"i was on celexa and xanax for 8 months and thankfully didn&rsquo;t experience any crazy side effects; was just a little more tired than usual but not to the extent that it was affecting my work or social life.  i thought i was fine and no longer needed to take medication so i weaned myself off in early february however within 2 months i started feeling the way i had been feeling prior to starting treatment.  for months i tried making myself believe that i was just feeling stress and anxiety because of work, but after battling mood swings, distancing myself from my friends and family, drinking and smoking excessively, and being in a seemingly perpetual funk i realized it really wasn&rsquo;t fine and it was time to get my life back.  last week i started yoga, took a break from alcohol, and went to see a doctor.  he put me back on celexa and switched me from xanax to klonopin.  today is my first day back on the medication and although i am not thrilled to be back on this type of treatment, i am very much looking forward to feeling &ldquo;normal&rdquo; again."