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I have been on and off Citalopram for 7 years. Last week I started a new course. I am going to document my feelings/side effects here. Please feel free to comment. I am on Cit for low mood/depression/anxiety
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silvia31661 raj113
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I nearly did that. The first time i took citalopram was in 1998. I have a diary where i have written all symptoms/side effects. Surprise surprise each course presents new challenges although many are the same.
michelle45874 raj113
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i did that every bed time i wrote down all my negative feelings and 1 positive and i focused on that positive as i fell asleep . My councellor suggest i did that it works
silvia31661 raj113
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that's an excellent idea! I will start writing the positive points rather than just the negative ones.
thank you
raj113
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Day 1 - Took my first tablet at 12pm. Suffered from mild nausea throughout the day and at night. Struggled to sleep
Day 2 - Nausea all day today. Sucked on peppermints. This really helped. Lack of appetite. Extremely tearful. Insomnia.
Day 3 and 4 - Less Nausea today. No appetite. Dry mouth
Day 5 - woke with unbearable anxiety. Lots of tears and feelings of hopeless and despair. Felt like I was losing the plot. Very jittery hands today. Could barely keep them still. Heart felt like it was racing/palpitations. Odd feeling. No appetite. Nausea gone. Dry mouth
Day 5 - Mouth less dry today. Few waves of anxiety. No appetite
Day 6 - Contact with Well Being. Time to start arranging CBT. I just don't feel myself atm. Feel very depressed. Have had terrible insomnia. Have used a variety of OTC sleeping aids and some prescribed from the Dr (not a the same time) Still not eating properly. Have lost 3lb in 6 days. Dry mouth
Day 7 - More feelings of hopelessness and despair. Tearful today. Same jittery feelings in hands and odd heart palpitations thingy. Can only describe it as the same feeling you get when anxious but in a situation/environment where it is not usual to feel anxious (for me anyway) Nurse prescribed a second course of antibiotics for UTI. Not anticpating sleep tonight. Lack of appetite. Dry mouth
Chris00000 raj113
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good luck raj.
raj113 Chris00000
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Thank you
raj113
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Day 8 - I would hope to have started to feel a bit better but not yet. All the same symptoms as Day 7 and just not feeling anywhere near normal. At times I feel more depressed than ever. Almost wishing to give up on the tablets if they are making me feel this way. I see no light at the end of the tunnel yet. Just a long, dark dismal one
raj113
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Day 8 cont. There have been two occasions today where I have felt 'normal' back to my old self. Even amongst the tiredness and UTI. Holding onto that
jason80809 raj113
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hi raj it has took me about 7 weeks to start to feel abit normal was terrible at first especially on morning when its dark but hopefully starting to get there give it time i was ready to stop taking them but stuck it out good luck.
Grounded raj113
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I also have kept a journal of all the feelings and side effects of the medication as you are, and after 11 weeks I've looked back at the progress. Some were small baby steps, and some days had nothing to write down except 'good day' as of lately. I hope that this helps you also!
And reading through you're side effects I too had those and still am having some trouble with appetite, not nausea but just not much desire to eat and have lost 15 pounds in the last 2.5 months but its slowly coming back. Oh and try to force yourself to eat something healthy, and drink as much water as you can. It does help!
Good luck!
raj113 Grounded
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Thank you so much for your message. Does it get easier? Fed up not feeling myself atm
silvia31661 raj113
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yes it does unfortunately it's a roller coaster for a while.
i wish you to feel better soon
Grounded raj113
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It does get better, and although its hard to do, keep telling yourself one day at a time and just try to keep yourself busy and before you know it, your going to start feeling better. Don't worry 😃 It just takes time, and there is ups and downs, just keep your head up and push through.
ruth08109 raj113
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I made a line graph to show my mood ups and downs in the month.... and it really helps to show if there's a pattern to the ups and downs.
Good luck, wishing you relief soon.
raj113
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Day 9 - another day of struggling. Another day of despair and hopelessness. There were times today when I felt like just giving up and ridding myself of responsibilities. I cried. I had no appetite. I had a dry mouth.