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Hi there. Recently I had my dose of citalopram upped from 20mg to 40mg. I was OK on the 20 as in no bad side effects but my depression and anxiety began to rear its ugly head again so I had to have it increased to 40. Since then I am so tired I cannot function properly. I mean I feel like I am on illegal drugs or something and I probably look like that too it's awful. So so tired and no motivation to do anything. I just want to stay on the sofa all day or sleep which is impossible as i am a single mum. I really hope this passes soon I just want to feel normal again. Anyone else had this problem? It was a struggle to even type this x
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roxy73878 rachaelgrace
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Hi Rachael.
I hope you are feeling better. The side effects are horrible.
I've stopped mine and now taking tyrosine. And gaba food. I don't know the reason you are taking it. But explore other options as well. It's just a terrible pill one That made me so I'll I had to stop it after two days. And the.vertigo once I stopped I just hope you don't get.the side effects I did.
rachaelgrace roxy73878
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sun47 rachaelgrace
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that sounds like a good idea to switch rachael, and i hear many people say that fluoxetine doesn't make them as tired as some of the other meds so hopefully it will work out for you. i had the same issue as you with citalopram making me feel too sleepy. i stuck with it for a couple of months but then decided it had long enough for that side effect to pass and i wasn't wasting any more time with it. i switched to trazodone 150mg at night time and escitalopram 5mg in the morning, and my tiredness has gone now and i dont need to sleep in the daytime (in fact i couldnt sleep in the daytime if i tried now haha