5 weeks on Citalopram and still in tears..
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Hi guys,
I have just passed using citalopram for 5 weeks, and I am still intears of the slightest little thing. I'm on 20mg a day, and 3 weeks off my next appointment with my GP... Iknow they say it might take 6 weeks to work properly, but I doubt too much will change this week..... Any advice or experiences to share with me???
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Guest
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So sorry to hear that citalopram doesn't seem to be working for you so far.
Could you not go back to see your doctor and ask if perhaps he could increase the dose? Or change your medication?
Have a read at the threads here, there are plenty of personal experiences posted by people who have had or are taking citalopram - myself included.
Good luck & stay strong
Melbi xxx
aly
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its worth asking liz.
keep in there..be positive...and patient hunny.
take care lv alyxxxx
Guest
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Guest
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That is what happened to me lol signed off for 2 weeks 8 weeks later and I;ve only just been given the all cear to go back next Thursday (this depending on how I am this week. If things start to slide again I have to go back for yet another note :roll:
Daughters have come up with a plan for me :shock:
They will keep any housework for me to do to a minimum, after lunch eldest daughter will escort me on a walk then on returning home I have a lie down and rest. Any phones calls will be received by them and asked who is calling and why they are calling!!!
Let's see how long that lasts lol
You don't have to wait for your next appointment, just ring and ask for one,
Melbi xx
Guest
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I seem to be coping OK with everyday stuff now, but everything out of the ordinary and I succom to be a flood of tears still... Think I might need to take your advice and call my doctor up before my next appointment, just feel like such a failure, and OH hates my pills and tells me so on a daily basis..... apparently he can \"fix\" me.... sigh...
Stiltman
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First up, You're not, repeat not a failure. You have a pernicious illness that saps your confidence and undermines every fibre of your being. Be kind to yourself. If you had a broken leg would you feel you had somehow failed?
I hadn't cried in over thirty years until January. Now I'm often quite emotional but I feel that everything I believed about the person I was has just been turned upside down by this.
But I believe I will get better and god wlling, we all will.
Do go and see your doctor and explain how you are feeling. Ask what else can be done, explore alternatives if necessary. Remember that he/she is there to help you so don't leave until you are content with what you have discussed.
Best regards
tillywolves
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Stick with it Liz.....
doe222
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