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Hey
OK so I'll start from the begining...
I'm originally from Dublin,Ireland and moved to Canada just over a year ago.. Recently I started having panic attacks and started having weird sensations in the back right hand side of my head... so I went to my doctor and she gave me citalopram 10mg as she told me I was suffering from anxiety... I've had a lot of blood work done an all came back fine..
I've been taking it for 3 wks now but I still feel off and jittery and can't sleep at night I'm mentally exhausted... I also have been experiencing tension behind my eyes which is very frustrating,plus my emotions are running high all I want to do is cry....
Any body experience these symptoms
Any help would be great
Thanks Cheryl
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Tara13579 cheryl52711
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chris43551 cheryl52711
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cheryl52711
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Thanks for your reply
The doctor did tell me that it would that 4-6 weeks for it to work but not much about side affects.... that's why I'm freaked out
In regrads to the sensations in my head.. I was told that it's a tension headache but there's not much pain more of a tingling sensation that travels around my head (originally it did start at the back right comes an goes from time to time)
I do feel the 10mg is slowly working but I think I'm just impatient to get better an feel myself again and enjoy all the things I used to....x
anne2953 cheryl52711
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take care and know its part of a journey to be well again.
Anne
loo319 cheryl52711
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cheryl52711
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I really don't no what to think because when I first started getting the sensations in my head I went to a walk in clinic (didnt have a family gp at the time) and I was told it was nerve damage... I was given tablets but still didn't feel right so I we t to the hospital 3 times an was told each time I had something diffrent migraine, tension headache,inflammation. ..
Eventually I was diagnosed with anxiety....
I'm very scared because it feels like the sensations will never stop an I no it does take time for the tablets but I'm n ow starting to think if it's anxiety related...
I'm 25 in a diffrent country with no family here in Canada appart from the boyfriend
So it's very hard for me at the moment ....
gillymary cheryl52711
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cheryl52711 gillymary
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I do have a group of Irish friends here... but there attitude is to just get on with it (easier said then done as they've never experience this before).
so I went to the gp today and she tried to up my dosage to 20mg but I am anti tablets and hate taking them plus I don't think I could take anymore side affects... so I'm still taking 10mg
I have noticed I have the shakes alot plus I'm very itchy an have night sweats when I do mange to go asleep...slowly I do feel a bit better on the 10mg
it's very hard for me as my boyfriend doesn't understand what I'm going threw I ask him to meet me after work or to come to the doctor just to make me feel better and he wont... I feel my parents are the only support I have at the moment an there 1000s of miles away...
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