Anyone NOT had any side effects on Citalopram?

Thanks!

Sometimes all you need is someone to keep reminding you there's an end result. I have generally felt better in the evening since I became ill. Managed the strictly final last night despite having a "fuzzy head". Also got some sleep without any night sedation. Yesterday I was dozing for most of the day. Today, while I've been sweating lots, I have had more alert periods and have read half a book since last night. Mat e things might be improving after all, or changing at least?

That sounds really positive, usually I'm an absolute bookworm but I can't concentrate on reading anything other than trashy magazines at the moment so that's great news! The sweating is pretty awful, I'm the same through the night but we'll get there. The end is in sight. I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, even though sometimes it dims a bit it's still there!!

Xxx

Absolutely soaked with sweat overnight. Only moving in bed was enough to set me off and my skin felt like it was stinging at times. I'm waiting to speak to a gp as I might need to cut back my dose slightly. Am concerned about getting dehydrated because I'm still passing quite a lot of urine and now I'm sweating constantly.

Anybody else had this problem?

Hi all, it has really helped reading your messages as although I try to talk to family and friends they can't really understand what we are going through. Like some of you I was weaning off of cit, this time last year I was on 20mg then in April went to 15, May 10 I stayed on 10 for 5 months but late September decided to go down to 5,this was a bad move expecially as my 93 year old Mum lives with us and she has short term memory loss and I was finding I was getting very irritated, still I stuck it out for 2 months but then asked the GP if I could go back to 10 thinking because the cit was still in my system it would be a breeze but it wasn't, the first week was OK but after that it has been awful, I stayed 3 weeks on 10mg and started on 20mg last Monday, still feeling awful, infact I can't remember feeling this bad first time around and I think it was Mrs VN said the same, so that makes me feel better. I hope the days get better for all of you.

Morning Diane,

Sounds like you had another rough night with the sweating. Mine seems to be calming down a bit now but it's still there. I guess you can just make sure you drink plenty of liquids. Coconut water (not milk) is good for rehydration and gives a bit of an energy boost. I've been making sure I have a glass of it every day. It doesn't taste great though! How did the rest of your day go? I had quite a good day yesterday and was able to be quite cheerful in the evening. I'm feeling shaky and anxious now but at least I know hopefully the fog will lift at some point!

CMC46, sounds like you're in a very similar situation to me! I started back on 40mg 11 days ago. It's only in the last few days I've begun to feel more consistently okay. I'm still quite up and down but I'm getting there. I thnk I was a bit blasé as I thought already being on citalopram would mean after a few days I'd be back to my old self! I think in some ways when I didn't magically feel better it then increased my feelings of hopelessness. I read somewhere that each time the dosage is increased it can be like starting again so this might be what's happening with us. How many days into the new dosage are you? Reading Emma's messages on here have really helped me too because she's a bit further ahead than me!

Hope everyone manages to have a positive day!

Xxx

Hi Mrs VN, like you I thought it would be easy to increase the dose as I didn't think my body would have to get use to it from scratch again but I can't remember feeling like this first time around but like you say is it because we didn't expect to have any problems, I was even beginning to think that it wouldn't work this time round as it just doesn't seem to get any better, also since going from 10 to 20 it seems to be starting all over again. I am now on day 8 of 20mg.

I have just read some of Emma's messages and that sounds hopefull.

I hope you have a good day xxx

hello,

Reading your comments and it sounds so similar to mine when I was about 2 weeks into citalopram. sweating, couldn't sleep, no appetite, really on edge.

Now I'm over 8 weeks into Cit and I'm feeling so good. After almost 4 weeks the doc increased it from 20 to 30 and it started working, though it took me almost 7 weeks to feel any effect. But it works, believe me. Probably will start to decrease the dose back to 20 after New year coz I feel I don't need such a high dose now. Have a wonderful Christmas and I hope you will all feel better,

Grace

Hi Grace,

I'm so pleased to hear that you are feeling so good now, it gives us all hope that we will get there, I hope the 20mg works for me as being over 65 I shouldn't really have a higher dose so I am keeping my fingers crossed.

Have a lovely Christmas.

Christine.

Glad to hear you're feeling good now Grace. I'm really looking forward to feeling good too! Xx

Hi, just wanted to ask whether anyone else on here has been signed off work and then managed to go back successfully? I guess it's another part of the illness but I just keep fretting about whether I'm going to be well enough to go back.

Xxx

Hi all,

Hope things are improving for you all, day 5 of my increased dose, and all ok so far, fingers crossed it stays that way,

Hi Chris hope all is improving for you xx

Hi Grace, so good to hear ur doing well, long may it continue.

In Ireland now for Christmas so not been on for a few days, so take care everyone and Happy Christmas and may 2014 be our year to get well xx

Anne xx

Hi Mrs VN,

I've been signed off work since the beginning of October with what originally started as a virus and turned into a cacophony of symptoms and am currently in a "certified slow phased return to work". Unfortunately that's not happening as things got worse not better. I'm really lucky to have a very supportive team at work who will not allow me back till I am ready. Spoke to gp today and she is going to sign me off again when I next see her.

Regarding yesterday I felt headachey and a bit spaced out all day. Got up at 3pm and went downstairs but only lasted an hour and ended up back in bed. Went down again at about 6 and stayed up till 10 but had a headache for most of it.

So far today I've mostly been upstairs. A colleague turned up mid morning which was lovely but tiring. Luckily she has been through something similar so understands. I also tried to strip and change the bed but e did up just doing the bottom sheet before I was knackered so my other half came and fixed it (and told me not to be so daft :-)).

Think today will remain quiet as I have a fuzzy head and am a bit shaky. Gp says I've to try and stick with my dose till I see her a week today if I can.

Support from here certainly helps! :-)

Hi everyone

I was back at my gp for a check up today - one week after my meds increase. He wants me to go see a psychiatrist and still hasn't ruled out admitting me to hospital to get sorted. The hospital admission would make me so demoralised - I will fight that tooth and nail. Not looking forward to the next few days. I'd rather go and hybrinate for the next few days.

Hope everyone is doing ok.

Keep in touch

Beco

Diane, oh dear, sounds similar to me, I'll find a burst of energy from somewhere so decide to tackle some housework and then completely wear myself out! I've had a wobbly day today, but I seem to be coming out of the other side. My work are also being supportive, we all come from mental health and social care backgrounds so I'm lucky in that respect, but it still doesn't stop me feeling huge amounts of guilt and shame as we're a very small team so if anyone's off it puts a burden on everyone else but I guess there's nothing else I can do, I'd be no use tonanyone at work in my current state of mind! I just need to give myself the time to heal in the same way i would if I had an operation or broke a limb! I'm sure we'll get there soon!

Beco, oh dear, it sounds like you're having a really tough time at the moment, do you have anyone to support you over the next few days? When will you be seeing a psychiatrist? It's a really stressful time of year and I know I for one wish I could fast forward to the day after Boxing Day. I'm sure there are a few others on here that feel the same way!

Hang in there, this WILL pass, I have to keep reminding myself of the same thing!

Keep in touch everyone!

Xxx

Thanks Mrs VN

I've loads of support. I've a very loving husband and a great family. I'm just so disconnected from them.

My gp hopes that I see her within the next 2 weeks.

Beco