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30mg to 40mg citalopram

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lisa11619
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hi I have been on 30mg of citalopram for years for anxiety. I had been doing great no anxiety or panic attacks. on new years day I went for a walk and out of nowhere the feeling of dread hit me. I could feel the panic inside. this left me feeling scared as I havent felt like that for years. spoke to the doc who said to take 40mg and did some blood tests which all came back normal. I had side effects which I was expecting but I have been taking the 40mg now for 3 weeks some days im my normal self but then I have a day when I feel anxious. I cant remember if I had this the last time when I started citalopram I thought I would be ok now. is this normal. I'm also worried that if I get worse again that I will have to change meds as 40mg is the top dose. I'm thinking of asking the doc about escitalopram but I really dont want to go backwards.any advice would be great.

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