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cristina87613
cristina87613

Hi I am on cit for 2 weeks and I have a constant burning in my chest.Is this normal?I don't think is anxiety symptom,could be acidity?

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  • amy75782
    amy75782 cristina87613

    Posted

    Probably a bit of both, citalopram do cause acid reflux. Try gaviscon and see if it calms down. Are you taking them for anxiety?
    • cristina87613
      cristina87613 amy75782

      Posted

      Yes and I had all the side effects on the leaflet I try not to give up,but I don't know if wort it.I am affraid that I have gastritis or something
  • gary20100
    gary20100 cristina87613

    Posted

    yES. It happened to me too. Been on cit 20 mg for 4 weeks now. Still get that feeling but not as often. I always though it was the meds fighting off the anxiety. Maybe lol
    • cristina87613
      cristina87613 gary20100

      Posted

      Hi Gary did you take any antiacids?When did you start to feel better?I tried very hard to stay on med 2 weeks but I can't wait longer to see the benefits.Sometimes I  regret that I start taking med
    • gary20100
      gary20100 cristina87613

      Posted

      My whole life i have had heartburn acid reflux. I started taking Pantoprazole. It is a life saver. I started feeling better last week. Almost 4 weeks into it. Cit is brutal stuff. But i was told 7 weeks before results. Im not big on meds either. Wasnt until this year that i started taking certain meds. How long have you been off cit?
    • cristina87613
      cristina87613 gary20100

      Posted

      I am on cit 10mg for 2 weeks .I have anxiety  and panick atacks for many years.I was on seroxat 3 years ago.I was ok for a while but anxiety came back more agressive .5 weeks ago I tried to take seroxat again but I had very bad side effects .I couldn't eat for few days and this caused me more acidity and heartburn.My doctor put me on cit and my stomach didn't recover after seroxat.I hope this symptoms will go soon
  • Bullet_man
    Bullet_man cristina87613

    Posted

    i had the same feeling, but it went away, took anti acid liquid and burning went away after a 1/2 hour, but i would call your dr and tell him just to be sure its not a heart problem.
    • cristina87613
      cristina87613 Bullet_man

      Posted

      I was in the emergency departament just before I started the treatment with cit with fast heart rate and chest burning I had ekg and usual blood tests and they said that all normal and the burning is from stomach because I couldn,t eat and had too much acid
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