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Morning anxiety citalopram

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zoe60597
zoe60597

Hi. Looking for some reassurance.Ready to give up! How long was it before your morning anxiety went? I can't take much more . im on week 6 .

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  • samuelncc1701-e
    samuelncc1701-e zoe60597

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    hi Zoe

    I've been on 20mg now for 2 years, I started on 10mg,... what you're feeling is completely normal, can I ask if you take your medication at night or in the morning? I started taking mine in the morning, but then I had to deal with the anxiety side effects in the day time which is why I switched to night. The morning anxiety is quite nasty and does grab you by the throat at first , but eventually that effect translates to making you feel simulated and ready for the day . as for time, I'm a 25 year old male and 6ft, so obviously there is a bmi factor but for me it was about 8 weeks before the morning anxiety subsided. Trust me the results are worth it, drink loads of water to take away the cotton mouth and headache (if you are having those side effects too) you'll be fine. hope this helps

    Sam

    • zoe60597
      zoe60597 samuelncc1701-e

      Posted

      I take them in the morning. I find I wake up anxious before ive even taken a tablet . Its really getting me down. Only thing that seems to help is a cry.

  • babsyboo
    babsyboo zoe60597

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    Hi

    oh boy u early in on the meds I'm on week 10 and still have anxiety attacks in the morning and though out the day with side effects of nausea and headache and sinus pain upset intestinal and so on

    so we are still early in on the Celexa

    I was told it can take 3 month or longer to balance out for different people

    so let's wait together on it ☺

    hang in there it gets better it just takes time slow working medicine sorry to tell u that

    it's working in ur brain so good to know it goes slow even that we want it to go fast

    it has to work on are seritonen

    hope this helped u a bit let me know if u have more questions

    • zoe60597
      zoe60597 babsyboo

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      Why do doctors not warn you of all this 😦. Was tempted to give up. This is my second time taking citalopram and it worked much quicker the first time round

    • babsyboo
      babsyboo zoe60597

      Posted

      Hi

      why because they tell u what they got told when they learn about AD meds but never been though it or have been with someone that is going though it daily .

      My hubby has been with me every day and knows more about this then the Dr we have seen , sad but true .

      Also we learned a lot on the blogs on here and katecogs and Gillian

      yes it's not my first time either , I came out then faster but be waiting on coming out on this time 3 month ☺ I pray

      by the way I still go though crying to not all day long like when I started on this meds but here and there crying some days more and then some days not at all . I told my Dr last time to go to stay with a person that's going though this for some month so they can experience what goes on when they send u home with the meds. Well here for u get with me back for more ???

      babsyboo

    • toria_07298
      toria_07298 babsyboo

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      i agree would love to see a doctor get by for years with withdrawal theyre clueless

  • zoe60597
    zoe60597

    Posted

    I have to wonder about google when it says that side effects go away after 2 weeks and you will feel better within 4-6 weeks 😕

    • samuelncc1701-e
      samuelncc1701-e zoe60597

      Posted

      Hi again

      everything you find on Google is based on statistics so don't pay attention, also bear in mind, Citalopram is as far as I know the strongest SSRI anti depressant available, which means it has some of the most brutal side effects.... but it also means that once it starts working properly it works wonders. Certainly changed my life as soon as my body had adapted to it . Side effects are an immune response to something your body doesn't recognize, so you can imagine when you start taking a medication as strong as Citalopram, your body's response is going to be extreme at first . Stick with it , you won't be sorry 😃

    • toria_07298
      toria_07298 zoe60597

      Posted

      zoe google also says that about withdrawal yet here i am two years on......

  • laura45992
    laura45992 zoe60597

    Posted

    I still get twinges on it and im a year in. the real anxious mornings stopped around 7-8 months in

    • Aimee87
      Aimee87 laura45992

      Posted

      When you say twinges do you mean muscle twinges? since i upped my dose to 20mg ive been getting muscle twinges mainly when im relaxed and during the night x

  • zoe60597
    zoe60597

    Posted

    And now the night sweats have started . I can't carry on for much longer

    • Aimee87
      Aimee87 zoe60597

      Posted

      I have that at the moment too, i wake up feeling cold but really sweaty!

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