@gunshy - I actually did not taper off that one. I tapered off citalopram (Celexa) years ago, as it left me too bland, with no high highs or low lows. My doctor directed my taper, but even so, I still had to call his office a time or two and report that I was feeling off, and then my taper was tweaked. One time during my taper I felt really off over the weekend, and I asked my husband to take me to urgent care. I was given an anti-anxiety you evidently can only be prescribed short-term.

So, even with the doctor's advising, I still had to communicate really well and be ready to act if I ever felt really off. After the taper off of the citalopram, I also then had to go on buproprion (Wellbutrin), which was also a wild ride. Thankfully, the pharmacist who filled it for me warned me it would be a bumpy ride for 3-4 months till my body got used to it. That was the case, but I didn't quit because of what the pharmacist had said. I've been taking it for a couple of decades now.

So, this taper will be in a different form - the liquid - than what you've done before? Do you have a way to get ahold of your doctor or anyone on call if you need help on any day or hour of your taper?