How are your New Year Resolutions Going?

[Mike03]

I had three resolutions; eat raw broccoli every day, get off of nicotine gum, and quit my anti depressant Celexa.

So far I have done very well with the broccoli, pretty well with the nicotine gum, but am having trouble getting off of celexa. After a day or so without it, I get these brain shocks or vaso-vagal (sp?) reactions, and they make me feel light headed and very strange. Is it somewhat normal to feel a bit strange when getting off of anti-depressants? I really very badly want to get off of them.


Anyway, I'm not deterred; I am very motivated to keep going!

How are your plans panning out? Are you sticking with your resolutions? And if you are, any tips for others to keep on track?

[TZ]

1. yes, getting off an anti-depressant can give you very strange side effects

Quitting cold turkey is the worst thing you can do.PLEASE talk to your doctor about quitting your meds.

[Mike03]

7. That's one reason I'm in trouble

I got my anti depressants on line, off the internet. I don't have a doctor.

[pitohui]

9. is there any way for you to get a doctor?

i've heard from several people that they had severe side effects getting off certain anti depressants and they needed to be tapered off somehow, but i don't know the details, it was something a doctor had to help them with

i was w/out health insurance for several years so i realize if you can't, you can't, but this is not an area where you can cold turkey to my limited knowledged

very worried here

my own resolutions are off to a good start, however, i didn't make any so challenging physically and mentally as this

[seemunkee]

2. Great

I didn't make any.

[bigwillq]

3. I never make any (nt)

[IDemo]

4. Still hanging in there at 1280 x 960

[Rising Phoenix]

5. I am doing welll

getting healthy....mentally and physically
lost 10 lbs....

drinking minimal

[Rising Phoenix]

6. damn it...dupe

[sniffa]

8. Not well at all.

All of the people I resolved to off are still around. x(