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Anyone else on 30mg of citalopram? How do you find it? Did you have side effects going up from 20 to 30? I have been on citalopram before but only ever on 20 but it hasn’t worked that well this time and it looks like I’m going to have to go up which I am very nervous about.
many thanks
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laura45992 tamsin07572
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I went from 20 to 30 and felt just like I did when I started it. I also found no improvement on 30. Just felt more drugged. I went back down to 20 and have stayed with it for four months. Its finally starting to simmer down. I hope your increase is more helpful than mine. Id maybe try 25 before hopping straight up to 30 for less side effects!
Lou342 tamsin07572
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Hi, I was the same, wasted 2 mths increasing to 30, then 40mg. Just made me feel worse. I am onto week 4 of 20mg, total 19 weeka back on citralopram. I am definitely more atable on 20mg. I had side effecrs with every increase and decrease with the drug.
tamsin07572
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so you both reckon i should just stick it out on 20 even if its not dealing to the anxiety?
Lou342 tamsin07572
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Its hard to say because its different for everyone. We all want to be better quickly but upping the dose doesn't make it happen any quicker necessarily. I am a slow metaboliser of medicine so larger amounts are too much for my system. I struggle even with co codamol. Have you seen any improvement on the 20mg? How many weeks are you on 20mg? I would say give it 12 weeks on 20mg at least.
tamsin07572 Lou342
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Hi Lou yes some improvement i guess - appetite back, IBS better. Morning anxiety a little better but sleep not great (it was better but its gone to custard again - waking a lot feeling startled and with anxiety). I have periods of hours where i feel better, sometimes almost normal but then i crash again so its very up and down. Been very emotional the last 4 or so days (could be PMS) with lots of tears). Anxiety def still there
Lou342 tamsin07572
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Can you get an anti histamine for sleep? I take one a night and it helps. Also vit b6 is great for PMS. I made mistake of moving up doses too quickly. Now Im back down to 20mg. Going to give it the full 12 weeks....I have been so up and down and Im going to be 5 month mark on Thursday
tamsin07572 Lou342
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which antihistamine do you take? Is it hydrxyzine? we dont have that here so only options are benadryl or phenergan. i do have some unisom sleep gels but have been too scared to try them, Im trying to wean off a low dose of lorazepam that ive been taking for a few weeks.
lois95799 tamsin07572
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i take benadryl for sleep with no problem and it works.you can try the melotonin but if you get a headache its the melotonin.
tamsin07572 lois95799
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thanks lois. Did yiu have crying spells wgeb you were recovering? ive been crying so much over the last few days when i hadnt for a while
Lou342 tamsin07572
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I take phenergen x
tamsin07572 Lou342
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what dose and so you take it every night? does it make drowzy the nexy day and do you get any side effects from taking it?
Lou342 tamsin07572
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10mg about 40 mins before bed and I am fine to get up at 7, awake from 6 usually. x
lois95799 tamsin07572
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no crying spells while on meds.i cry before any med out of not knowing what was going on.
Potatoghost tamsin07572
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I have a lot of crying spells its completely normal even though it's horrible x its feeling crap all the time that makes it happen more x
tamsin07572 Potatoghost
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HI P how are you doing? Are you feeling any better?
Potatoghost tamsin07572
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hey tamsin x no better I feel absaloutly terrible today and want to give up x how are you feeling?
tamsin07572 Lou342
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how long have you taken the phenergan for and did you get any side effects when you started it?
Lou342 tamsin07572
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Hi, no side effects. I have taken it around 3 months now x