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Lansoprazole/Citalopram Interaction!! HELP

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I AM DIAGNOSED WITH OCD, GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER, DEPRESSION AND PTSD.

I HAVE TAKEN CITALOPRAM SUCCESSFULLY IN THE PAST 6-7 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH SIDE EFFECTS.

I DECIDED TO COME OFF CITALOPRAM IN APRIL 2021 AS I FELT I COULD NOW CONTINUE ON WITH MY LIFE WITHOUT THEM AND HAD A SUCCESSFUL WITHDRAWAL FROM THEM.

I ALSO STOPPED SMOKING CANNABIS IN APRIL TOO (I SMOKED CANNABIS FOR 3 YEARS).

I CAUGHT COVID IN GREECE IN JULY 2021 AND HAD TO ISOLATE FOR 10 DAYS IN A COVID HOTEL DURING WHICH MY ANXIETY AND OCD WAS AT AN ABSOLUTE ALL TIME HIGH. I LOST MY SMELL AND TASTE FOR MONTHS WHICH WAS ALSO HORRIFIC. I HAVE BEEN MUDDLING MY WORDS UP EVER SINCE (BRAIN FOG).

I WENT FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE AN ENT SPECIALIST IN SEPTEMBER 2021 AS I FOUND NODULES AT THE BACK OF MY THROAT. HE SAID I HAD SILENT REFLUX AND PRESCRIBED ME LANSOPRAZOLE.

I STARTED TAKING LANSOPRAZOLE FOR REFLUX AT THE START OF NOVEMBER 2021 AND THEN CAME OFF THEM ON 3rd DECEMBER. THE DAY AFTER STOPPING LANSOPRAZOLE I STARTED TAKING CITALOPRAM FOR MY ANXIETY BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF MY THERAPIST. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR INTERACTION BETWEEN LANSOPRAZOLE AND CITALOPRAM BUT MY THERAPIST DISAGREED WITH THIS AND TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CITALOPRAM.

THE DAY I TOOK THE CITALOPRAM I HAD THE WORST SPACED OUT/DIZZY FEELING EVER. I ALSO DEVELOPED VISUAL SNOW (WHICH I STILL HAVE NOW) AND ALSO I STARTED GETTING A REALLY BAD STIFF NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER.

THIS HAPPENED TO ME EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR THE FULL MONTH I WAS TAKING THEM.

I TOOK CITALOPRAM FOR 1 MONTH BETWEEN 4th DECEMBER AND 4th JANUARY.

EVER SINCE COMING OFF CITALOPRAM I HAVE DEVELOPED A REALLY DIZZY/HIGH PRESSURE IN MY HEAD AND EARS/ELECTRIC SHOCK FEELING IN HEAD AND BODY. I HAVE ALSO HAD TREMORS AND A NUMBING FEELING IN MY LEFT ARM AND LEG. IT COMES IN WAVES AND IT IS REALLY EFFECTING MY QUALITY OF LIFE. I HAVEN’T LEFT MY BEDROOM SINCE STOPPING TAKING THE CITALOPRAM. I HAVE BEEN SUFFERING EVERY DAY WITH THESE SYMPTOMS.

THE ONLY TIME I DONT GET THE SYMPTOMS IS IF I HAVE A DIAZEPAM.

I AM REALLY WORRIED THAT I MIGHT HAVE DEVELOPED A NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER BECAUSE OF THIS.

I WENT TO A&E AND THEY TOOK MY

BLOODS AND DONE A CT SCAN ON MY BRAIN BUT THEY SAID ALL LOOKED FINE.

IS THIS CITALOPRAM WITHDRAWAL OR HAS IT GIVE ME A NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER OR HAVE I GOT AN INFECTION?

I TOOK A DIAZEPAM LAST NIGHT WHICH RELIEVED ALL MY SYMPTOMS.

RIGHT NOW IM FEELING REALLY REALLY DIZZY, ELECTRIC SHOCKS IN MY HEAD/ BODY AND MY LEGS FEEL REALLY STIFF AND TWITCHY. I KEEP GETTING A NUMB FEELING IN MY LEGS AND SOMETIMES MY ARMS.

I HAVE RESTARTED CITALOPRAM. I AM ON MY 4TH DAY OF 10MG AND IM STILL GETTING THESE REALLY BAD SYMPTOMS OF ZAPS, DIZZINESS AND WEIRD SENSATIONS ALL OVER MY LEGS AND BODY. TREMOR AND SHAKINESS. WHICH IS ALL CAUSING EXTREME ANXIETY.

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  • TaraLin
    TaraLin p779665

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    Hello, P,

    I see that there hasn't been any responses to your post, probably due to the lack of insights about your specific medical situation. I thought I would chime in, for what it's worth. I also lack experience or knowledge regarding Lansoprazole, but I can share that I caught Covid last month, while adjusting to Celexa and it was especially tough. I'm at about 11 weeks on Celexa, and Covid seemed to interrupt the progress I was making significantly. I'm back to experiencing the anxiety and side effects. My doctor informed me that this is normal. When the body is stressed with other immune/health challenges, our neurological healing can take a back seat to the other issues our body is trying to address. I also experience fuzzy eyesight and mild dizziness... nothing severe enough to keep me from functioning, but definitely uncomfortable. Anxiety makes our body tense and sometimes we don't even realize this is happening, then we experience aches and pains in random muscles, especially the neck, back, and head. My personal opinion, from what I have experienced and what I have read time and time again, is that yo-yoing on and off an SSRI can make your situation all the more difficult, and it will take time, and diligence with taking your medication and taking care of yourself to work through to a more improved state. For me, I was on Celexa once years ago and it worked for me without many side effects, I yo-yoed on and off Celexa this past year and it has been brutal to readjust and feel the same benefits. I'm told this is to be expected. If it worked for you before, then there is compatibility with your system and it will work again, you just have to be especially patient. I also encountered weeks on end of not leaving the house and feeling hopeless. I found that establishing a routine and writing down the things I noticed that were better helped me. You have to focus on the good. It will get better. Going on and off the SSRI has confused your synapses and until you've spent a solid amount of time on them you will unfortunately experience these yuck side effects. I wish you all the best. Hang in there, and be patient.

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