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Relapse on citalopram after 5 years help please ☺

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cheryl20077
cheryl20077

Hello ive been on xitalopram for 5 years now and ive had a few drinls on them and felt fine but went out new year and had abit more then what i usally have shots and vodka drinking it fast too 😢 im beating myself up now. New years day i woke up in a massive panic and its all started from there i waited 2 weeks to see if id calm down but i was just getting worse i felt as i was bk to square one when i first ever went on citalopram. So i went to my doctor told her about the alcohol and said ive waited 2 weeks and still taking my citalopram and i was getting worse so she upped my dose from 30mg to 40mg im on 3 weeks of my increase and i do feel alot better then what i did 3 weeks ago but still not 100% in myself do u think i will jave to wait 6-8weeks for the increase to kick in again ??? I am never ever drinking that poison again!!! Im so angry with myself 😠 thank you for reading anyone else been stupid enough to have this problem xxx

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  • Donna00112
    Donna00112 cheryl20077

    Posted

     Have no idea, Cheryl.  I was on 40 mg daily.  It caused my sodium levels to drop.  So, now I'm on 10 mg daily and waiting to see new psychiarist.

  • debbie17569
    debbie17569 cheryl20077

    Posted

    I think it might be the increase.  I increased from 20 to 30 6 days ago and feel poop, extra anxious, dry mouth etc. I know when I started cit in November it took at least 4 weeks for me to feel normal again. My monthlies seem to set me off angsty again so that's why I have increased.  I don't drink any more so mine isn't that. Am sure it's the cit! Why do they make a drug which is supposed to make you better but makes you feel crap first!! X

    • cheryl20077
      cheryl20077 debbie17569

      Posted

      Yeah i agree with that 1 when i first ever took citalopram i was a mess going into the doctors shakimg like mad looked like i was having a fit i was really skinny and couldnt walk properly suicdal really bad then i had to go another to weeks with the cit makimg me feel even more worse whitch was horrendous didnt even get out of bed for 2 weeks did have no intrest kn anything so i just layed there shaking really bad amd crying iys awful isnt it i hope 1 day they will bring a tablet to help us all and were be fine in a few days 😊 xxxx

    • debbie17569
      debbie17569 cheryl20077

      Posted

      I was given diazepam to take and use it occasionally when I feel really bad. I'm usually much better by evenings but mornings are awful. And my appetite is appalling too, even though I feel starving, I can't eat much. I got weighed the other day and was 7 stone!  Yes hopefully we will get better soon.  I've been on cit before but for post natal depression and was completely ok then. I think it's the anxiety which is the hardest emotion to try and calm down x

  • Mandoza
    Mandoza cheryl20077

    Posted

    Yeah give it time. It might need some time. I am on my day 16 of increasing ( other ssri ) and still have anxiety.
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