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Anxiety and Panic attacks

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taygun_1977
taygun_1977

I've had severe anxiety and Panic disorder for over 8 yrs, was taking venaflaxine and diazepam until recently. Got weaned off venaflaxine which is the hardest thing I've ever done, nasty side effects, shakes, nausea, vertigo and extremely confused.

Started taking citalopram 20mg 2 weeks ago but keep reading about side effects.

Not really sure how I feel at the moment and still have xanax when needed.

Any advice??

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  • anna78365
    anna78365 taygun_1977

    Posted

    Hi Taygun, Everyone experiences different side effects with Cit and some have none at all.  The first 2 weeks are usually the worst, when it can actually make your anxiety worse, so you should be through the worst of it by now.

    Some people feel the benefits after 4 weeks, but it is taking me longer.  I've been on them 9 weeks. Again this various between people.

    Go easy on yourself. Try and relax when you can, get a bit of exercise, eat well and get plenty of rest.

    That's what I'm trying to do and when I'm able to take the pressure of myself I do start to feel batter.

    Good luck.

     

    • taygun_1977
      taygun_1977 anna78365

      Posted

      Thank you Anna,

      Doc put me up to 40mg yesterday and said that i should see a dramatic improvement in my mood. Feeling positive..

      keep in touch!

       

    • anna78365
      anna78365 taygun_1977

      Posted

      Great! Sounds positive.  I'm thinking i might need to up my dose from 20 mg to maybe 30 or 40 mg because although my anxiety is a lot better I'm not back to my old self, but not sure if I just need more time on 20 mg or whether the dose isn't strong enough.

      Let me know how you get on with the 40 mg.

    • zoe62821
      zoe62821 taygun_1977

      Posted

      Hi taygun. How's the increase to 40 going?

      I've been on 40 for two weeks. Side effects, no appetite, sweating and jittery.

      What about you? Hope it's turned out positive for you.

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