Hi everyone, I'm new here :) and have a question...

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I'd like to introduce myself: I am 40-year female with few medical

codintions (hypothyroid, hypoglycemia, anxiety problems) and

recently I have decided to quit on my anxiety medication (celexa

20mg /day). I am on celexa since February this year for my constant

chest pain and pressure. My doc have done all checkups on my heart

and decided to put me on anxiety pill. He told me it's not habit

forming and I can be on it as long as I need to.

Lately I felt extemely sleepy at work and I do believe it's because

this medication (celexa). Also - I am at much calmer mental stage

than I was few mohts ago so I don't think I should be on anxiety

pill anymore... too bad I already have to have pill for having

problems with my thyroid, so I do not want to poison my body even

more with all those chemicals.... so I started lowering my dosage of

celexa (went from 20 mg to 15 mg for 2 weeks and this week I started

on 10 mg which I plan to be on for another 2 or 3 weeks).... so far

I do not experience any dramatic symptoms from withdrawal except ...

(and I don't even know if this has anything to do with withdrawal

symptoms)... I am hungry all the time or at least I feel

hypoglycemic very often, need to eat something like every 2 hours, I

do sweat a lot, am very sleepy and sometimes moody. My biggest

concersn right now is this: does cutting off celexa influence sugar

level in blood? (=> constant hunger)...and also is gaining weight or

water retention one of other symptoms normal at this stage? (I am

very careful with my diet so even when hugry I don't go overboard

and suprisingly - I never have gained any weight while on celexa...

it's only now when cutting I started to get some...extra weigth).

Thank you for listening me

Dana