citalopram is an antidepressant medication and the abrupt discontinuation of any antidepressant drug can cause severe side effects. please don't do it. i'm not sure if you believe the cramping in your toes and calves could be caused by your citalopram use or not but it's doubtful these things are related -- especially if you've been taking citalopram for awhile. also severe cramping in the toes and calves does not constitute myoclonus which is the uncontrollable jerking of muscles as in a seizure. if you feel you're having side effects from taking citalopram please talk to your health care provider about whether or not you need an antidepressant medication. if you do you certainly can switch to something different. however no one who needs medication for depression should go without it. untreated depression can lead to very poor quality of life. wishing you well! many individuals struggle with withdrawal symptoms when they quit taking many of the short-acting antidepressants. for this reason most doctors suggest that patients use a tapering off method for quitting. please do not quit suddenly or "cold turkey. " tapering means that the amount of the drug taken with each use is reduced overtime. most doctors suggest that it is not unreasonable for it to take several months of tapering for an individual to completely stop after many years of use. gallus detox center is a private inpatient detox facility that specializes in iv therapy medical detox. if you have questions about our facility or detox method please call us at 855-338-6929.
how to taper off citalopram. i've had severe cramping in my toes and calves. my doctor ran blood work and everything is normal. i just saw myoclonus as a rare but severe side effect of citalopram. would abrupt discontinuation cause these symptoms?