Anyone NOT had any side effects on Citalopram?

Also Jules, I'm so glad to hear you haven't had any more side effects following your increase, you must be so relieved! X

Hey Mrs VN no not really, I'm really down in the dumps, trying to give some advise I guess as everyone else here is so nice. x

Oh I'm sorry to hear that Rhys. It will get better for you, there's no reason to think it won't so don't worry. (Even if you're brain is telling you that it won't) The fact that you feel able to give advice is a great sign. Keep soldiering on and you'll get there

Xxx

Mrs VN

Your always there for us all. You will never know how much it is appreciated when we're low. I'm so glad that

Everything has gone well for you, you're a very special person. I started tonight to take the diazepam to see if it's help ease the anxiety as this is my main concern as I cannot relax and am aware of every breath I take.

It really is horrible.

Jules

Thank you for your advice I will look into it I will try anything right now to get some release from it.

Best wishes

Maria x

Hi everyone I have been feeling a lot better recently after my increase to 20mg and keep having moments where I think wow this stuff is working! I am having a down day today though. I'm so busy during the week that when it gets to the weekend I just have no energy and don't want to do anything. I am having some money problems that I need to sort out but I can't seem to face it at the moment. Does anyone else feel this way? I want to be able to enjoy time relaxing but all I can think of is the things I'm meant to be doing and I feel guilty. Sorry to moan but I hope everyone else is having a good day today. Love to you all xx

Hi Mrs VN

Thank you so much for thinking of me - I have the book Mindfulness: Peace in a Frantic World but did not know of the pain one. Will investigate.

take care everyone

Chris

Hi, I'm new to this forum, I misread the title of this thread thinking it was side affects on withdrawal. I have been on citalopram 20mg for a year and didn't know that there were any withdrawal symptoms and there are, and they are severe.

I had side affects when first taking the drug but the withdrawal symptoms are much worse. I have reduced the dose to 10mg and now gone up to 15mg as the withdrawal affects are unbelievealbe. All my emotions are uncontrollable and the anger i feel has scared me. I have had very angry outbursts and knew that i had no control over it. Never suffering from any anger issues in the past, this is new and shocking and dangerous.

The drug helped with pmt but i I would never have taken this drug if i'd known it was so difficult to come off it. It's not the easy option. Google withdrawal problems there are lots of people out there suffering like I am.

The withdrawal symptoms can last years.

I'm sorry to hear you're having withdrawal symptoms. You're right, you did misread the title of this thread. This is a forum for people just starting out on citalopram, not for those coming off. many of the people on here are very anxious about it. I don't think this information is all that helpful for them. Everyone here has been prescribed this medication for good reason. Different people have very different experiences of citalopram and I know of several people who have come off it without any withdrawal symptoms in the same way that 60% of people who take it don't have any side effects in the beginning. Many people also need this drug to function and to keep themselves safe. I think you would be better off posting on a forum for people who are also coming off of citalopram as this could cause genuine fear and further anxiety for people who are already struggling in the early stages.

I hope you manage to find some support on a more appropriate forum.

Anne - hope you've had a nice weekend and your feeling well. I have today been reading the start forums

Again and can see how far you have come over the last few weeks, you always given encouragement to

Everyone who needs it when they first start out on this medication especially the beep breathing

Exercises which are very helpfull to us all thank you so much.

Susie - thank you for all you help and replies when i needed them I'm so glad that you have turned that

Corner and have now overcome your anxieties too you must be so proud of yourself. A very big well done.

Mrs NV- you are the one that always come back with an answer everyone needs when we are feeling low,

You reply to each and everyone of us which we are so grateful for. You are a very special and dedicated

Person I hope everything goes well when you return back to work and that precious dream you have will

Happen for you in the near future.

Looking back at all the previous posts this morning because I cannot sleep I don't seem to think that this

Medication is doing anything for me except make me Ill from what I was reading most of you have gradually

Felt better some after a short period others a little longer, I feel as if I'm going backwards. I am taking

Zoplidem 10mg and 2mg diazapham at night and I'm still only able to get 4 hours sleep, and because the

Anxiety is still vey bad I'm having to take another 2mg diazapham in the afternoon to calm me down. I am so

Exhausted but the anxiety will not let me sleep on my own for even five minutes and worst of all is i am

Consious of evey breath I take which is why I am not able to relax. This was the reason I went back to the

Start of the forum tofind out if anyone else had experienced anything similar. I must be the exeption to the

rule. I am now on day 30 and day 9 of the 20mg Everyone is saying stay positive but still feeling like this after so long it's so hard and losing weight again which I didnt want. I cried when I saw myself in the mirror, I look as if I've got anorexia I've got so thin. Please please please if anyone on this forum past or present have had anything similar I would be most grateful to know as I feel as if I'm the only one on here with very little

Progress sorry for the long forum but I'm so desperate for answers please to know if I'm doing the right thing.

Maria x

Take care all and hope everyone has a good Sunday

PS Another symptom I have too I after I take the sleeping tablet I am waking with palpitations and anxiety is

This normal.

