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Has anyone had ANY success on Citalopram?

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ChoccyBiccy
ChoccyBiccy

Hiya

i was just curious if anyone has any success on Citalopram, i have been diagnosed with a panic disorder/Health anxiety, constantly dizzy/headache/eye pains so shaky in the morning, Dr prescribed 10mg Citalopram to start with Diazepam, although the 'major panic attacks' have subsisded i'm still left with these physical symptoms and terrified to take the Citalopram cos i've read a lot of horror stories about this SSRI!

Any succes stories would be greatly appreciated before i start taking this!

Thank you 😃

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    maranda59472 ChoccyBiccy

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    I took it for a few years with some success. I kept trying to deal with my horrific physical anxiety symptoms naturally so I'd go on and off the citalopram frequently. Each time I'd start back up I would have terrible shakes/uneasiness/insomnia for the first few days then it would get better.

    Recently after trying desperately to be off anxiety meds I broke down and went back to my dr. I was constantly dizzy, shaky, had daily panic attacks, some mornings I would literally vomit I was so nervous and felt like my body was freaking out.

    I started Zoloft this time instead and gor me it has helped better than the citalopram did. I know everyone responds differently to anxiety meds so it is, unfortunately, a guessing game until you fond what works for you. But I did ok on citalopram and my dr. said it helps many people with minimal side effects.

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