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Day 32 Citalopram 10mg

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gemma30517
gemma30517

I HAVE BEEN TAKING CITALOPRAM FOR 32 days now and it has helped but i have still been getting bouts of anxiety and the last few days have been pretty much constant which i have found upsetting. will this level out soon? i read online that it should be fully working by now. also i have drank twice whilst on the medication and found that it completley ramps up my anxiety the next few days does anybody else get this?

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  • stephen03156
    stephen03156 gemma30517

    Posted

    32 days , yes the anxiety goes up and down. Early days. I started to feel better after 9 weeks . It says 4-6 weeks on the blurb, thats the same as they say about side-effects . Helps sell the stuff but for me & many others it takes a long time.

    I'm on week 11 & do feel better.

  • katecogs
    katecogs gemma30517

    Posted

    32 days is far too early - took me 6 months to recover

    • ruth08109
      ruth08109 katecogs

      Posted

      Ditto, this time it has taken 6 months to start feeling consistently better and closer to 8 to feel stable x

  • marsh23433
    marsh23433 gemma30517

    Posted

    Hi Gemma ,32 days is very little,you should be on it for a minimum of 8/10 weeks and even more .

  • gemma30517
    gemma30517

    Posted

    because i had some good days where i could rationalise the anxiety and from reading online i assumed that i shouldnt still be having side affects. so its perfectly normal to still have increased anxiety? has anybody else had really hot flashes whilst taking them i find myself unable to sleep with the covers on thank god its still cold out at the moment. i am also craving carbs and sweets but luckily no weight gain as i am also trying to get to the gym.

    • will20275
      will20275 gemma30517

      Posted

      Oh Gemma,

      I'm a guy and I had hot flashes really bad. I had so many side effects that it made me more anxious and caused more panic attacks. If you are in the US and have a trader joe's get the whole wheat graham crackers for the

      cravings. I also worked out which helps with the anxiety. Cut out caffeine. Keep us posted of how you are doing.

      Will

    • marissa93793
      marissa93793 will20275

      Posted

      Hi Will, ive been following your posts for some time now and i am at 5months on 10mg citalopram after being on 5mg for 4 years. Im a lot better but still having intrusve thoughts, low mood, and depression. Was this the same for you ?

    • will20275
      will20275 marissa93793

      Posted

      Hi Marissa,

      Sorry i just saw this. I was having problems with this website forum. Yes i had intrusive thoughts . It will subside.

      Will

  • SJ95753
    SJ95753 gemma30517

    Posted

    I would go to your gp, maybe you need a dosage review 10mg might not be right for you. If you find it becoming impossible to manage say to your doctor. I drank 2 weeks ago and yeah my anxiety wasnt great for a few days but this does ease off when your anxiety settles. This is also the same for the majority of my friends who dont have any anxiety issues. They get palpitations. Hangover girl! It's meant to be s****y. If it's that bad try not to drink for a while I use other techniques as well. I find the meds are only part of recovery. x

  • marsh23433
    marsh23433 gemma30517

    Posted

    Hi Gemma /32 days is too short /that is just 4.5 weeks.Give it another 6/8 weeks and please note that each person metabolism is different ,.so time is in fact non-existence .but normally it is 8/10 weeks.

  • victoria68136
    victoria68136 gemma30517

    Posted

    hi guys

    i am currently on sertraline been on them

    9 months started at 25 mg then went up to a 100

    omg this made me soo ill so gp told me to take 50mg been on that bout 3 months still my anxiety is high so gp swapped me to citrapram as i used to be on them years ago and they helped me so much

    so basically they want me to switch straight over to citrapram 10mg

    was worried switching from one to another

    would REALLY APPRIATE RESASURANCE XXX

    • stephen03156
      stephen03156 victoria68136

      Posted

      I switched from fluxotine straight onto citalopram. Just the usual side-effects at the start but glad i did.

    • victoria68136
      victoria68136 stephen03156

      Posted

      thanks for replying stephen

      can i ask wat side effects to expect as i feel so anxious

      thank u

    • victoria68136
      victoria68136

      Posted

      i been taking diazapam too only around 2mg a day

      is that safe with citropram

    • victoria68136
      victoria68136 lois95799

      Posted

      thank you for replying

      lois

      as i am switching over from sertraline 50mg to citrapram 10mg

      any advice plz

      thank you soo much

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