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tomhopeful
tomhopeful

Been on citalopram 20mg for 8 weeks now after being prescribed this for my low mood swings possibly after a stressfull couple of work years.

After initial very nasty side affects especially the first week where I nearly stopped taking as I couldnt get of the couch had complete loss of appetite & thought I had completly lost my mind. Things calmed down by week three & I felt things were getting better then I had a relapse for for three or four days with morning depression & sweaty nights, This passed & I had a good couple of weeks & thought I'm there at last but on week 8 I've hit another low , Have no motivation to do anything & dont look forward to any of things I enjoyed so much before.Mornings are particularly bad, I'm not sure if its me or the drug anymore, Never had morning depression before, Ive made an appointment with the doctors to see if I might need to reduce or increase. 

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  • weenett
    weenett tomhopeful

    Posted

    Thats how i felt continually or cit i didnt like it at all
  • kerry69725
    kerry69725 tomhopeful

    Posted

    Hi

    Come off them they are awful. I had the worse 16 days of my life.

    Xx

    • weenett
      weenett kerry69725

      Posted

      Have u tried others? R u going to try something else?
    • tomhopeful
      tomhopeful weenett

      Posted

      No never tried anything else never felt the need till a few months back when my moods starting yo yoing for no apparent reason. I'll speak to the doc & see what he says but I am worried he might want to increase dose as opposed to decreasing .

  • kerry69725
    kerry69725 tomhopeful

    Posted

    Mornings were the worst for me, horrendous
    • tomhopeful
      tomhopeful kerry69725

      Posted

      Thanks , I feel like binning them but have persevered this far so might just go another couple of weeks if I can just get through these mornings.
  • diane524
    diane524 tomhopeful

    Posted

    I was moved up to 30mg after 8 weeks. I think that us the right dose for me. I had some ups and downs along the way. But now doing well.
  • Misssy2
    Misssy2 tomhopeful

    Posted

    I notice that the Citalopram forum is VERY busy.  Just about daily there is a post here about someone struggling with this drug.

    I took it for 8 years.  I struggled the first week.

    Had I struggled after 1-1.5 weeks, I would have stopped it.

    Its admirable that people stay on this drug when it is causing so much trouble.  

    I would have determined by now if I were you that this drug is NOT for me.  There are plenty other medications to try.

    I stopped Citalopram recently because it just stopped working for me...and it interacted with another medication that I have been taking that HELPS the other condition I have.

    I started a new drug...if it made me sick for this long. I would have stopped it.  I am taking the new drug..with no side effects.

    It is not an SSRI....

    • arlene79
      arlene79 Misssy2

      Posted

      Hi. If you dont mind me asking what is the nrw drug you are on. Im off cit few weeks now and withdrawal although going on i was fine. Doc wanted me off to start another ssri but after this experience not a chance.
    • weenett
      weenett Misssy2

      Posted

      I used it to stop smoking it very nearly killed me lasted less than a wk i was constantly sick sweating it was like i was on a boat id of rather smoked than handled that! Just goes to show different drugs work or dont for different people
    • arlene79
      arlene79 Misssy2

      Posted

      Thanks just wondering as my rheumatologist wanted me change straight from cit to duloxetine another ssri on suggestion from registrar who saw me but they would have chosen amitryptiline which is not ssri. Im def not taking another ssri and when feel better ask about amit. However gp had me withdraw from 40mg cit in 3wks
    • Misssy2
      Misssy2 weenett

      Posted

      Thats terrible...yes, that is why different people can take different drugs...I have tried SO many over the years.

      So far, I am not having a problem with my current prescription.

    • Misssy2
      Misssy2 weenett

      Posted

      Oh..did you quit smoking?

      I'm not on a very high dose.

      I'm asking for it to be raised Monday.

      If I get sick...I will have to change drugs..again...lol

    • weenett
      weenett Misssy2

      Posted

      Lol no i couldnt stand the effects my theory is the drug makes u so ill u cant smoke like they do with people who drink make them sick when they drink. My sister used them an went right up to top dose twice a day to stop smoking an never felt a thing!
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