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Citalopram - when to increase?

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davidblue85
davidblue85

Hi all,

Hope you are are managing to battle through your own journeys!

As I have now hit the 6 week mark (10mg) and although things have improved from a few weeks ago I'm wondering if I should continue on the same dose or increase?

Reading the Citalopram information online and on this very site it suggests that the full benefit will be felt at 4 weeks, now whilst I've improved I'm not yet the man I was before my 'melt down'!

So my thinking is - if I'm and 6 weeks and this is as good as it gets is now the time to try increasing?

I'm particularly interested in those who have increased, how long before they did and how did they decide the increase was needed?

I'm happy to give this dose a few more weeks and I'm not expecting a quick fix to this 'problem' but I don't want to hold off if an increase is the better option.

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  • davidblue85
    davidblue85

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    So day 5 on my increased dose and all fine! In fact I've been really busy packing for our house move. Something as major as moving/packing would have sent me over the edge before Christmas!

    I think keeping busy has helped - hopefully things continue and I get back to 100% me soon, I think the new house will be a good change and help me recover.

    Have a good day X

    • Marf
      Marf davidblue85

      Posted

      Oh wow that's great xx do you reckon you feel better than on 10? xx you are my guinea pig for increasing! xx
    • davidblue85
      davidblue85 Marf

      Posted

      Hi Marf - yeah definitely better that how I felt a couple of weeks back. I'm mindful I've only been on 15mg a week so far so given a couple more weeks hopefully things get even better, if not I'm happy to move to 20mg as the side effects on increasing have been minimal.

      So I wouldn't panic about increasing in fact stop suffering because 5mg might make all the difference for you.

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