Maria x

Hi Maria,

Sorry you are still feeling like you are. As hard as it is, I think you need to hang in there a bit longer. I didn't start feeling any better until this week which is 3 weeks from my increase to 20mg. My GP was keen to let me try up to four weeks since the increase to give time to adjust.. Has your GP mentioned any time lines to you?

I've just looked back in my diary and day 9 (from my increase) was when I started to feel really low. If you look at back at my posts you can see that I was still very anxious and depressed over the previous 3 weeks.

Keep going if you can and always come back on here if you feel you need some more support.

David x

Good morning everyone,

Maria, I think it would be good for u to see ur GP tomorrow sweet, I know every single symptom u r describing, it's only over the last few days I've had some "normality" return.........it's such hard work to focus on everything, likewise I have lost weight, I'm starting to eat better now, I'm on my fourth week on 20mg .....I was put straight onto 20mg so didn't need to build up to it, I still have a few wobbles but each is getting better......u r waking with palpitations because as u are coming out of deep sleep before u wake u r in a sub conscious state, that's when the anxiety starts again, maybe u need to increase further to achieve relief from this, please see ur GP tomorrow, I am desperately willing you to pull thru and know u will, u just need to reach the right dose ....... Stop beating yourself up, don't be as hard on yourself, some people improve gradually but some need need a little longer.......every bodies chemical make up is different, it's not a text book case where there is a deadline. Like you I was so conscious of holding my breath and not breathing properly, I got so upset at times because I felt like I couldn't do anything, Anne's breathing is so hard at first, it takes so much practise, but it DOES work......I use this technique every single day still........this forum has pulled me through my darkest hours when I thought I was going crazy, I was so scared, ...... Now I'm getting there and have complete faith you will too , be strong my friend, we are all rooting for you xxxxxx sending you strength and hugs xxxxx

K16356,

I'm sorry if you have had circumstances relating to your withdrawal, however I think your current issues maybe a separate issue to coming off Cit. I used Cit many years ago and gradually over a period of time came off them, there was a couple of little effects but nothing drastic and was completely fine for years. Once the drug is out of your system (usually within 14 days of the last doze) the effects will be removed from your system. The side effects of withdrawal physically cannot last years, If you read my previous posts, my partner conducted a trial and blind study tests. The dramatic effects over a period of time (everyone has a different timeline) was EXTREMELY positive and withdrawal if done correctly and very gradually where equally positive. This tablet is there to help retrain our systems where our adrenaline is imbalance and has a knock on effect with anxiety and panic which can be extremely intrusive in everyday life, this tablet controls the adrenaline and produces increased serotonin. IF this tablet produced severe adverse effects then it clinically would not be prescribed. I wish you all the best and hope you can discuss with professionals the other issues you have. This forum has been nothing short of my lifeline during my journey onto Cit, and I'm sure that is echoed by the other users, the users are here to voice their encouragement with everyone who is on this journey. Kindest regards and best wishes Susie

Mrs VN

Keep up the inspiring and support , we all need u and would be completely lost without u xxxx

Anne,

hope you have had a lovely weekend, can't wait to hear how u got on xxxxx

Be safe and stay strong everybody xxxxx

David - thank you for your prompt reply. I have to se my GP on Tuesday because of some blood tests I've

Had done she wanted to rule out it's not thyroid trouble that is causing the anxiety and loss of weight.

It just feels as if every day is year at the moment. I just wish I could get a good nights sleep I am mentally and phisycaly exhausted.when I saw my GP last week she still wanted me to carry on the 20mg I just wish that I knew that some people take a dip after week 3 or 4 thats what happened to me but didn't realise all was

Going well until the increase I've had terrible side affects with the increase and they were bad enough on

10mg.

Best wishes on your journey to recovery.

Maria x

Hi Susie,

The doctor that is at the surgery tomorrow is not very nice every time I have gone to see him he gets quite

Offish with me and can be quite abrupt. The fear I had Susie was another increase in dosage because of the

Side affects again I don't know how I'm going to cope as I'm not coping with this increase. My auntie is a

Retired Phychiatric sister and she said that it takes about 14 to 15 days before I should see any improvement

But I know that it can take longer. The doctor I am seeing on Tuesday is a thorough doctor I was her wanted

To make sure it was not thyroid trouble because it can make you very anxious. I've put up with it this long a

Couple more days won't, make a difference. But thank Susie from the bottom of my heart for your concern

You will never know how much it means.

Maria x

Take care

Hiya Maria,

You're right, if you can hang out for the doctor that is thorough, sadly some gps are unsympathetic to anxiety, ignore those ones and don't go to them, on the other hand some gps are very aware of signs, symptoms and effects, stay with those ones! If you need to increase sweet then do it, we will help you along, it's good that you have had some blood tests to rule out a few things, anxiety and panic are such a massive effect on our life's, when we are caught in it we know! It feels sometimes we are going crazy and can't live like this , I did too M aria, trust me I did but we will get u there, the light is at the end of the tunnel, if I can get thru (and I still got a ways to go) then you can too xxxxxxx