Citalopram dose increase 20mg to 30mg
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I’m on day 10 of being on 30mg of citalopram from 20mg and feeling a bit rubbish. Anxiety has increased 🙄 intrusive thoughts are a bit more heightened (they’re just irritating me now, lol) my legs feel a bit more ‘twitchy’ / agitated upon waking, and I’ve been getting some butterflies in my stomach. Moodwise I’m feeling a bit down too 😪 just trying my best to get on with things but I feel like I’ve taken a setback (again). I did prepare myself to possibly feel a bit rubbish again but was expecting it more during the first week. I did have a bit of a stressful day yesterday emotions wise so I’m wondering if that’s brought this all on 🤷🏻??? Will this settle soon?
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Paula2019 Star1711
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Did you have any luck getting your CBT brought forward?
Star1711 Paula2019
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No, sadly not. My therapist did set up access for me to use an online CBT programme though, so I at least have that for now until I get an appointment.
My doctor thinks I’m doing really well (I don’t always feel that I am) so I’m just trying to take it day by day for now. I didn’t have the greatest sleep last night so taking it easy today
Paula2019 Star1711
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Star1711 Paula2019
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Thank you. Yes that’s so true. I think also the thing with me is that I find it so hard to see what I HAVE achieved so far and I end up forgetting...and then sit there thinking I still can’t do this, do that etc. Which I need to stop doing...! I’m not used to being patient, I’m usually a very much on the go busy person and used to getting things ‘done’ and ‘sorted out.’ But I guess a good thing that has come out of all of this (and there hasn’t been many good things 😳 is that I’ve realised I need to take better care of myself and that I need to say no to things that don’t benefit my wellbeing.
You have done amazingly well to come this far, we are already 6 months through the year, you will overcome the next 6 months 🤗
Paula2019 Star1711
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Last night I told my therapist that I am 70% recovered and have 30% left to go, and feel like I am in rehabilitation. Her response 30% thats alot to focus on all at once.
That comment really made me think.
Star1711 Paula2019
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Hi Paula,
How are you doing today? Ha ha, yes, it’s been hard having to slow down and be more in tune with my body and what it needs, as I’ve always just ‘kept going’ but I’ve learnt the hard way that’s not the best way.
I get what you mean...I interpret your therapist’s response as, we can’t categorise our recovery with figures, time limits etc. We just have to take it day by day and go with the flow...something that I haven’t found easy 😂 but getting there lol.
Paula2019 Star1711
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How are you today?
lois95799 Paula2019
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Paula2019 lois95799
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Just Amitryptyline. Am still on 20mg of Citalorapram, I was on 30mg and stupidly reduced that and the Amit at the same time last year, never again! So wished I had found this forum then.
I stopped Methocarbamol, Naproxen and Metoclopramide last year too. And two years ago stopped Propranolol, and Diazepam, and refused Gabapentin and Orlistat.
lois95799 Paula2019
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Wow...so one med at a time ..will be more successful to come off...that's what I'm thinking...
Paula2019 lois95799
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Star1711 Paula2019
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Hi Paula that’s great, glad you’re feeling good today!
Physically I feel okay, I actually had the best nights sleep I’ve had in about 6 months nearly 😂 but feeling fed up of all of these intrusive thoughts today. They just make me feel so rubbish! I felt okay yesterday and managed to ignore them a bit more than I usually do, but today it’s like boom, they’re constantly there 😪 are the thoughts one of the last things to go?
lois95799 Paula2019
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That's what I say paula if it's a matter of dired health issues than is ok..
Paula2019 Star1711
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