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lauren56079
lauren56079

I've been on 10mg citalopram for 11 days now i havent been too bad the last few days but today my anxiety is through the roof, really dizzy, i feel sick, pounding head. Has anyone got success stories they can share? I know its early days but when should i start seeing little improvement? I've never been on citalopram before - i have sertraline but havent been on anything for 1 year now. Thanks x

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  • Mowie
    Mowie lauren56079

    Posted

    I'm on day 8 of 10mg and I have very disruptive dizziness. I so still have big panic attacks, as I'm taking it for those. I've felt absolutely no improvement and quite factually worse. I've always felt very disturbed by pills as they alter your brain with man made chemicals but we have to wait 2 months before ANY improvements? lol just give me a xanax and let's call it a day. Fed up with this.

    • Potatoghost
      Potatoghost Mowie

      Posted

      it's normal to feel worse before better for the first 4-6 weeks x then by about 8 weeks you should start to see some improvements x it really takes a long time x

    • babsyboo
      babsyboo Potatoghost

      Posted

      Potatoghost

      can u help ???

      Do u know by any chance how u know the Celexa is in like working ?

      What are the signs ?

      What do I look or feel for ?

      How will I know ?

      Also anyone else on here having messed up interested problem and nausea

      help please babsyboo

    • Potatoghost
      Potatoghost babsyboo

      Posted

      hey.

      the early signs are gonna be sleeping better and an increase in appetite. that's for most people not all.

      then you might start to notice you will be a little more chatty or interested in a conversation or a documentary or a song ect ect.

      you will slowly notice your physical symptoms becoming more bearable. and less distressing. you might notice you are thinking about anxiety less and you can think about normal everyday things.

      everything will become a little easier and less daunting.....eventually your anxiety/depression will be clearing up.

      then you will realise you arent as anxious and depressed or teary, irritable, and have a more positive outlook.

      eventually you'll be feeling a lot better.

      bear in mind this can take a long long time so keep a diary so you can track how you feel and see positive things happening.

      you will feel worse some days than others and these are blips and completely normal and happen to everybody in recovery.

      its individual how long it will take. could be weeks. could be months until you are back to normal.

      it might not happen in that order

      you will know because you will be feeling a little bit better each as time goes by. you will have minutes of feeling better, then hours, then days, then weeks. it's all up and down until it settles completely.

      changing dose can upset this as you reset the clock for recovery when you change dose.

      hope that helps 😊

    • babsyboo
      babsyboo Potatoghost

      Posted

      Potatoghost

      thank you so much for ur help and awesome response back so quick

      also for taking time out to explain it step by step to me

      it helps me a lot ☺

      the thing u call blips my hubby calls pattern and by does he sees me getting better and also he says he sees that the anxiety gets less everytime does happen

      can't wait to be me again and also can't wait to get intereste back my joy my wanting to do thing all does are gone right now because anxiety took it

      I can't at this moment even think of going outside my house or living room it gives me anxiety attack just thinking about it .

      so all this will get better once the Celexa has worked in , right ?

      Thank u so much hope to hear back from u soon again babsyboo

  • babsyboo
    babsyboo lauren56079

    Posted

    lauren56079

    hi

    I'm in 12 days on Celexa 5 MG and have the same going on nasty side effects

    yes dizzy when getting up , nausea of and on bad , headache weird bad faggy and more sometimes it feels like needles in my right side temple . Other side effects they don't even write down .

    Yes it gets better week by week not day by day . Yes once the Celexa is worked itself in u feel better much better . ☺ again don't look for improvement daily but look at it weekly .

    Stick with it u see it gets better , let me know how u doing please as I am 1 day ahead of u on this meds lol thanks babsyboo

  • babsyboo
    babsyboo lauren56079

    Posted

    Hi

    have a question to or on everyone on here

    how and when do u know the Celexa is in like working ?

    what are the signs of it ?

    Because if u have anxiety it has the same signs as Celexa

    anxiety gives u nausea , headache , shakes , fear and crying

    Celexa gives u headache nausea shakes dizziness fatigue body aches and so on

    so how do I know when the Celexa is in and working like doing its job with the seritonen

    does anyone on here have a answer , help please be c a use I don't know

    thank u babsyboo

    • lois95799
      lois95799 babsyboo

      Posted

      when all that you mention is dissapeared .dont think you get recover but still have side effects it does not work like that.you have to be free of all the symptoms and side effects.all !!!

    • toria_07298
      toria_07298 babsyboo

      Posted

      monitor your diet as 80 percent of serotonin is in the stomach x

  • babsyboo
    babsyboo lauren56079

    Posted

    Question on everyone

    does ur anxiety and being on Celexa keep u in a room

    I'm going though the tuff part I guess of the Celexa working in because

    I'm on day 13 today and my head is bad and all over the place with scary thoughts

    also the anxiety is not letting me out of my bedroom now for 5 weeks is that normal

    Don't get me wrong I do laundry and shower and eat and dishes and walk a bit up and down in my house , but most the time I spent in my room no TV on can't handle noise

    please anyone help let me know something if it's normal going though the Celexa working out

    thank u babsyboo

    • toria_07298
      toria_07298 babsyboo

      Posted

      im reducing and i just try to function as normal i know its hard, im cant stand noises either and smells make me sick, havent been able to wear perfume for 2 years x

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