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When will this med kick in for good?

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andrielle32218
andrielle32218

Hi all! Me again! ☺️

Ive been on cit for 6 weeks now. 3 weeks on 10mg, 1 week on 15mg now 2 weeks on 20mg. I felt fantastic last week (the first week of taking 20mg) but now this week the anxietys back, shaky inside, panic attacks, strangling feeling, etc. Is this maybe because the 20mg is just now kicking in and it will settle eventually? I hope this isnt how I'm going to feel on this med, i really do not want to try another one. Any insight would be helpful!

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  • jcwray
    jcwray andrielle32218

    Posted

    It took about two months for mine to settle down at 20mg. Hang in there. It saved my life.
  • decndor
    decndor andrielle32218

    Posted

    Hi, Just try and be a little patient for a bit longer. Six weeks is the average for these tablets to start working but in some cases it could be a bit longer. Hope you are soon feeling better.
  • stevo1975
    stevo1975 andrielle32218

    Posted

    Hi Andrielle,

    I would give it a good chnace of getting into the system I had barely gotten thru the side effects after that long..... if you still feel that its too much see your doc he/she may be able to review dosage? You should be feeling like mud on citalopram once youve past the side effects which btw is months potentially not weeks so hang i there once its take effect you will feel good and the anxuiety/depression will subside! all the best my friend x

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