Citroplam

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Hi as I am perimenopausle and feel down alot I have been given citroplam by my gp is anybody else on this medication and how dose it make you feel.

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    Hi Susan I was put on citalipram as well as propanolol last year and whilst I'm still on the propanolol I had to stop taking the citalipram ...it didn't agree with me I felt like I was having an out of body experience but to be honest I should have given the tablets longer to settle ..instead panic set in and I stopped , I know lots of people that take them and have felt much better xx good luck hope you feel better soon this menopause is just sh*tty isn't it ? 😔

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      It is I hate it well I hope the tablets work hate feeling down and crying.
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    Hi susan ive been on this medication for 3 months now 10 mg first couple of weeks were hard but gets better . Have you started them yet and what mg are they x
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      Hi tammy there 10mg just started today was there any side affects with you when you started them.
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      Lost of appitite and not sleeping very well felt total rubbish if im honest but im on levothyroxine for underactive thyroid has well so dont know if its them tablets or the citrilopram
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      Hi tammy when did you start to feel rubbish when taking these tablets.
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    I've used these a couple of times in the past with mixed results. I'm using 5htp this time for a more natural approach and that plus vitamin D with food seems to be working better. If you are going to give Citalopram a try give it long enough for any initial side effects to wear off and for them to kick in. It was usually about 4 weeks in for me! Good luck!

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      Hi angie how long had you been on them when you started to feel not so good this is my first day on them.
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      Some people have no initial side effects at all. I have a couple of work colleagues who have been on it with no adverse effect other than a bit of tiredness. I started feeling a bit crap within a few days but was OK after about 2 weeks.
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    Hi Susan,

    I am on this medication.

    Before I started on it, I had lost my appetite, couldn't sleep more than 2 hours at a time, was extremely 'out-of-body' almost all the time, and literally couldn't feel any of the ups or downs of normal life. I was way past depressed... I couldn't have cried real tears to save my life at that time. perimenopause had set in, and some nasty stresses all piled on at the same time.

    I had no side effects anywhere near as bad as what I was already dealing with. For me (and my family) it has been a God-send.

    I hope you feel well again soon!

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    Hi i take citroplam 10mg stick with them im feeling much better think it takes about 6 weeks to feel any benefit from them im feeling much happier no anxiety either i think they are wonderful,ive read many stories about them but seem to be all bad nobody seems to put anything good about them but i guess everybody is different and experience side effects others dont but ive found them wonderful first few days around afternoon time id feel a little tired but thats about it really an that soon passes so i would give them a go if you have not already started them an if you have stick with them any side effects you do experience will soon get better hope this helps good luck x
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    Hi Susan

    I have been on citalopram for 3months now, currently on 40mg. I'm not going to lie and say it has been easy. I have had alot of side effects however my dosage had been increased quickly.

    What I have learnt from this site is that to truly see if citalopram is helping you need to give each dose 4-6 weeks before stopping, changing or increasing your dose.

    10mg is usually a tester dose and 20mg is the therapeutic dose but for some people 10mg is enough.

    See how things go and be prepared for side effects. If they don't happen great but if they do know what to expect. Heightened anxiety is often the one most people hate because they are taking it to reduce that.

    Good luck and keep on this site and the citalopram forum.

    They are valuable support.

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