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I was put on 20mg of Cit a week and a half ago. The first 2 nights I slept like a baby..since then I haven't really slept...I close my eyes and lay there but I'm wide awake thinking about everything and having night sweats. About the 4rth day of this I pass out during the day for about 6 hours and then it starts all over again. I'm shaky and yawning all the time. This is the 2nd med I have tried..the previous one cause so much nausea and I lost control of my speech.
I homeschool my 3 kids and the last week and a half I've been worthless..will this get better anytime soon or should I try something else?
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decndor Gigachick
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stevo1975 Gigachick
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Hang in there !!! this are normal side effects sweating yawning and insomnia in some cases. My advice is to see your doc about a temp sleeping aid or go to pharmacy and get something with improved sleep the effects of cita wont seem quite as bad! they will settle down but please be warned it will take a month or two before any improvements ??? could be sooner everyone is different it does work though so hang in there x
KarenNY Gigachick
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Same exact as you described. I was so tired but I would just lay there.
I can only describe it as this feeling that I was 'in my head'. My brain and thinking were
keeping me awake....not bad thoughts or anything.....it is very difficult to explain what it feels like to 'be in your own head' too much and not be able to fall asleep.
But this "sensation" goes away fairly quickly.
I was on this medication for 2 years and went off of it for a while and then back on it for 8 more years. The second time I started it the insomnia happened again at first.
It is hard to be so tired and not be able to sleep!!
I hope this side effect goes away soon for you. It definitely wasn't a problem after about 2 weeks for me.
stevo1975 KarenNY
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Gigachick KarenNY
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I will try and hang in there. Thank you!!
laura86158 KarenNY
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lisa14921 Gigachick
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Hi. I have been cit for nearly 3 years now. The only side affect I have suffered is insomnia. In part it is because I have terrible nightmares which is a known side effect. I have been trying to find something to help with the sleeping as the cit actually works for me apart from this one side effect. I was on zopi for a while which helped me sleep. Now I am on phenergan each night which doesn't have a medication hangover, and I take amitriptylene in the weekends which does have a medication hangover but gives me about 10 hours quality sleep.
Personally for me I found the one side effect liveable as this drug has had less side effects that what it could have and works for my anxiety. I have increased though from 10m originally to now 30mg daily. The insomnia definitely increased with the doseage.
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