citalopram made me feel kinda worse is this normal
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hi been on citalopram since friday 20mg on monday called ambulance out as i was feeling really bad lightheaded arms and legs felt so weak was checked ecg,blood pressure which were fine so following day only took 5mg as did not want repeat of feeling bad again not feeling to bad but now and again i have a surge of fuzzy head and uneasyness really dont know what to do should i stick at this or give up help.......
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Hi Wendy, as has been said already, 20mg could be much to high a dose for you.
Much better to work your way up, you will probably get some side effects when you increase the dose, but not as severe as you are feeling now.
I would speak to gp, stick with the 5mg, work up to 10 mg. Give that time, and see how you go from there.
People recover at 5mg, 10 mg, etc. I think sometimes GPs just prescribe 20 because of the label 'therapeutic dose.' But it's not that simple. We're all different, and what's therapeutic for one person may cause intolerable side effects for another. Good luck. Let us know how you get on.
wendy94366 ruth08109
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hi went back to docs y'day had total meltdown she was lovely took me straight off citalopram and prescribed 2mg diazapam and 10 mg propranolol to take straight away, my health anxiety hit the roof before i took them but now ok still feely woozy headed and had breakfast this morning even though i have had no appitite properly for 2 weeks lost 8lbs thinking i have cancer because i lost weight but doctor said its normal with anxiety,had bloods done in november and she told me if it was somethinig it would have shown in bloods and anxiety does have a big impact on your tummy when stressed i'm just hopeing i can get my life back