Anyone NOT had any side effects on Citalopram?

Morning all. It is the last day of my holiday today and I am still in bed due to a terrible nights sleep where I just seemed to be having mini panic attacks every few minutes. I don't feel it is a waste of my day to still be in bed as I've just been able to lie quietly and not have to pretend anything.

Doug well done for getting out yesterday I don't think drinking the wine was pathetic but it maybe be better not to drink it in future. Hope you are ok today.

Rick I am shaky today too. Hope work goes ok

Anne how long did you find your out of body feeling lasted and how did you get through it?

Loulyn hope you are alright today

Ally I agree re broken leg just wish we could see inside our heads

Have a good day all x

Morning all, hope everyone is doing OK today.

Anne/Rick/Spence/Matilda - thanks for the supportive words.

Was a bad night last night and yet again I hate myself this morning for letting things get to me. I can't help but be hard on myself about it. I think I may need an increase when I see the GP on Wednesday - I just don't feel like my current dose is doing enough regularly to help me move forward, and even though I'm only 3.5 weeks in I can't help but feel I'm not progressing really.

Anyway, enough of me being negative, keep your chins up everyone & fingers crossed for good times to come.

Take care, Doug.

x

Hey Doug good to hear from you. You are a bit like me in some ways in the fact you are too hard on yourself I know i am. We all just want to wake up one day and feel ok and it's such a bummer when we don't. I just wish we could all see in to he future at how we are. Hope gp appt goes well. I've just had my letter to call about cbt have tried to make an appt but the line is engaged x

Found a rash on my shoulder this morning, I think it's most likely heat rash as it's a line rather than a patch but will keep an eye on it just in case it is an allergic reaction to the citalopram.

http://puu.sh/7ZoN7.jpg picture in case it helps identify whether or not it may be heat rash or an allergic reaction.

Hey heavyasareallyheavything,

I looked this up on the NHS website, and skin rashes are listed as a side effect of Citalopram. They're under 'uncommon' (affects more than 1 in 1,000 people), but then again so is depersonalisation which lots of us seem to have.

Having said that, I'm definitely not a medical expert, so if in doubt see your GP!

Take care,

Spence.

Well I guess we can rule out allergic reaction. My sister said she had something similar just last week but it went away after a couple of days. Might still get it checked anyway to be on the safe side.

anne - how long have you been on cit and how long was it before the side effects had completely gone and you felt the cit was working? (im sure you have said before but im on my phone and cant find it).

i find your posts really encouraging and positive and it helps me to believe that things will get better :-)

amy x

I have been on 5mg Cit for 12 days have had no problems at all. i took the Cit at 730 am this morning and then my 0.25 mg xanax at 9am like always about 1030 i felt kinds warm and just off. I went a laid in bed a watched tv just not feeling right still.

At about 1100 i had a feeling of my heart fluttering for seconds i could actually feel it and then i got a hot feeling come over my abdomen for like a second and it was gone it was kind of like when you have the IV for a CT scan that warm feeling.

just wondering what it may be? i have this same feeling when i took 1 20mg pill a few months ago and i quite after that pill. But I am trying to start again at a lower dose.

not sure i can keep on if this will be happening scares me and if i feel calmer already what is the sense maybe i should just start to taper off the xanax and get rid of this Cit? I was told my calmness can not be the cit already anyway. I am sure i can just quit since i have only taken 60mg al togather.

Any suggestions help would be great thanks

Afternoon all. So after my lie in I've spent most of the day on my own. It has not been too bad, I went for a walk for a couple of hours. Met my sister and some friends for a (soft!) drink. I have pretty much spent the rear of the day in front of the telly which I sort of wanted to try as this is the longest ive been on my own since starting the cit. my husband should be home in a couple of hours which I'll be quite pleased about.

Hope your days have been ok. I was wondering what people are looking forward to doing when this is over. I'm looking forward to simply enjoying a cup of tea, a biscuit and a quiet listen to radio 4. I'm also looking forward to sleeping all through the night x

afternoon/evening all and I hope things are going ok today.

Ally ... I love the broken leg analogy, nice one! Hope you're doing well and its so true that we see little improvment in ourselves as it's a slow process, but the improvement is there no doubt.

Spence - I hope things are picking up for you. That moment of clarity (best way I can describe it) will come to us all soon. Here's to the "almost 6 weekers" ... nearly there

Matilda .. I really hope your attacks lessened throughout the day. Its such a horrible feeling. they do get less and for me seemed to die down in severity and frequency very recently. Take care and relax well this evening

heavy ... allergic rashes are generally more widespread, I wouldn't be too worried about that.

Doug - you're very like me. I could see little or no improvement but I was improving. When I think back to when I reinstated my full dose (effectively starting again on Citalopram) I was a complete mess. I could barely move. My headaches and over stimulation were in a word - stunning. I had nearly every damned symptom. Slowly they have lessened and slowly I'm getting better. It's so tough to see and it takes time but rest assured - you will get there and feel well.

Marley. To be honest that's better discussed with your GP. Anxiety alone can cause those symptoms, just as they can be a side effect of Citalopram. Coming off these medications is honestly a decision for you and your GP. The Citalopram can work more quickly for some but 12 days is early to gain stability plus everyone is different in their side effects (and their perception of side effects). Please don't just stop taking either - they must be reduced at a gradual rate (I know from experience!)

my day .... well, not too bad actually. I woke shaky (less so than usual) and feeling "stressy" . I tried to accept this as the good old Monday feeling and got into work feeling well ... yuck. Then ... for a lot of the day, my head actually cleared. I could have a laugh with my nurses and actually see the world in a somewhat clearer light. This has happened in the past but only for a short time. Today it's been nice to be able to get somewhere approaching normality. I think it's a positive step and will hopefully continue. I still have moments where I can feel anxious ... or rather "the anxiety" and still a bit "weird" and weak at times but less often.

Plus, there's no Masterchef on tonight.....

Take care everyone, we will all get our lives back and that point is hopefully not too far away.

Have a relaxing evening

Rick

posted at the same time Matilda!

I'm glad you've had a relaxing day and coped well with being by yourself. The relaxation and knowledge that you can be ok alone will help no end

I'm looking forward to the simple things too. My guitars. Enjoying food again ... and coffee (decaff!) which I havent really been able to drink. Just going for a walk and seeing things clearly and being able to look forward to the summer. I'm also supposed to be moving abroad to a fantastic work opportunity that has come up for me so I want to enjoy that. To feel the excitement of just existing again.

Also ... I'm looking forward to the final episode of Masterchef lol.

Take care and enjoy your evening

Rick

How are you going to cope without Masterchef tonight Rick? Glad your day was ok. I think I'm feeling a little more like me today but still feel a little groggy. Would love to get a decent nights sleep though. When are you at 6 weeks? I will be on Saturday although I'm trying to not hold out too much hope on that six weeks so I'm not disappointed x

Posting together again. Wow moving abroad to work, see dentistry is cool after all! Are you going to LA to fix all those celeb teeth! x

Thank you Rick I have emailed her waiting for a response thank you again. This is all so scary when you are know afraid of meds never had been til now thanks again