My first few days on Citalopram

Ive been on Citalopram for a least 5 years . i do notice i feel groogy in the mornings but that passes , ive had no side effects. I take 40 mg a day as i get really bad anxiety attacks and if i cant controll them with a few days i get depresed , while taking the tablets i feel great but they do take some time to get in to your system about 1-2 weeks. Just a word of warning if you stop them you will feel fine but as the drug slowly leaves your body with in 2 weeks you will get the same feelings as you had before you took them . Hope this is useful xxx nat

Hi, my first post. I have now been on citalopram for the past week and have had a few side effects...dry mouth, headaches,light headed and a few sweats but I had all these before I started the medication from the anxiety..but this way I know that the meds will be kicking in soon to help me feel back to my normal self. I feel better simply for off loading what was going on with my family and friends so would advise to stick with them and see what happens...good luck

[b:c243675f5d]I have been diagnosed as having \"depression\" as I have been feeling continually down and ill, with no physical symptoms.

I have taken citalopram for only 3 days and on the third day I have had a terrible experience. On the first 2 days, I have the usual dry mouth and nausea feeling which I can easily cope with but on that third day, Yesterday, I took the 20mgs pill as prescribed at 9am. At about 3pm as I was just sitting in the chair, i started to get a burning, prickly sensation in my feet and lower legs, it became intense and quickly spread up my whole body to the top of my head. I started sweating, (probably through fright) and this bur8ing sensation continued for about 3 minutes. it was like all the nerve ending in my body were alight.

When it stopped i quickly took my BP and was shocked to see it was 210/80 and my pulse was 98.Usually it is 140/70 and pulse 60

I felt terrible, no pain, just a feeling of illness.

My wife called the para-medics and after testing, e.g. BP, Pulse, blood etc, they found nothing wrong physically. They took me to my health centre and the doctor there suggested it was a side effect of Citalopram.

I have stopped taking it. I prefer to go cold-turkey rather than face that episode again.[/b:c243675f5d]

Omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You could have had a heart attack or fallen unconscious and lost a limb!!!!!!!!!! What a nightmare!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ive my discharge letter from the ihctt and i hate my name!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CITALOPRAM HAS NEVER DONE THIS TO ME PEOPLE! SO DO NOT DISPEAR! In fact , almost the opposite effect has happened-when lying in bed ive felt like someone filled me with lots of air and I feel as though I need deflated, also its making me sensitive to light or is that the quetiapine? Alcohol? ( ( Okaty, bad joke!!!!!!!!!!!)

Jon-you didnt have to make it so bold-for some people this stuff is a life line!

[quote:d064173ee9]Jon-you didnt have to make it so bold-fo[/quote:d064173ee9]r some people this stuff is a life line!

Sorry about that. I have eyesight problems... :oops:

I hope that the effect I experienced is only temporary as I need something to help me and if my Doctor suggest that I persist then I will.

Good luck with it Bold type jon! There are loads of others you could try-so dont give up hope! Chin up!

That is exactly how I felt

I thought I was going to die

Hubby took me to A & E n they said it was a side effect and it would stop but never said when

I have been on med for 3 weeks now and every so often I start itching and burning but doc says it is just a reaction - not allergy