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Just started taking celexa again and feeling very weird

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jade93008
jade93008

Hi! I just recently started taking celexa again for the second time because i struggle with cfs and anxiety and im on 10mg again. The first night i took it, i woke up with tingling/burning sensation on my head that would come and go. A couple of minutes later, it felt like burning and pins and needles going through my arms and chest and i felt very nauseous. The second night i took it, i started to feel extremely anxious and it felt like my neck and head were very tight. I struggle with depersonalization as well and ever since then I have been feeling super anxious and extremely detached and just overall feeling very strange like im in a dream. This is going to be my second week taking it and im just feeling extremely scared and like i cant go on because i feel like there's something wrong with me. Please tell me if you've experienced something similar to help me to ease my mind, and if so, does it get better??

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  • Hope3578
    Hope3578 jade93008

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    You're definitely now hitting the thick of it. 2 weeks is commonly the time when the side effects are at their peak and when you will be feeling the worst of recovery. Nausea, sleep disturbances, heightened anxiety, are all side effects and they will slowly lesson in time. You're are not going mad at all and you won't feel like this forever. It's a very bumpy road during the first 4-6 weeks and you have to just try your best to ride it on out and get through each day. Try and do things that you like doing, talk to friends and family often if you can and get out fir some fresh air each day if you can. It will start to level out eventually.

    • jade93008
      jade93008 Hope3578

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      okay thank you!! im starting to feel a little bit more positive about things and trying to keep in mind that this will pass. I dont feel as detached at the moment so i hope ill start feeling better soon.

    • jade93008
      jade93008 Hope3578

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      I've actually been doing a lot better since that day. There are still times where i think im going crazy when my depersonalization gets too much lol but im learning not to think so negatively because i really have been gradually getting better. I still dont feel 100 percent back to my usual self yet but i think the symptoms are lifting a bit. Thank you for asking 😃

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