Cilift Withdrawal Symptoms And What To Do (Page 2) (Top voted first)

I feel i am going mad! The only way I can explain how I feel is to say that it feels like vertigo - when you go over a very high bridge or look down from a very tall building. This wave comes from nowhere causing a momentary blackness, my arms go numb from my elbows to my hands and my feet do the same, I then get this awful feeling of butterflies in my chest and stomach. After a while it passes but it certainly doesn't seem to be going anywhere fast. How long will this go on? I am on Homeopathic treatment at moment.

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Hey DONT EVER GIVE UP!! I am weaning myself of cylift I don't want to live my life as a zombie. Its is hard but you can do it. Very important that you read up so you know what side effects to expect make sure you know all the symptoms so that you don't think you are crazy. You are not crazy, the drug is. The problem is the doctors hand them out willy nilly but never tell you what to expect when you come of because they don't care. If you cut down slowly - brain zaps will occur, angry outburst, crying, wanting to run away etc etc. But the upside is you will start to feel normal as these drugs all numb you and kill your spirit. Find another way to destress. Get low dose Vit B IV's once a week, exercise. When last did you ask yourselft what you truly wish you could do with your life. Stop putting it off. these tabs make us sick. This is coming from someone who had panic attacks since my 20s but these anti depressents just numb the senses and you don't address your issues. Your body is so clever and its trying to tell you something - Listen to it. Change your life/lifestyle, look after yourself, speak up, speak out, know that what you want in life is important. You are important! Anti depressants are no better than street drugs and remove your emotions that you are supposed to feel.
Start today by doing something you love, read happy things, do happy things and if people don't like it tough.
Lots of love and strength because you were born with these but have neglected them.

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Charmaine, please tell your husband to get off this immediately. I show all the side effects set out by the other people, due to me not taking the meds over weekends. So yesterday I was Hitler and went to the Dr to express my concerns regarding the side effects. "Nothing to worry about there is no side effects'!!!! Please, this Pioson!!! Needless to say I was treated yesterday for heart failure and diabities. I am sorry this does not work for me - Good luck to those that wants to continue on it.

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hi i am on cilift now for 5months and urbanol. i feel great with the two combined. i dont want to stop it. because i feel normal and want to live again. how can i stay in this pills.

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Re: Charmaine (# 20)

Hi Charmaine. Ek was op Cipralex vir 3 Jaar en dit het goed gewerk. My Apteker het voorgestel ek gaan op lexemill 10 MG en dit het beter vir my gewerk en was goedkoper. Ek het net elke Twede Dag gedrink. Drie Dae voor Paas Naweek drink ek my Pille maar raak vir 8 Dae verskriklik aggresief en voel ek kry ontrekking Simptome. My Vrou het per ongeluk vir my Cilift gekoop wat ook Depressie behandel. Ek het dit 8 Dae gebruik en was veskriklik agresief. Gelukkig Krap ek in my Tas en kom op die Mazamil af. Glo my ek het my Ou self gevoel . Hoop dit help.

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i have gone off cilift cold turkey after being on it for 6 years, i am now on day 9 of weaning and feel like my head is on the verge of explosion b ut am determined to endure, cilift has made me put on 15 kgs, is ther anything else i can use that does not have this side effect of weight gain, also maybe something not so addictive and habit forming. Thanks

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Natalie i have found 5HTP very effective - eventhough expensive .... you wont pick up weight.

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I STARTED GOING OF CILIFT. FROM NORMALY TAKING 1 TAB I AM NOW ON HALF A TAB AND THE SECOND DAY, CAN ALREADY FEEL THAT FUNNY HEAD. I AM GOING OF CILIFT BECAUSE I HAVE PUT ON 11KG IN 7 MONTHS, NOT ON... HAVE STARTED TAKING IT BACAUSE OF ANZIHITY. PLANING ON STARTING FOR A FAMILY LATER THIS YEAR, I WANT TO GO ON TO 5 HTP. BUT HAVE READ THAT THERE IS NO REPORTS IF IT IS SAFE TO BE ON 5 HTP WHEN YOU ARE PREGNANT. IS THERE ANYBODY THAT HAVE BEEN ON IT WIHEN THEY HAVE BEEN PREGNANT. ALSO THERE IS SO MANY MEDS YOU CANT TAKE WHEN YOU ARE ON 5 HTP. IS THERE ANYTHING ELS THAT I CAN GO ON THAT IS SAFE AND NOT MAKE YOU PUT ON ALL THE KGS. LIEZEL

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Thanks Mark....I'll try that.

