As anyone just been on 5 mg?
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I was wondering has anyone just dated on 5 mg. And benefited from it?
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Posted , 9 users are following.
I was wondering has anyone just dated on 5 mg. And benefited from it?
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lois95799 debra05458
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debra05458 lois95799
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That's hopeful! But like you said who knows. I would be so happy if that happends to me.
lois95799 debra05458
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Mama963 debra05458
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debra05458 Mama963
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Mama963 debra05458
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debra05458 Mama963
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Mama963 debra05458
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decndor Mama963
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sherri17472 decndor
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Sorry to hear your having a bad time. I started citalopram 6 weeks ago and for the first few weeks I felt awful - way worse then I felt before. Surprisingly my GP told me to start on 20mg straight off I’m 5’2 and weigh 6 Stone 12 so 20mg is a heck of a dose to go straight into! In hindsight I probably should of started on a low dose and increased but I feel great now compared to how I felt back then. Maybe try 5mg and work your way up? It does make you feel worse before you feel better but I swear by citalopram it just needs time.
Wishing you all the best
debra05458 decndor
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Hello decndor yes I've been cutting my 10mg in half.
mike07300 debra05458
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Definitely Debra, everybody is different, I started off on 10’s , felt it was too strong a dose, cut down to 5’s, now back on 10’s & things are slowly getting back to ‘normality!
debra05458 mike07300
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mike07300 debra05458
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Hi Debra, I upped my doses to coincide with my mood, if I felt little anxiety one day I would take a full tablet if I felt a bit ‘dodgy ‘ I would stick to half, so after a period of about three weeks I started taking a full tablet every day around 7 o’clock in the evening & it worked for me personally as I had ‘no’ side effects & best of all no dizziness!
ruth08109 debra05458
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Hi Debra, I have been on 5mg for 4 weeks now.
Long story short, had basically cut to 2.5 mg and was stable for a whole year, then had a relapse.
Gp suggested increasing to 5mg, which I didn't think would work, but after 4 weeks am feeling significantly better.
I actually think that you will recover on any dose, eventually. It's just that with a lower dose, you don't get so much of a 'blanket' over the feelings of anx/dep, not at first anyway. The positive side of that is that I don't feel so 'blunted' either.
It takes a while for the dose to build up in your system. I'm still a bit conscious of a fluttery heart every now and again, but am not having bad panic or anxiety. Yesterday I felt really happy. Still feeling a bit wobbly on waking, but it's not unmanageable. Am still having some side effects from increase, hot flushing and sweats, but again, am not too troubled.
Had spoken to gp about increasing after 4 weeks, but when I saw him yesterday, I found myself saying I would rather stick here, with this dose.
I should say though that I'm also having therapy, daily meditating, and running/gym 3 times a week, eating well. There are other things I'm using as well as the meds, which are helping.
I don't necessarily think higher dose means faster recovery....you still have to wait it out whilst the meds work.
Hope that helps ??