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Citalopram increase and insomnia

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alison10104
alison10104

I have been taking citalopram 10mg for about 3 years. I've been asked several times to increase to 20mg due to my anxiety and panic attacks. I finally found the courage to do it 3 weeks ago today. my question if anybody can help me is after 3 weeks of the increase is it normal to have insomnia? I'm getting to sleep OK however I'm waking after only a few hrs feeling wired! then I'm like a zombie all day! I've also had a dry mouth and bit of sore throat since increasing too. please somebody tell me this is going to get better !

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  • james49527
    james49527 alison10104

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    i was on citalopram for 8 years then stopped last year. went on to mertazipine in January and didn't like that at all. Went back on citalopram 2 weeks ago ( 20mg) and feel exactly like you. i'm struggling to sleep and getting panic attacks just trying to sleep. I do believe things will get better its just our brains changing with the serotonin. The 10mg worked for 3 years so think positive and remember these are just side effects. You've got this.

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