Anyone NOT had any side effects on Citalopram?

good morning everyone. well I had a ruff night, started in the evening overthinking everything, questioning every decision I've ever made and in the end decided I have ruined everyones life. didnt really sleep and woke up feeling away with the faries. all this because I have to go I into the agency today for quick chat and to hand over my bank details. I'm really worried about starting work, although its somesomething I really want to do it scares me if im like this now how will I be when it actually comes to starting ? why cant life just be the way it was ? when will I become me again ?

ally xx

Hi

i am on citalopram 20 mg since 6 months, i use it for pvcs of heart due to stress and anxiety, side effects only low active and little dry in throat, i think it is good for me

Hadi

Hi all,

Just thought if give you an update so far. Well I managed to get to Dublin safe and sound on the flight so thank you for your kind words of support. I did have abit of a panic attack before getting on the plane but was fine once I got up in the air.

my mind at the moment is going into over drive and I'm so stressed out about my stag tomorrow and that I'll be having panick attacks. I have literally made myself feel so sick it not good. I should be happy and well up for the laugh but I'm doing nothing but panicking which isn't good. One minute I'm fine and the next I'm stressed out of my eyeballs it driving me nuts.

I have diazapram but I don't really want to be taking it as it not the answer and dot really want to be spaces out of it but I might need to take it to enjoy the day.

Sorry for the gloomy post but just felt I needed to get it off my chest.

Hope you are all ok and stay strong

Regards

Paul

Hi Paul

Well done for getting thru your journey. Acknowledge that success and give yourself credit . All the best for the weekend I hope you have some special moments to remember.

An update for me...it's day 20 on 10mg cit. days 4 thru to around 17 were tough and sleepless. After this the sleep returned and I feel much better and much less anxious. Am having EMDR therapy which is used for post traumatic stress, it's to do with moving stuck events to the correct bit of the brain....difficult and tiring but am giving it a go.

Feeling positive and want to share the positivity as the tunnel can be dark and long and it's good to hear how the tough bit will pass

Good weekend all

Nat

Hello All,

I hope everyone os having a nice day.

I am on day 2 of 20mg citalopram and I seems to hit rock bottom. Can, t seem to get out of bed ... constant mini panic attacks ...

one new symptom I want to ask people is Brain Zaps/Shivers. I am constantly getting them. As soon asmi swallow I get brain zap ... is this a side effect ? Has qnyone else had this

Paul ... best of luck for your stag ... stay strong ...

Anne ... nice method ... reminds me of my silly early teenage

Best of luck to everyone and have a good relaxed weekend

Syed

hi everyone

what a differece a day can make!

awful night withh upset stomache again this has continued this morning

two panic attacks so far today - i have never experienced anything like it

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ll in all im back to feeling dreadful and wondering if its ever going to improve

i never suffered panic attacks before so why am i getting them now

amy x

Hi Amy and syed. Sorry to hear you are not having such good days today. It's so up and down isn't it. I had my gp appt this morning. She said to stay on 20mg for a week more but if I do want to increase to 30 I can. She says its up to me which is a pain I want them to tell me what I should do. I met a friend for coffee which was nice after my appt and I'm now home. Wish I could settle a bit more.

Paul well done on getting to Dublin you are so brave getting on that plane. I don't think I could've done it have a great stag x

Hi all, hope you're all doing OK today.

Matilda - thanks for asking about my day yesterday, as it happens it was a good thing to force myself to go and see my client despite how I felt, and the meeting went well and generally made me feel better for the remainder of the day, albeit pretty exhausted but that's just par for the course at the moment it seems. Glad you had a nice evening with your friends

Paul - great to hear that you got to Dublin safe & sound, that's one stressful part of the whole thing over and done with and you should be proud that you did it. I really do think you should bite the bullet and take that diazepam mate - you're already getting yourself wound up and feeling sick thinking about your stag do tomorrow, and like you say you really want to be able to enjoy it and if that will help then you should do it so you do have the stag do to remember. I've taken it before and it has never spaced me out - just seems to calm me down and stop me from getting quite so wound up (used it for fear of flying). Stay strong mate, thinking of you & hoping you get the enjoyment you deserve tomorrow.

