Citalopram Tapering and Missed Dose Questions is a free patient education resource for Citalopram. It is designed to help readers organize symptoms, medication questions, and warning signs before speaking with a qualified clinician or pharmacist.
This page and the downloadable worksheet are educational only. They do not diagnose any condition, replace medical care, or tell readers to start, stop, or change a medicine. People with urgent symptoms should use emergency care or local crisis support instead of waiting for an online answer.
Download the printable PDF worksheet
Who this resource is for
This resource is for patients, caregivers, pharmacists, clinic staff, and health educators who need a simple way to discuss a question list about missed doses, stopping citalopram, tapering, withdrawal symptoms, and relapse monitoring.
What to track
- missed doses
- running out
- withdrawal symptoms
- brain zaps
- return of anxiety
- return of depression
- prescriber taper plan
How to use the worksheet
Write down the date, time, dose, reason for use, symptom start time, severity from 1 to 10, missed doses, other medicines, supplements, alcohol use if relevant, and whether the symptom is improving or getting worse. Bring the worksheet and the medicine bottle to the appointment or pharmacy counter.
When to seek medical help
Call a healthcare professional promptly for symptoms that are new, persistent, severe, or linked to a dose change or another medicine. Use emergency care for dangerous, rapidly worsening, or frightening symptoms such as severe allergic reaction, fainting, chest symptoms, severe bleeding, severe diarrhea, severe neurologic symptoms, or self-harm risk.