srm
08-12-2003, 02:52 PM
I was on Celexa for 2 years and just quit around 10 days ago. I am still having the withdrawal effects, which are getting better, but still a problem. One of the reasons I quit was because the med wasn't doing anything for me anymore. I had started using it to combat insomnia, on my doctor's advice.
I have been having the typical symptoms of withdrawal - dizziness, crawling skin, shakes, mood swings, etc. However, one of my big questions is, the dreams I have are crazy - on and off the Celexa. I feel as though they really keep me from getting a good sleep at all. It's like I am in a dream inside a dream, etc. Also, I find that when I lay on my back and sleep, it exacerbates the situation. I wonder if anyone else has this pattern? I can sleep on my tummy, and the dreaming problem isn't nearly as bad. But, on my back, it is horrible. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/eek.gif I wake up, which takes about an hour of being semi-concious first, and I feel like I have been awake ALL night dealing with these dreaming scenarios.
I hope I don't sound crazy. I just wonder if pressure on the back of the brain could somehow cause a certain part of the brain to flip on and make dreams more vivid and feel halluciniginic (sp?).
Any other opinions would be helpful. I really think the drug was doing more harm than good - and I don't care what any doc says - IT IS ADDICTIVE! They all are! I don't want to be in the loop anymore and I hope to over these horrible withdrawals soon.
I have been having the typical symptoms of withdrawal - dizziness, crawling skin, shakes, mood swings, etc. However, one of my big questions is, the dreams I have are crazy - on and off the Celexa. I feel as though they really keep me from getting a good sleep at all. It's like I am in a dream inside a dream, etc. Also, I find that when I lay on my back and sleep, it exacerbates the situation. I wonder if anyone else has this pattern? I can sleep on my tummy, and the dreaming problem isn't nearly as bad. But, on my back, it is horrible. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/eek.gif I wake up, which takes about an hour of being semi-concious first, and I feel like I have been awake ALL night dealing with these dreaming scenarios.
I hope I don't sound crazy. I just wonder if pressure on the back of the brain could somehow cause a certain part of the brain to flip on and make dreams more vivid and feel halluciniginic (sp?).
Any other opinions would be helpful. I really think the drug was doing more harm than good - and I don't care what any doc says - IT IS ADDICTIVE! They all are! I don't want to be in the loop anymore and I hope to over these horrible withdrawals soon.