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citalopram increase

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louise79427
louise79427

On my second week of increase of 40 citalopram and still have the worst upset stomach. Being taking Buscapan but still suffering.

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  • karen76145
    karen76145 louise79427

    Posted

    Please take with plenty of food.   SSRI's are very irritating to the lining of the stomach. Also, drinking aloe vera juice will heal the stomach. 
  • denise80318
    denise80318 louise79427

    Posted

    hi louise, i was like that it does get better,iv been on 40mg for5 weeks and still got a heavy head,
  • jenny23690
    jenny23690 louise79427

    Posted

    Hi Louise, I was the same when I increased to 20mg, didn't have these issues with 10mg and I was on 10 for a few mths and drinking alcohol on top of it, when you say heavy head could you elaborate , I have been feeling like my head is about to implode like pressure in my head, I increased to 20mg about 4 weeks ago and since I have drank about 3 times but when I drank had a few pints each time, I find I feel so much worse, I'm thinking did I do some damage with the drink and my anxiety also seems worse, i have increase about 5 weeks ago now, just worried maybe I put myself back to the start with the drinks, very hard.
    • louise79427
      louise79427 jenny23690

      Posted

      Yeah, been nearly 2 weeks since increase and have stomach upset, sweating and sore head and feel foggy too. Couldn't stomach any drink feeling like this. Hope you feel better soon x
    • jenny23690
      jenny23690 louise79427

      Posted

      Thanks Louise, I hope you feel better too, the pain in my head seems to be at the top and sides, It's like a vice is around my head, is yours similar?
    • jenny23690
      jenny23690 louise79427

      Posted

      I started to feel less sick after the two week mark, nausea is gone now, just the head pressure.
    • louise79427
      louise79427 jenny23690

      Posted

      Will be 2 weeks on Friday, so fingers x. Yeah the head thing is awful.
    • louise79427
      louise79427

      Posted

      Do you find the head thing moves to different parts of your head?
    • louise79427
      louise79427 jenny23690

      Posted

      Hey Jenny, when did the weird head thing stop for you? Feel foggy and headaches, but upset stomach gonesmile
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