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Hi everyone I have been on citalopram 20mg for about 4 days now.and I was wondering how long the side effects last for most people.i have the nausea headaches direhea and loss of appetite.Has anyone else had issues with more than one of the side effects?
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lara54717 kim34580
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I had all of these along with bad heightened anxiety. Mine lasted about 3 weeks stopped for a couple of weeks and then came on a bit more when I upped to 30. It's long and it's horrible but keep reminding yourself it won't be forever. I don't know if this is true or not but my dr said he thinks that when people tend to have side effects it's because it's doing something and it will work. That might have been him trying to encourage me to persevere but I'm glad I did because I'm now starting to feel like myself again. Also make sure you eat because I had no desire to and I think this made me feel worse. I just had to force myself.
kim34580 lara54717
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Thank you for replying.im gonna try and hang in there.it isn't easy at my job tho.lol I was worried that something was wrong cause I have quite a few of the side effects.
sanja1993 kim34580
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Hi yes it's all totally normal. I had all of those plus a handful of more, such as very bad sweats, how and cold, very very anxious, worse anxiety and panic attacks, heart papilations, just to name a few and the one that I also had was very bad muscle tension in my legs like horrible, I was up and down for about 3 months. Much better now still have some anxiety but it's more manageable and able to deal with it. Just hand in there u will also get there too. Xoxo
kim34580 sanja1993
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sanja1993 kim34580
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What else helped me cope with all the stuff with this med was reading other people's problems with it. It made me more at peace that it wasn't only me. Lol or just keep on posting new topics with what ever u are having a hard time with. And remember every time I do an increase most people will say and from my experience it's like starting all over again.
kim34580 sanja1993
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Thanks I do feel a little better knowing it's normal.
zoe62821 sanja1993
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Hi sanja
How long have you been on citalopram?
I'm just over 3months mark. Muchimproved but like you I had all side effects and still have some anxiety.
Have all your side effects gone now?
sanja1993 zoe62821
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kim34580 zoe62821
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kim34580 zoe62821
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It's been about 5days now and they are still pretty bad.
zoe62821 kim34580
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Hi Kim
No lie the side effects may be awful. But just remember that they are side effects and do settle and change over time. These meds are not a quick fix unfortunately but when they work they work well. Go with them and try no to dwell on them.
Things willing get better 😀