Anyone NOT had any side effects on Citalopram?

Thanks Chris

Thanks for the message.

Unfortunately I feel like I'm going backwards. I'm crying here tonight, but not sure why.

Anyway I'm heading to bed now - another day to face tomorrow.

Good night

Beco

Beco,

Please stay with it I have felt massive benefits of my increase to 40 mg within the last 3 days.

its taken me 3 weeks to get to this point on this dosage. I was on 20 mg for 8 weeks prior to that.

I promise things do get better, you will slowly but surely start having good days.

Hope you sleep well and don't forget this time of year can be stressful and overwhelming.

Emma x

Beco so sorry to hear you have lost your uncle. X

Thanks Emma.

Sleep well.

Not so great here today. Struggling to do anything and sweating loads. Been up to have breakfast then back to bed. It's like my battery is low. Can't concentrate on anything and feeling nauseous. Hopefully it will pass soon.

Luckily my partner is off now till after new year.

Hang in there Diane! I've woken up feeling the same but, although the citalopram hasn't got rid of the D and A I'm beginning to be able to think more rationally about it, I keep gently reminding myself it's the symptoms of an illness, it's not 'me' if that makes sense!?

I've started reading a book on mindfulness called finding peace in a frantic world. It might not be for everyone and the ways of dealing with negative thoughts seem a bit counter intuative but they seem to be helping me.

(Although if anyone's doing CBT it won't be helpful as they kind of clash) funnily enough in my working life I Do a lot of CBT with people to great effect but I don't think I'm 'there' yet! Which feels very strange as I'm a massive advocate of it professionally!

Anyway, I'm rambling on now, hope everyone has a positive day!!

Xxx

Hi Diane and Mrs VN

Yes, my doc recommended that book - quite good particularly the breathing exercises.

I had a bad day on Day 4 - excessive sweating and feeling very unwell. It does pass, but there are ups and downs. Just remember when you're down that there will be a sustained up coming at some point!

Hope you have a better day.

Chris

Hi Dianne and Mrs VN,

Dianne, just do what you need to do for now. Small steps and a tiny bit more each day. I promise the cit will kick in soon and you will start to feel on a more even keel and able to deal with more. As I have said before this time of year can be overwhelming for most people. So just put yourself first. Sending you a big hug x x

Mrs VN you are so right it is about to think more rationally and the cit most definitely helps and in my case counselling too. Stay strong and a big hug to you too x

Thanks so much Emma. I'm having a bit of a shakey morning so your words of encouragement came just at the right time!

Hope you're doing okay? I find now I'm just getting impatient and frustrated because the fog now seems to lift a bit in the evening so I start to feel quite positive, then I go to bed and wake up feeling back to square one! I'm on day 9 of increasing to 40mg so hopefully it'll start to level out soon.

As I've said before, (I don't want to be all doom and gloom on here) I lived a very full, happy and functional life on 30mg of citalopram up until a few weeks ago so I need to take hope from that and I hope those of you just starting out can find that reassuring too!

Xxxx

Ps incase you're panicking and wondering what went wrong a few weeks ago, I was reducing my dosage to come off citalopram and I ignored the warning signs that i wasn't ready and kept on going! Xxx

That's exactly how I was went to bed feeling great and then woke feeling rubbish and back to square one. Fir the last 5 days I have just gotten up in the mornings and felt like myself again! Still have moments during the day but I have the ability to get on with it now. I think that took me 3 weeks on 40mg and I feel the best I have felt since the whole anxiety thing started.

Stay in touch if you need that bit of reassurance. This forum has really helped me to understand that I am not crazy and the person to ever go through this x x x

Thanks Emma, that's really helped me. I just keep panicking that i won't be ready to go back to work on the 6th January. (My GP's signed me off until then) I guess if I'm not ready, I'm not ready! I just feel awful for dropping the rest of my team at work in it! I know rationally that I'd be no good to anyone if I did try to work as I am now, and that if I'm ill I'm ill, I guess the guilt I'm feeling is another symptom of the illness!

It's really comforting to hear that you've been waking up feeling like your old self again! I'm really looking forward to getting there too! Xxx

That's exactly how I was went to bed feeling great and then woke feeling rubbish and back to square one. Fir the last 5 days I have just gotten up in the mornings and felt like myself again! Still have moments during the day but I have the ability to get on with it now. I think that took me 3 weeks on 40mg and I feel the best I have felt since the whole anxiety thing started.

Stay in touch if you need that bit of reassurance. This forum has really helped me to understand that I am not crazy and the person to ever go through this x x x

Second day of feeling awful. Got out of bed for an hour. Had to go back. Feeling sick and can't stop sweating. I feel ok in my head, my partner even commented earlier that I looked a bit better but back to nausea and sweating and lying in a dimly lit room. Beginning to wonder if the 20mg is too much or whether I sho ld just continue to stick it out. Have lost 4 lbs in 3 days. It just seems relentless.

Oh, it really is the pits! The side effects are a sign that the citalopram's kicking in and starting to take effect in your body/brain, it just takes a while for those chemicals to find a balance and stabilise. I know that's really hard to see when you're in the moment (I feel the same every morning at the moment but think I'm a few days further in than you, and I'm starting to have times when I feel okay (not great but okay) by about 7 or 8 pm I actually feel quite optimistic about getting well again. I hope this gives you some comfort.

I actually managed a walk around the park with a friend today for half an hour, without crying, if you'd have told me I'd do that even two days ago I wouldn't have believed it! I was exhausted when I came back but it felt good to get some fresh air!

Sounds hopeful that you feel okay in your head. Just need to wait for the physical symptoms to pass now. We'll get there!

Hang in there!

Xxx