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I found that I felt better after 1 week but it made me feel ill for 2-3 weeks.  If your anxiety is bad, 10mg won't do a lot.

20mg was perfect for me when I was suffering from bad anxiety and allowed me to get my life back.  Id ask about going to 20mg.

Hi rox

How are you ?

I've been citalopram for approx 5 weeks

Had a meltdown early hours Monday morning (I was due to start work at 06.30) terrible anxiety and depression

Had a rough weekend too

Ive reduced down from 20 to 10 mg of citalopram in readiness for going on venaflaxine this week

Phoned gp and I was in terrible state

She asked me what I wanted to do?

Said about increasing cit to 30mg?

But I said it's still giving me diarrhoea about 5 weeks !

Anyhow she said go straight on the venflaxine yesterday .

Bit anxious as side effects can be bad on this med.

Been feeling like a wanted to cry for no reason at various stages through the day .

I got signed off work

As couldn't just face it tbh

Sorry if this is a bit negative

The GP said last week that I should have had some benefit after a month

I know they take time to work

Hopefully done right thing going on the venaflaxine

I read it's what you put you on with other meds haven’t helped.

Take care xx

That was' when other meds haven't worked' my typing is a bit off as usual

That was' when other meds haven't worked' my typing is a bit off as usual

Apparently when you make an increase in mg you potentially start getting the side effects all over again. So although you have been on cit for 6 weeks you have only been taking 20mg for 2. 5 weeks so you may need to just base your start date from the moment you increased. I reckon you should give it a few more weeks on 20mg citalopram and then see how you feel. 

Trouble is if you worry that it’s not working, then that might naturally make you take longer to feel the benefit. I don’t know. ( fist time on cit for me too ) 

I’ve been on cit 10mg 3 weeks tomorrow. It’s been great mostly, although the past 24 hours I’ve had a bit of a blip after a stressful situation that arose Monday. But I think it’s only natural for me to feel apprehensive but it’s just heightened atm because I have anxiety already. I barely slept last night, was in a state of fight or flight most of the night. It was miserable but have just tried my best to think positive today and get on with work etc and focus on the progress I’ve made so far. 

Focusing on the positives will also help you if you can try to do that.

Hopefully you will feel some relief soon and will be one of the people on here that raves about how cit helped you so much. I’m hoping that will be me too. 

Just to add from my last comment

My GP said that although I might not have thought the 20 mg was helping

When I went back down to 10mg it m the 10mg wasn't enough to help me as I was .

Anyway to waffle what I'm trying to say

It's probably about getting the right dosage and trying to be patient

Although that's difficult isn't it ?

I was/am so desperate

Just see how I get with the venaflaxine

Plus having telephone appointment with local MH people for CBT .

Hope the citalopram works for you

Rox

I meant

Take care

I'm right there with you. I feel better but not great. Wondering id I should up to 20mg but don't want to. I've been in 10mg in the past and it seemed to work so I'm wondering if I should wait it out a bit longer.

Thats tough to hear for a lot of people. I dont know how severe your anxiety is - I suffer pretty badly (plus OCD).

Its definitely worth the wait, I spent months waiting for something to happen. Feeling awful etc. Just stick with it. Be kind to yourself. Have a support system and rely on them in the tough days.