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Citalopram 20mg still not working and still not sleeping

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steggveggn
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Hi i have been taking Citalopram for 12 weeks initially on 10mg for 6 weeks and then 20mg for the past 6 weeks. When i have taken it for anxiety in the past i have found 10mg has worked. However this time my anxiety has persisted and even after 6 weeks on 20mg I'm not really feeling any better. I am also having NHS CBT. Apart from a week during Christmas I havent slept properly since November so have been taking over the counter sleeping tablets but i wonder whether these are stopping the Citalopram from working. My GP has precribed Zopilclone to help me sleep but after taking these for 2 nights i have felt really low all day. Im trying to stop taking sleeping tablets but am woken by my anxiety. I really dont want to go through another set of side effects by increasing dose or changing meds but dont feel im improving. Should i tough it out for a longer period on 20mg of Citalopram?

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