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tim08142
tim08142

Hello.........Have been having terrible anxiety and panic attacks these last few months. Doctor prescribed 10mg citalopram. Have been too scared to take them for weeks. I have terrible sensitivitites towards medications. My life has gotten so bad that I juat said what the heck. I cant take what I am feeling anymore. It is out of my control. Too scared to leave my house.

I started last night by taking 2.5 mg (1/4) of the tablet. Felt a bit spaced out and a little nauseau but overall tolerable. Today felt very tired, a little fluish, dizzy and just run down. This evening has been the worst. Feel dark, scared and alone. (in all honesty have scared and alone feeling before citalopram) just feels kind of dark.

I know I onyl took a very small amount but feel pretty terrible tonight. Just feel like crying. I am trying to imagine how I am going to up this dose to a proper level and be able to handle it. Any comments or support would be so much appreciated. I feel ;like I really need it right now. I know...only day one at a baby dose.

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  • gary20100
    gary20100 tim08142

    Posted

    Man!! this stuff is crazy... Been taking 20 mg for 4weeks now. The first 3weeks were tough. Wasn't able to go to work or anything. Be strong and stick with it. 4th week much much better. I had every symptom you have. still not 100 percent but who is. Hang in there. It gets better. Best of luck
    • tim08142
      tim08142 gary20100

      Posted

      Gary.......I would feel better if I was at least suffering at a theraputic dose. I am suffering pretty bad at 5mg. I felt so sick today and this evening had the worste panic attack to date....and I have been having them alot over thiese last few months. Took 1mg of ativan and it did nothing..took a second mg about an hour and a half later and finally after another hour I started to calm down. I cant do that every day. I am not sure what to do at this point. I see my doc in a couple of days. For anybody else that had to start out at these low doses, do you finally get there? Do you just stay in bed for a month suffering?
    • Bullet_man
      Bullet_man gary20100

      Posted

      ya you said it on the money this drug is crazy. thanks for writting how you feel after 4 weeks, i will try to tuff it out and gee hop i feel much better where i can ride my motor cycle and work on my wood projects and enjoy my life.
    • gary20100
      gary20100 tim08142

      Posted

      Tim buddy. Stay on this forum man. I want you to get through this. Everything you are saying is spooky familiar. Keep me posted. You are not alone.
  • Bullet_man
    Bullet_man tim08142

    Posted

    i have the same feeling with cit, asked pharmicist about the side affect, was told to cut in 1/2 and slowly take it and go from there. i hate this feeling with cit, was told the feeling will go away after the pill has gone thou the body. gee i hope so. no energy, tired all the time, feel loopy as the pharmists calls it. ya loopy spaced out. i feel more scared now with taking pill then before. wish i never was perscribe it to me
    • gary20100
      gary20100 Bullet_man

      Posted

      I too ride motorcycles. And its been 4 weeks on this drug. I couldn't even pick up a bmx bike right now. No strength or energy. But I still feel this citalprom is doing its thing. Hope the best for you bullet man. Stay fast.
    • Bullet_man
      Bullet_man gary20100

      Posted

      oh i will and thanks again. i will take 1 day at a time and get tho the bad feeling for the drug and hope i feel better from there on. ah i know i will feel better, goota have postive thoughts.
  • Bullet_man
    Bullet_man tim08142

    Posted

    i have the same feeling, hatted the feeling of being spaced out, talk to pharmacy and was told to take 1/2 in morning 1/2 in afternoon. ya still feel lazy, i keep my mind busy with working on wood or playing my computer games or x box games to motivate my self. if side affects are that bad for you i would let dr know and he could give you a diffent pill. cit is a crazy pill to take.
  • daniel96691
    daniel96691 tim08142

    Posted

    Hi Tim, enjoyed this thread it's good to read about how you was feeling all those months ago. I am in a similar situation my anxiety has reached a level I cannot even cope with. I can't hold a thought or even watch a movie without my mind racing I just feel exhausted by this illness. I forget everything and can't even think rationally or make decisions. I feel paranoid constantly.... At the moment I am self medicating with Alcohol it takes the edge off I don't drink everyday but it helps me cope. I went to the doctors and he too prescribed me citalopram over a week ago but I feel terrified to take them the side effects sound awful. To be honest I have cut a 10mg tablet in half thinking I could bring myself to take it but i have been looking at it for the last week 😔 I just feel so lost and hopeless. Are you still taking this medication did it genuinely help you?
  • danielle47804
    danielle47804 tim08142

    Posted

    I just started on my meds yesterday. I was diagnosed with a form of Anixety yesterday. The Dr put me on the lowest dose celexa yesterday. So I've just started taking it and I'm still kind of weary.
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