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hi , always used the venlafaxine group but as per title , im now on Citalopram .
Basically before Xmas i finally gave in and went to gp about feeling so depressed and anxious, As had an op last yr that was more complex and recovery time was longer and not solved problem, had 7 weeks off work , during that time i had to move house ( love my new place tho ) . I was originally put in Sertraline , with no progress, they added Mirtazipne to help with sleep but i put on weight within a week , and one of my ' things' is worry about weight and weigh daily. So went bk to gp who doubled sertraline and stopped Mirt. After xmas still no improvement so put me ion Venlafaxine , 75mg , got upped a while after to 150mg as split with my partner after 7 yrs then 5 weeks ago to 225mg, Started to feel better however last week i noticed i had alot of bruises all over arms and legs , i had gp anyway the following day , so i mentioned it , he told me to stop immediately - i had over 50 large bruises - i look like i have been physically abused - it was a reaction to the Venlafaxine. Had blood tests too to ensure was nothing else underlying, Thankfully it wasn't.
So That was all on Tuesday as of wed i was told to take 20mg Citalopram and up to 40mg on Fri/ Sat onwards. Which i started Sat on 40mg. In general i feel okish , however out of the blue i get a panic attack and feel so anxious , ive lost 4lb since tues too , I have had a bit of time off work since then because of panic , which i don't want but had no choice as felt awful. Luckily work are great with it all . Especially as up and down all the time , plus withdrawls from Ven dont help x
Just want to know how ppl get on with Citalopram , good , bad ,, ugly lol . ? I also attend CBT Panic workshop to try and help with the anxiety too , But some of the ' homeowrk' i have been set to work on i havent been able to face doing , i dunno if its because its been a rough week or what.
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terry39293 sarah57117
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donna10297 sarah57117
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Now and feel ok but not fully, have up and
Down days, everybody says it can take up to 8 weeks to see a difference, I was
Previously on sertraline for 7 years which
Just stopped working for me. I am too
Having cbt and have had homework that I
Also cant face doing at the minute, your
Not alone hun, try and stay positive,
Im going to try and give the citalopram
A good 8 weeks before trying something
Else. I still have anxiety also this might be
The drug getting into your system though
As it normally tends to make u feel
Worse before you feel better. Xxx all the reviews I have read about citalopram have
Been very good, think we just need to give
It time xx
sarah57117
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We didn't split because of the depression/ panic etc. But I don't think it helped. .. we had been going through a tough patch and I was in self destruct mode and ended it. He wasn't my child's dad but had been there 3/4 of his life.
One other thing I did notice sleep issues. . Im knackered alk the time but can't sleep ever. I can't work out whether is withdrawal of ven or starting citalopram or the illness itself. ?.
As for the cbt homework I dunno if ill do it. I just can't. Maybe ill feel in the mood to do it tomorrow ready for tues. ?. Only got 2 wks left of it then got to work out nxt stage ... think I need more of a one to one ?.
sarah57117
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I just feel that people are gonna think im a proper fruit cake being so up n down , the gp said on fri have to just ride it out , which i know i do but its too hard right now. It dont help that my lilttle one is away with his dad at mo , has been for 10 days and 7more to go
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