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increased dose from 10mg to 20mg, need some advice please.

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jenny23690
jenny23690

Hi All,

I am just looking for some input, I recently increased my dose from 10mg to 20mg, I was on 10 mg for about 8 months before i decided to increase.

My reason for increasing is the night time anxiety and the ups and downs in my moods such as I get obesssive periods of overthinking about a particular situation and feel anxious, but overall my mood was actually okay and I am a happy mother of 2 lovely boys, I just decided to increase my dose in the hope of eliminating my obsessive thinknig which hits at times and as I mentioned the night time as well can be at times bothersome for me.

I guess I was feeling nervous about the increase but the feelings I have been having are tightness around my head, feeling kind of depressed I dont know just this kind of numb feeling that is hard to explain, (I do not usually suffer from depression). Just overall I do not feel great, headaches at times and nasal pressure is worse too.

I am wondering have I made a mistake increasing my dose, what were your experiences, please need some input.

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  • Guest
    Guest jenny23690

    Posted

    Hello jenny. I really feel for you,as we all do .you may not be on the correct dose so upping will probably help.there will be more heightened side effects ,but take things slow break you pill in half. Gradually up it? I started off with 5 then upped to 30 over 12 months ,I now have come down to 20. but you must try to distracted your self with your anxiaty. Its hard at first but you can do it you must try to believe.I had help with hypnosis .I feel fantastic now back to my old self.
    • jenny23690
      jenny23690 Guest

      Posted

      Thank you gawen, I know what you mean, what is bothering me on the 20 which I have been now 2 days I feel like I have no side effects just feel headachy and a bit hazey hard to explain, I expected increased anxiety yawning clenching jaw, basically the symptoms I had first starting, the symptoms from increasing are just a bit of restlessness my legs keep moving in bed and that kind of on between feeling, it's hard to explain, and the head pressure, I just hoped someone here could say to me that is how I felt and then they kicked in.

      I'll be honest thou I am beginning to feel better so maybe I need to give it more time, thanks so much for your reply x

  • David_21660
    David_21660 jenny23690

    Posted

    Hi Jenny,

    I take it that you have discussed increasing with your Dr and that is ok? If not I do recommend that you keep them in the loop! My Dr is excellent with regard "sticking plasters for the brain" and after many discussions and visits I have increased once in between appts on my own fruition, no problem.

    Once I got to know Cita better and accept the side effects (SE), and those I got with increasing from 10mg over to 40mg over four months things levelled out. Although the SE did get less as time went by and as I increased, fortunately.

    I listened to my body and mind, changed my life style, gave up smoking and drink only at weekends having a bottle, two or three of ale. I gave up eating meat, although I still eat fish for health reasons, and taking D3 and B6 vitimins in multivits. These do help the serotonin levels and can do no harm while on Cita.

    Try to keep clear of any stress as the modern lifestyle seems to accept this as the norm when, it is uneccessary, unatural and unhealthy. Ok when we were hunter gatherers!

    Personally, I removed myself from that which made me ill (my job) and now am much better. However, I did put myself under unecessary pressure beginning of July in the build up to Family visiting from the US and this and a dental problem through me for a while. I was getting better when over the weekend I contracted gastro enteritis! OH JOY! Lol! I am feeling as rough as anything, but this site does help in mysterious ways!!

    So, keep reading, keep posting and keep asking, no matter how insignificant, you'll get the answers here.

    Heading back to the sofa

    Best Regards,

    David

     

    • David_21660
      David_21660

      Posted

      Please excuse spelling mistakes and big words (Fiancee has an "ology!"

       

    • jenny23690
      jenny23690 David_21660

      Posted

      Many thanks david, it is only my first week of increasing, I can't expect a miracle very quickly, I still have a pressure headache which is quite hard to explain and I also feel a little more stressed in ways on and off and a little lower, but then fine at times, maybe I'm over analyzing it too.

      I feel if I give it time things will level out, I guess I got a bit worried I'm not getting certain side effects and then worried about the ones I am getting if that makes sense.

      One thing that has let me know that my body is in fact still adjusting to the meds is this funny sound my stomach is making like a bubbling sound that I got months ago when I first started the meds, this tells me it's the same now so I need to relax and let them take time to take proper effect, thanks so much for your response!

    • David_21660
      David_21660 jenny23690

      Posted

      Hi Jenny,

      Still a bit crock from the old gastro enteritis, but getting there slowly.

