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End of 5th week and feel like I'm going backwards

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don45258
don45258

Hi all

It is coming up to the end of the 5th week of 20mg of citalapram and I feel like I'm going backwards is this normal ? Anxiety still there and feeling really low I was on this med for year then stopped taking it because I had a low and doc said it stopped working for me tried loads of other med with no joy .

does anyone think it could work for me again ? As anyone tried this med again after stoping and it worked ?

ADVICE PLEASE

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  • lauuren1994
    lauuren1994 don45258

    Posted

    Hi. Im sorry you feel astho your goin backwards. Iv only been on 10mg for 4 days and im already seein a diffrence so is my patner and mum. Iv only had very light side effects atm so am hopin it continues to work. Maybe if u feel astho its not workin u should see your doctor? Iv heard people can have good days on cit and then really bad days. Sorry im not much help but please let me know how i get on and if the doc gave you an alternative. X
    • ferim
      ferim lauuren1994

      Posted

      Dont worry Lauren. I am in the same situation as u. Had it for 6 yrs went cold turkey and im back on it now in week 6. Still have depression and anxiety . It is said that it takes around 12 weeks to work. Keep going!☺
    • lauuren1994
      lauuren1994 ferim

      Posted

      Yerh i went 3 years sayin to everyone i was fine when i really wasnt i just didnt wanna admit it. Im deffo goin to keep at it cause i need the old me back that didnt give a crap ahaa. Im not so much depressed its just my anxsiety there trying to control x
    • don45258
      don45258 ferim

      Posted

      Your same as me I was on it for years then it stopped working 2 years a go tried loads of other ad,s with no joy so back on citalapram it worked well for me before just hope it works again I can't remember how long it took to work last time but I'm at the end of week 5 and feel like I'm going backwards it so hard
    • jran
      jran don45258

      Posted

      I am definitley better when i keep busy

      Cheers

       

  • jran
    jran don45258

    Posted

    Hi Don

    Sorry to hear you are not feelin any better I just checked i am 6 weeks and starting to improve. Today out with bridge this morning then grocery shopping and then come home and mixed and cooked up 13 riss oles. First time in a while i normally just have a salad and a bit of chicken or steak. But to actually start from scratch was something i havent done for at least 3 mths. So  a big improvement mornings still wake early 4am and sometimes can manage to snooze on and off till 7am and definitely not so sad in morn. I am not 100% so i hope there i more improvement to come they  say on here 3 mths full benefit. Maybe doc needs to up your dose I go back Wed so i am going to ask about increasing but will hang in there It may not be the one for you  

    • don45258
      don45258 jran

      Posted

      Nice to here your getting their I'm just going to stick to it a bit longer 🙏🏿
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