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Just switched from escitalopram to citalopram

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don45258
don45258

Hi all 

Just looking good some reassurance 

To cut  along story short citalopram worked good for years then about 4 years ago it stoped working since then I’ve tried loads of ad,s with out success been on escitalopram for just under 2 year only had a few good weeks in all that time spoke to p doc and he said try citalopram  again so here I I’m gone from 20mg of escitalopram to 40mg of citalopram today 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😀😀😀

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  • carl67287
    carl67287 don45258

    Posted

    When you say you have only had a few good weeks  how did you feel when you were bad or not feeling great what were your symptoms?
    • don45258
      don45258 carl67287

      Posted

      Constant paranoid mood swings anger lots of it only had odd good day 
  • kelly58470
    kelly58470 don45258

    Posted

    How's the switch gone so far, Don?

    ?Day 3 for me after switching from Cit to Escit, and so far minimal side effects, even with switching to a much lower dose than what I was on. My insomnia has gotten a bit worse, but I think that could be due to all the anxiety I've had about switching.

    • don45258
      don45258 kelly58470

      Posted

      Hi kelly 

      Day 2 Feel anxious and no  mortivation I think the same worries about switching and all that comes with it 😬

      Keep in touch 🙏🏽

    • don45258
      don45258

      Posted

      Kelly hope you well 

      Day 3 

      Not a good sleep last night woke up feeling anxious and dull went to work but come home early don’t feel to bad now I’m sat on settee waiting for doc to ring see if there’s anything I can take to help me with change over 🙏🏽🙏🏽

    • kelly58470
      kelly58470 don45258

      Posted

      I'm doing okay. Yesterday, I had an increase in anxiety in the afternoon, but it went away in the evening, and I even got my appetite back :-). I slept much better last night; I only had to take one of my sleeping pills, and I'm not sure if I even needed it. Tonight I'm going to put off taking one until much later. Anxiety increasing this morning, and I have a spaced out feeling, especially if I turn my head too fast.

      ?Hopefully the doctor gave you something to help with the switch over :-).

    • don45258
      don45258 kelly58470

      Posted

      Hi 

      Docs just given me some diazepam let’s hope they help 🙏🏽🙏🏽

    • don45258
      don45258 kelly58470

      Posted

      Hi 

      Not took any yet been keeping myself busy so not been to bad how you doing ??

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