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Dodgy 👀 eyes

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hi everyone got down to 10mg now but seem to be getting really dry eyes and pain behind them feels like i have grit in them all the time? Anyone else come accross this?Also when i move my eyes i hear a zap noise

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  • lois95799
    lois95799 Guest

    Posted

    those are all side effects of this medication.did your joint pain subside? hope all is well.yes i had that pain in my right eye .but subsided.

    • Guest
      Guest lois95799

      Posted

      hi Lois

      thanks for your reply, do you think it is likely to get worse each time i lower the dose ,

      thanks for asking about my joint pain this has eased off a bit actually but does increase again each time i lower my dose it always seems like i am moaning about citalopram but i am genuinly pleased it helps some people and hope you are getting on ok with it

      thanks Lois

    • lois95799
      lois95799 Guest

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      yes iam feeling quite lovely on cit.iam glad your joint pain is somewhat subsiding.the only side effect i was left with was tinnitus but that is also subsiding slowly but it is less and less as the months fly by.

  • kevin48836
    kevin48836 Guest

    Posted

    Hi Steve. I have exactly the same problem, it does vary from time to time and has been the case for 3 years. I have been back to the Drs , but they have looked at me as if I was making it up. Have tried to come off them, from 20 - 10 and leaving them for a week or 2, never again. Back on the track with them for a couple of months now, my eyes are playing up now. Gritty, painful , blurred vision, eye drops do very little. Went for eye check up, no problem. Told optician about vision and he just gave me a list of eye drops from cheap to expensive and just said see whats best for you. Just going to leave my meds for a short while to see if it is still them causing the problem. Then try the Dr yet again. Citalopram is my meds.

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      Guest kevin48836

      Posted

      hi thanks for message sorry to hear your problems mine seems to get alot worse when i lower dose i just hope it eventually goes.I am genuinly pleased cit works for alot of people but i believe that for me its the biggest mistake

      and still maintain the doctors should explain the potential problems with it

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