Anyone NOT had any side effects on Citalopram?

Hi Holly,

So glad ur not feeling any of the bad side effects, it will help you to persevere with Cit, the reason my doc said to take in the morning was that they are a stimulant and if taken at night would keep me awake, which I didnt want to experience any further. As already not sleeping well, I am on day 7 and also getting EFT (/Emotional_Freedom_Techniques) and I feel the eft is really helping me. So fingers crossed,

take care Anne

Hi Gillian,

Thanks for all the advice x

Anne

Hi Anne

I am glad you are feeling a bit better I will take a look at the eft is it something you do at home or in group ? I take mine at night but I still manage to sleep , I try to loose some of the side effects by sleeping through them .

I hope before you drive you feel better . I start to get anxious in the next hour thinking about the morning.

Take care and yes keep in touch

Shane

Hi Shane,

I am glad u manage to sleep with taking them at night and its a very good idea to sleep thru the all side effects, remember to use the Diazapam if necessary.

yes EFT has really helped me I got it one to oneand then do it alone when I feel anxious, it really seems silly as you are tapping on ur meridians ?? lolbut I learned how to do it only last week and I am not sure why but feel it really helped me, but u can just do it from utube

I don't get anxious at night thinking about the morning but I do as soon as I wake up. Hopefully if that happens tomorrow I am going to do EFT to calm myself.

Take care and sleep well, keep in touch.

Anne

Hi

I had a rough morning again today felt so sick and dry reaching but no headache today . I also feel a bit on edge . What I was wondering if anyone had ever cut the 20mg pill in half and take half before bed and half in the morning ? I was thinking it may allow me to get up and the take the second half. Upto last night I have taken 8 pills so a few days to go before I feel the benefits .

Shane

Hi Shane, day 8 for me today, a bit on edge this morning too, I have seen where folk posted they had taken half and half but u could phone and check with your doctor, rather than make an appointment, roll on normality, I was good last evening but edgy this morning, hope ur feeling better soon.

Take care Anne

Hi Anne

How do you feel when you wake as you take them in the morning ? Also after taking the nasty little pill can you feel it start to get into your system a short while later and if so how does that make you feel ? I have a job interview in about 2 hrs and i feel on edge but I really don't want to become reliant on diazepam and I have to drive it makes you sleepy prob fall asleep in interview .

I can't keep my legs still always on the move

Take care shane

Hi Shane,

sorry didnt see this till now, hope the interview goes well, I dont feel anything when I take the Cit, but when I wake up I just feel on edge, I think u will need to learn how to relax as it helps a lot when having to do something, meditation is good, and just takes ur mind of stuff long enough to give u some respite, I never did meditation before but right now I will do anything that helps, Belly breathing really helps as well, breath down deep into ur belly for 5 seconds and then slowly out for 7 seconds, clean air in gray air out, picture it.

Let me know how you go.

Anne

Anne Shane

Have said it before..you will feel worse before you feel better..it takes 2-3 1/2 weeks to kick in

See my past posts

I nearly abandoned it

Then the light went on!!

Personally I wouldn't split it

Alters the whole chemistry of the set up

Hi guys personally for me it took a lot longer about 6weeks .... but everyone is different . I m afraid I did split the tablet I personally feel it has to be introduced slowley into the system .I had never taken any meds previously I found 20 mg too strong for my system .I had diarrhoea, nausea, dry wretch ing .double vision suicidal thoughts .the whole job lot ! Thinking back I dont know how I got thru it.......but it does pass. ...I think its best to go slow and low and gradually buildit up . I m now on the process of reducing my dose im on 5mg every other day ...x

Thanks Gillian - will persevere - bring on that light !!!

Thanks Nikkie - thankfully then I am on the 10mg as not sure I could cope with what you had.

Really appreciate all the advice as its a scary time x

Anne

Thanks Gillian I will give splitting it a miss i hope the light comes soon. I have got some appetite back tonight still feel on edge.

Hi Anne how are you tonight do you eat ok ?

I am going to try and get some sleep as had a hectic day I had to take a diazepam to calm me down before the interview .

Take care shane

I wouldn't recommend anyone taking this med at night, but I also think 20 mgs is too strong at 1st.

I started on 10 & then had it increased to 20 when it'd settled in & was working. Then 2 years ago I was struggling & it was put up to 40.

I've just had it reduced at my request--I'm doing so much btr now & hate meds. I now do pilates & yoga, finding it's helped so much. My core strength's building up nicely & my symptoms are much less.

Hi Shane,

No appetite at all, even thinking of eating puts me off, then I get hunger pains but still cant eat as feels like a big black band of pain stopping me eating in my stomach. Hope your interview went well.

DL Tapped - good to hear you are now coping, yes yoga etc is meant to be really good.

Take care guys

Anne

I think the Citalopram tablets are finally starting to give me side effects, I thought I'd escaped without getting any. I've started to get a fuzzy head and feel really on edge, jumping at every little noise, and my nightmares are worse than before, I'm hoping that it'll start to wear off again as I've been taking them for a week without getting any side effects at all.

I'm sorry to hear you're struggling to eat too, Anne! It's a pain, I've been trying to drink more in the hopes that that'll at least give me some vitamins and sugars