      Stress levels and anxiety will possibly increase as Cita causes anxiety (as I foound out) to be able to treat it! Yippee that was fun not! Please remember you may not get the side effects others do, nor the intensity either, if you do.

      Don't worry about over analysing that is partly to do with a smidgen of paranoia! I had this and me Dr sent me for a healthy man check up and ECG amongst other things - sorted me out and I adjusted and relaxed like you did with the stomach bubbling. You cannot beat experience with these meds,the more you learn the more you go with it and you'll also start responding to others on the site too. Trust me, stick with it (for as long as it takes) helping others is also part, in a way, of the self help therapy I mentioned.

      There may also be (then, there may not!) be periods of being up and then you crash - let it happen curl up in a quilt and just go with it. You will get more ups than downs!

      As I say keep posting, keep reading, keep asking and soon you'll be offering advice yourself!

      Regards,

      David

    • jenny23690
      jenny23690 David_21660

      Posted

      Hi david,

      I'm literally dying, I feel so crap! I have no motivation and I feel really low, I never felt low it was general anxiety I had, yes yrs ago I was treated for depression but have not experienced Low in years now, I am also feeling tired and a cloudy type feeling in my head, it's been a very hard week I will not lie, I'm not myself at all :-( I thought upping to 20mg would be easy for me as I was on the 10 a few months but I was very wrong, my stomach is also at me on and off... How are you

    • David_21660
      David_21660 jenny23690

      Posted

      Hi Jenny,

      Has anyone said "Welcome to the Club" yet? What you are experiencing with Cita we all do (with various ones, at times and different levels etc., etc.). It is no fun at all and we all can sympathise with you, you just got to let it happen. I curled up with a duvet and tried to sleep or at least rest, sometimes watch a DVD or listen to music. I was, and am, helped by my Fiancee, who knew nothing about "sticking plasters for the brain" when I started, but got involved and is quite handy when I can't get hold of me Dr!

      I see my Dr again in a week after a "Summer break" seems crazy, but we all felt I was better and I felt I was ready to start a reduction and by next week I was hoping to be down to around 20mg (from 40mg) WRONG!  I realised when I tried it was too soon, but I had to try. The thing with Cita is that we can give each other support, have a chat, swap valuable info, but we cannot truly say how each one is going to be affected. However, by being here posting and reading we can learn a lot and do a darn good job at some good old self help, but you need a good Dr and someone close (for that extra bit of support). No one needs feel alone at the end of the day when we have this site!

      Crap we know, but go with the flow until such time you can get yer hands on the oars and steer yerself. This takes as long as it takes!

      Just keep reading, askiing and posting!

      Try and have a good bank holiday weekend don't do anything you are not happy with and if you spend most of it under a duvet, then so be it - there are more BHs out there.

      Oh yes! Last year, or was it earlier this? I don't know and it doesn't matter, but one of our old friends here suggested that when we're down (there will be more ups eventually) we should put on our fave music or turn the radio on crank up the music and have a good old shout and dance! Really try and shake the blues away, it worked for many of us and was a top topic for a while. Quite funny some of the things people did - that in itself was good therapy!

      Like I suggested, try and have a good weekend.

      Best Regards,

      David

    • jenny23690
      jenny23690 David_21660

      Posted

      Thank you so much david, just feel so tired today and have a slight headache still, it's a struggle to be motivated, can't wait until I'm at the other side, many thanks to you! Good luck
    • Citaloman
      Citaloman David_21660

      Posted

      David,

      You mentioned about our high stress society. This for me is the cause of probably most peoples depression, anxiety, health problems, illnesses, diseases. Ironically it's a system we've all created over time. It's by no means perfect. I think we've changed our society and lifestyle quicker than our brains have developed. I don't know what the answer is, and it gets worse by the year. Everything is driven from the top down, driven by an obsession to make money and not make people happy. I mean, what a screwed up ideology it is!!! Funny my depression and anxiety started the day I started working in a city, in a profesional office. It was like WHAM! the speed of work, the pressure, office politics, stress levels, atmosphere.

  • jenny23690
    jenny23690

    Posted

    I would just like to add day 8 and i have had nausea and a headache all evening :-(
    • jenny23690
      jenny23690

      Posted

      Can someone please help with some advice I just got sick quite a lot feel awful, I'm afraid of taking tonight's dose, what do I do...
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