Amy, Syed - sorry you guys are not having a good time right now. All I can do is re-iterate that it's just the meds and it will settle with time. Amy - panic attacks are horrible, but they won't hurt you - the way I deal with them is to just keep telling myself that it's just my mind playing tricks on me & nothing is really wrong, and to just try and relax & deep breathe through them. It's tough, but you'll get there I'm sure. Take care guys. x

Quick update from me today - actually feel OK at the moment. The mornings are the hardest as I'm still waking up feeling rubbish and shaky, but for the first time today that has lifted relatively quickly and I have been able to get on today relatively normally. Still shaky and a bit tense, but not too bad. Hoping it lasts.

Have a good weekend everyone, take care.

Doug. x

Hi Paul ... well done indeed! Once you get with your friends and your mind comes off how you're feeling maybe things will improve. Panic attacks are horrendous, I have never had one until I restarted my Citalopram. I hope your stag goes well and you manage to enjoy it

Syed - it's very early days for you and it does improve. Unfortunately it takes time to adjust to the medication but rest assured, you will feel better.

Nat - fantastic! thats great to hear you're feeling better, that gives us all a bit of hope.

Amy. I've been going through exactly the same myself. One day I'll feel not bad, think I'm getting somewhere and the next I seem to crash back again. As I say, I've never had panic attacks before this time on Citalopram but it does make things worse before things improve. This pattern of ups and downs seems to be very common amongst us all. You will improve so stay strong (I know its easy to say but try )

Matilda ... local government work seems thrilling compared to mine. I may as well confess - I'm a dentist, possibly the most uncool profession there is so take heart from that! You know, I think I would stick at your 20mg at the minute. Basically your body is adjusting to the change in Serotonin availability and for some that can take quite a while. I think for those of us that have taken it before (in fact, for everyone here really) getting to that state of equilibrium seems to be a tough journey. I do feel stability is the key though then once stable you can reassess your dose? Sadly your GP doesn't seem to have been a lot of help but I think like any medication, a stable dose is important until it takes effect. At least thats what I'm doing! I actually take the liquid Citalopram and just found out last night that I'd been taking 2mg too much which is, shall we say, "stupid" of me. I worked in the hospital for 4 years, you'd think I would know better lol.

Today for me so far has been ok. I'm tending to get these feelings of hypoglycaemia now which make me feel shaky (anyone else have that low blood sugar feeling?) . I'm maybe slightly better overall but I really hesitate to say that with these ups and downs. Still feel very weak at times too.

Here's to a good weekend for us all (and especially Paul) ... it will be another 2 days closer to health

take care everyone,

Rick

missed your post there Doug - you seem to be mirroring exactly how I feel. Bad mornings (waking up feeling shaky) which eventually lifts (usually I have to wait until the evening) and that slight shaky and "stressy" feeling that seems constantly there. It's great you're feeling better today, its a slow journey but you're getting there

Can a low dose of Cit work for anxiety? I do not seem to have depression at all. I am in day 9 of 5mg and seem to be more calm i know everyone says it take longer so IDK.All I know is how my mind feels I do take xanax and have for a year but over the past 3 months it never calmed be down enough and i was not taking more and more. But now I actually feel calm??? Is there any possible way that it is working already?

I did plane on going to 10 on the 11th,Dr said 20mg but I do not want to take more then i actually need although I do want to start to taper the xanax out eventually i take 1 mg a day and most days i feel i dont even need it that much this is all happen in the last week?

Any suggestions would be great also i have had only a slight head ache and a little nausea from the 5 mg

thank you good luck to all have a great day

Hi dentist Rick 😊 I think I will stick at 20 for now otherwise I'm just going through all the side effect stages without trying to get any benefit. .

Hope your evening was ok with Masterchef and that things are ok at home.

Doug glad the meeting went well yesterday 😊

Hi Marley

I am on cit just for anxiety and not depression and am on 10mg. Day 20 and after awful side effects I am feeling really good and am back at work today. First time I took cit about 4 years ago for a year I had NO side effects and so to have such a reaction was really shocking for me. Hope that helps

I think being a dentist is cool, Rick!!

Keep strong everyone, we all seem to have our own demons to battle!!

Nat you are a previous cit user too then. The side effects have been shocking for me this time. I never had the shakes before. My gp says that I'm possibly being too hard on myself to get better and that because they worked ok before, I'm probably expecting too much from them this time. We will see. Well done for going back to work x

good afternoon all. well I got through today, went for the induction, driving range with the wife, bowling and lunch out. all of which passed with no anxiety just a little spaced out. now I'm home im not sure how I feel, keep swinging between panic and excitement, anyone else had this ? im day 32 now and was hoping by now id have this boxed off and id be having a great time again. a little reassurance that this is normal would help a massive amount right now.

all xx