On citalopram 10mg for 7 weeks. Should I increase?
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I have been following previous posts since starting citalopram 10mg 7 weeks ago and found others' experiences very useful. I developed severe anxiety during being very physically unwell with pneumonia from January. I had terribe side effects for 3 weeks. A little better for a couple of weeks was starting to feel further benefits at week 7. I was feeling a good bit better but have had a busy few days at family wedding. I feel like this has knocked back my recovery. Due to see go next week and he has already suggested increase to 20mg but after what I have read on here am thinking I should wait another few weeks. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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peter71650 Hejohn
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I found that when I was on the right dose it was like a switch, within a few days I was right. Your dose is low and I wouldn't think twice about going to 20mg or more to get things right then reduce a bit when you feel better.
My side effects were mostly tiredness but that evened out in about 1 month. Feeling better is the goal, get there then sought out the side effects.
Good luck, anxiety and depression is no joke, it is very very real, break that cycle first then sought other things out a bit later, it is all a package.
Hejohn peter71650
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Thanks. I seemed to have nearly every side effect including nausea, insomnia, no appetite and horrible increased anxiety which was frightening. I am going to try and ride this out and see how I feel when I see my doc in 9 days. I am really hoping it is just a blip.
stephen03156 Hejohn
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After 8 weeks i had almost a week of normality then for no reason crashed back again, felt awful for five days but then felt a bit better again
ron60331 Hejohn
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Thats a difficult one only because everyone reacts differently. I hope I'm wrong but when you eventually go up to 20 (now or in a few weeks) you may feel worse before you feel better. Took me a while but now I'm back on 20 I feel it was worth it as I'm sooo much better. Not too sure if that helps you decide? However I really hope you get over this and start to feel life is good soon.
sally_58368 ron60331
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im on day 6 of 20 how long until you started to feel a bit better ?
Hejohn ron60331
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Thanks ron60331. You are right, it is so hard to know what to do.
I have another 9 days before I see my GP so will see if things level out again.
sally_58368 Hejohn
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ive done 5 weeks on 10 then was bad again due to a physical illness been on 20 for 6 days and its been very tough buy i was on them years ago and they did help so im hoping the wirsened anxiety will end soon
Hejohn sally_58368
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It's the worsened anxiety I dread if I do increase. Even though I'm having a rough few days I don't feel that awful anxiety I had when I first started.