Has anybody suffered with Restless legs syndrome whilst taking Citalopram?
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Hi everyone!
This is my 1st post. I was on Citalopram 10mg for 4 years but felt ready to come off them this May. I was successful in coming off them with no withdrawal symptoms. Unfortunetly my anxiety came back full throttle in July/August this year and i got put back onto Citalopram again in the October, only this time on the 20mg. I felt great but have suddenly developed Restless legs syndrome which is ruining my life at the moment. I've decreased to 10mg now and have been for 4 days & RLS is slightly better but my anxiety seems to be slowly creeping back. Does anybody know if coming off Citalopram will cure me or has this drug damaged my nerves forever and i'll have to live with it?
The doctor has prescribed me Duloxetine instead but i'm scared of going onto it as it's a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor and it states that these can cause this syndrome so don't think it would get any better as it's the same type of drug as Citalopram. I feel like coming off all tablets to see if all symptons go away but at the same time i'm scared i'll go into major anxiety mode again! x
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Alli45
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Mrs_Barlow
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anne2953
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Sometime just a different make of serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor can work wonders, so u have nothing to lose by giving it a go, This anxiety is an awful thing, so maybe speak to your doctor about coming off everything to see if you can cope, maybe have CBT before you come off so u have something to fall back on.
Take care
Anne
Alli45
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sadsack
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morphix
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I have found that the restless leg problem side effect, did subsidie once I reached 10mg and eventually stopped completely after a few weeks at that dose. I've had some slight re-occurance tho after upping the dose to 15mg this week, but only when I can't sleep.. taking an anti-histamine tablet solves that though and avoiding caffeine in the afternoon helps.
Mrs_Barlow
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morphix
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ian49977
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skyhigh
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It must be due to the meds. It's only happened a couple of nights of and on so will see how I go and if it develops into a problem or not. Fingers crossed.
Thanks for the tips on what helps guys x
Pudjesty
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Tonic water certainly helps, a glass before bed time, and I've found bananas help too. It's a bit hit and miss at the moment.
Mrs_Barlow
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babs92428
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I have the restless legs from time to time on Citalopram. Someone told me once to moisturise the skin on feet up to the knees. I tried it and it was much better. It improved the symptom by about 90%. You can use your normal daily body moisturiser.
Should you need to go back on the medication (or others who have the syndrome) try it and let us know if it works.
michael26590
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babs92428
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Can you tell me the other alterations it can cause, if you know please?