Citalopram from anxiety

Hi Amanda, I too suffered with health anxiety, which is why I went on them, it's been 2 years now and I am free from it thank god for these tablets, I damaged muscle in my side by over training, as months went I done something silly everyone does which is look up on Google, and I found signs of cancer symptoms which made me worry so much i gave myself stomach cramps and diarrhea for six weeks, I didn't listen to my doctor he told me I was fit as a fiddle but didn't listen, we learn by our own mistakes,. Keep taking them and go through the side effects, I know their really bad but whether the storm, nobody knows what it's like until you experience anxiety to the max which is what the side effects give some people too, stick with it I'm glad I did xx

Oh I know Amanda, no exaggeration now but for me taking citalopram I had every side effects in the tablet even the rare ones but everyone's different it was the worst time in my life but looking back I would do it again, I'm married with two young children and been through hell, you will do it to, IV studied a bit on citalopram for a long time when I was at my worst, some doctors lack experience in this medication, usually the doctor should have told you to stay on citalopram for 4-6 weeks then go back to see him for referral because these tablets take a very long time to build in your system and during that time you'll experience side effects which mean the medication is working, my side effects lasted 5 weeks before they eased but during that time some came and went lasting around 4-5 days, always remember they will go away you won't have them forever and your not going insane this is very important because worrying about this will make you worse which stimulates your nervous system to react with vengeance, this forum helped me so much, especially katekogs who is such an amazing woman who put me on the right path of recovery by her experience on these tablets and knowledge xx

Yes I had that for 5 days, I'd fall asleep 20 mins later I'd wake upon like I can only explain it like shock and numbness down my shoulders like head shocks it's hard to explain but you get what I'm saying, fright that doesn't just stop, then I couldn't get back to sleep so I'd lay awake petrified feeling horrible pins and needles in my hands, then I fell asleep for an hour then woke again with the same thing, horrible it was, I feel for you I do but it won't last more than 4-5 days, if you need more reasurance about anything else your getting let me know because I'm sure IV had the lot, but keep taking them xx