost no flight has gone without a hitch for me, I'm hoping this will be a lovely exception! See you on the other side, Bitches.

Happiest of days to SJ and TCG!

Fingers crossed for an easy flight, Seska!

Have a wonderful day, sj and TCG! Wishing you everything for today and your life together that you wish for yourselves.

Much joy to you and TCG, sj!

Safe, easy travels, Seska.

The baby has a check up this morning, and then I will spend the day shampooing our rugs. I know how jealous you all get, so I won't tell you about how I also hope to put that plastic stuff over the windows in the baby's room.