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Hey,
I’ve been on Citalopram for 8 weeks come Tuesday, 20mg. I suffered through terrible side effects, lost a stone as I couldn’t eat. Nausea, upset stomach, and terribly heightened anxiety. After around 3 weeks I started feeling quite alright 😄 But with the rational head on again, I got some news that I feel set me back quite considerably. I was struck with what felt like a depressive state, very detached and agitated for a few days. This eventually settled again and I was good again, until the last 3-4 days. I’m dipping again.....I just want to know if this is normal. It is only 8 weeks right.....I shldn’t expect the world so early on?
It’s so frustrating when u pick up and think you’re on the right path just to take a dip again.
I’m just looking for reassurance, so I don’t give up hope or mess with doses (it’s so tempting) 🤔
Success stories on a post card please 🙏🏻
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Star1711 Moaney86
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Hi there
What you’re going through is completely normal. I’ve been on citalopram for 6 months now and I’ve had many blips along the way where I felt like I had gone two steps back after feeling better. 8 weeks is still very early days. It’s great that you’ve been feeling a bit better which shows that the medication is working, but citalopram takes time to work fully and do it’s job.
It’s all part of the process, upping your dose at this stage does not mean you’ll recover any quicker so it’s always good to stay on the dose you are on to give it a fair chance to work. In the meantime while you go through these setbacks, just accept them and remember that they will pass. Go for walks, have a relaxing bath, read a book, anything uplifting that you enjoy doing.
Hope you feel better soon 😊
candycakez Moaney86
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nigel45109 Moaney86
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marsh23433 Moaney86
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Moaney86
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I aprreciate everyone’s comments....it truly does help. I’m struggling and I can’t make sense of it on my own. I so want this to be over. I want to be back to normality. I’m off work at the moment, I work 3 days a week. My partner is supportive, but he struggles with me dipping too as I think he thinks I have an on off switch so why not use it. I wish it was that easy. I have two little children that notice me change I’m sure as I’m extremely teary, crying most of the day!!
How long should I expect this to last. So far I seem to get 1 week of feeling good then 1 of feeling like this again....😪
nigel45109 Moaney86
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Moaney86 nigel45109
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I truly hope this is the case as I’m really struggling with this. I’m struggling to cope with it at the moment. I feel like it is consuming me 😪 I question wether I shld just up my dose as the side effects that were the worst was heightened anxiety, which I am experiencing at the moment anyway. Nausea was hard too but I’ve had two babies with 9 months of morning sickness so I’m used to it u cld day. 🙈 I wish I cld just make a decision and stick with it!!
nigel45109 Moaney86
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Moaney86 nigel45109
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Anxiety 🤦🏻???
nigel45109 Moaney86
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Moaney86 nigel45109
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U’re right...I just start to question the meds and my recovery when I dip as I wasn’t expecting it to happen and expected it to happen just as the packaging says....”1-2 weeks side effects, 6-8 weeks at its full effect” So makes me feel like it mustn’t be for me. Saying that I’ve followed this forum for a while now and I’m fully aware that the packaging is almost false hope as the majority of ppl have taken much longer. We r all different, I must remind myself at times 😐 I will stick it out!!
I don’t really have much in the way of caffeine and switched to decaf tea bags.
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