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does the contraceptive pill still work on citalopram ??

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natasha70054
natasha70054

iam on the pill you take everyday , i take it along with my citalopram so i dont forget them .Just wondering if the pill is still as effective if taking citalopram ? im 21 and have been on the pill sinse i was 16 .

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  • amy75782
    amy75782 natasha70054

    Posted

    Totally fine together citalopram doesn't make it stop working x
  • cindy1957
    cindy1957 natasha70054

    Posted

    Oh that I don't know about, I am in menopause, so I'm not add young as you are. Just was wondering how the citalopram is working for you now, and didn't you switch it to night time now?
    • natasha70054
      natasha70054 cindy1957

      Posted

      hi cindy , yes i moved mine to 9pm in the evening .now just done a week :D feeling good and all symptons gone apart from sorr eyes .Feeling more.confident , little bit tired but have been excercising allot.I dont want to sit around as i work 11 hour days and need to get back into work on tuesday :D
  • New85
    New85 natasha70054

    Posted

    Ye that's fine, I've been on citalopram about 5 weeks and just started taking the contraceptive pill today. I asked the same question to the doc when I was put on it and he said not a problem
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