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I was on Cilift about 4 months ago for a period of 3 months only. The initial stages of Cilift werent that much fun - makes you anxious, bruxism etc - but after a week or two, its great. It really helped me alot.

After about 3 months of use, i started forgetting about it - Id drink one here, and then a week later etc. I was lucky not to have the side effects Im reading about.

My only conclusion would be that it does depend on how much you took and the time you took it for.

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Hi all, i first started on cipralex during my pregnancy for about a year, then went onto cilift 20mg and have been on this tab for 2 months now. some mornings i forget to take the tab and get extremely dizzy during the day. I have now decided that i will be weaning myself off the tabs, however i prefer myself when im on the tabs... if i find there's a change in myself once i have weaned myself off, i will then resort to 5HTP which has been recommended by many of you and by a close friend.

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I weaned myself off cilift because of the weight gain and starting taking 5HTP. It has been great for my appetite but my moodiness and aggressive behaviour has returned. Has anyone tried taking both at the same time?

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I have been on 10mg cilift for 7 months and have just stopped cold turkey. On day 3 could not seem to warm up today and felt dizzy at times. I went off it because I become more angry and increasingly aggressive on it. My psycologist said it's main effect was to allow you to feel your feelings rather than be numb and distant. Not so sure.

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Was on Cilift for 3years and weaned myself off as advised by doc...took 3 weeks to ween myself off. It is now day 10 of not taking anything and I feel terrible!!! Dizzy ALL the time! feels like the top part of my head (above forehead) is pounding..not sire just a funny feeling....anyone else experience this? If so, how long did it take for this to go away?

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I went on cilift about a year ago. the doctor told me it was not habbit forming but my meds ran out a while ago so I thought I would try to stop using. my head felt like crackers had been lighted inside of it. i lasted three days... i dont want to be on meds forever. i am now using 5htp with cilift, 5htp is not a replacement for cilift. taken together i feel very calm... as i am a teacher i can easily keep track of my responses. i think I am going to wean myself off cilift during the holidays...

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I have used Cilift now for 3 months: I have put on 8Kg and I have pins and needles in my body and pains in my chest

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I've been on Cilift for a couple of years now, tried to leave it but couldn't cope, so I went back onto it again, I use only a half in the mornings now. But..is it safe to use it if you want to become pregnant?

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Ek was op Cilift vir 12maande en het al die newe effecte gehad van dag een af. Ek is nou vir n week van dit af en voel ek wil my kop verloor. Ek is naar, duislig kry angs aanvalle en het met die tyd oor die 10kg op getel. Hoe lank moet dit nog vat voordat ek weer n normale lewe kan he. Ek wens ek het nooit op die goed gegaan nie!!! As iemand soortgelyke effekte gehad het laat weet my hoe lank ek nog so moet aan karring.

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can you take cilift and trepiline at the same time?

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I have been on cilift since the beginning of the year and it helped me a lot in the first few months. I lost a lot of weight in the beginning as I was struggling to eat but have now added most of it back on. I ran out of cilift a few days ago and forgot to reorder and feel very dizzy and unable to concentrate. Also EXTREMElY tired .

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Thanks for this thread and good answers. I have been on 20mg one tablet per day for 6 months, and decided to stop last week when my 6 month script ended. After 3 days of not taking it, I started feeling so dizzy, vertigo and nauseous, and it feels like little electric currents shooting in my head around the eyes/forehead area. Only relief is when I am lying down. I had no idea why I was feeling these symptoms until I googled and found this thread.

I have asked my doctor to renew my script, and I will try stop the correct way, by reducing the dose as mentioned here.

I'm glad I;m not going mad..... was really worried, so thanks for the comments.

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