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Hi, I'm Sara
August 29, 2026··
I have tried to reduce Citalopram many times,,because of apathy and indifference and no motivation to do my tasks.as a side-effect from the Citalopram, only hoping to reduce to 10mg from 20mg. only on day 4 and finding it quite difficult as all systems are affected. Have reduced from 20mg to 15mg,which is 25%, which is quite high. My GP advocated going to 50% reduction, which I thought was alarmingly high the NHS does not do hyperbolic tapering, A psychiatrist holistic in Usa, advocated using Sero plus,but I was wary of using 5HTP,as it could result in serotonin syndrome.
Just wondering if anyone has some experience or advise to offer. up to now i have always gone back on the full dose.
15mg — 2o years — holding
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Catina20d ago
Community AnchorEffexor
Hi Sara, welcome! Are you aware of the National Deprescribing Clinic in the UK? They have doctors there that understand and implement Hyperbolic tapering.
https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/national-psychiatric-drug-deprescribing-clinic-pdc/
Also, you can use the Find a Clinician feature on the left sidebar to search for a deprescribing provider near you.
Yes, the taper your GP advises is much too rapid. And I agree that using something like 5-HTP to help with withdrawal is not something that is wise to do.
Happy to have you here and hope that we can assist you.
Catina 💜
Venlafaxine (tapering) - Current dose 17.92 mg
Trazodone - 50 mg
Levothyroxine - 25 mcg
“Your brain and body know how to heal. Trust the process and keep going.”
Please Note: I am not a healthcare professional. Any advice given is based on personal experience and that of others in the lay withdrawal community.
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