Starting citrapram

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hi guys

needing some reasurance

i am bout to start citrapram again today

i was on for bout 5 years and was great and really helped me

unfortunely last july my anxiety and panic returned .my dr switched me to sertraline and have been on this nearly 10 months now starting from 25 going up to a100

anxiety went away for a while but slowley creeping back

i eventually saw a psy

and she said try citrapram again 10 mg and then up to 20 in a week

i am soo scared

plz anyone out there to give me some reasurance

thank you so much for reading x

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  • Posted

    hi

    ive just re started citalopram myself as was on it fir 8 years. been off it fir 2 but restarted 14 days ago

    have not left great but i know itchelped last time x

    • Posted

      how u feeling sally now ?

      its day 5 on cit and anxiety is bad every morning and feel so low

      how bout u ?

      also dont seem to be hungary either

  • Posted

    Hi Victoria,when did you come off Sertraline ? or are you going to take both.

    • Posted

      hi

      thank you for replying

      no only stopped sert mon and started cit today 10mg

    • Posted

      hi marsh

      no i switched direct from sert to cit

      my head is like a roller coaster

      dresdfull and feel soo low and feel of complete doom

  • Posted

    not tried sertarline

    which do people find better?

    • Posted

      thank you for replying

      no i stopped sert mon

      and start citrapram today on 10mg

      i take diaz too as my anxiety is sky high in the mornings

    • Posted

      same as you sally

      i used to be on cit for yrs but last july i woke up with severe panic out of no where

      couldnt belive this was back so my gp switched me to sert and i lost weight and anxiety never went

      only thing that helped me was diazapam

      been on sert since last july till now

      not helped me at all i went frim 25 upto 100 i couldnt handle it so was put down to 50

      only just built up the courage to start back on citrapram

      10 mg for 3 days then up to 20 mg

      i am praying i will get better

      i saw a psh and she said to try back on ur old ones which i have

      how bout u ?

    • Posted

      hi Victoria,

      im on day 25 still 10 mg

      i lost over a stone before i went on them .

      can talk on fb if you like

      sally gardner

      nice to go through it with someone that understands x

    • Posted

      hi sally i am not on facebook

      gutted as would be nice to exchange feelings on this ad

    • Posted

      no worries

      here anyway if you need a chat

      im feeling good on mine now

      first 2 weeks very tough mentally tho xx

    • Posted

      hi

      omg well i am day 11 on 10 mg

      after switching direct from sert

      i feel soo rough honestly sally

      dizzy unbalanced blurred vision on and off

      waking up crack of dawn every single day with that doom feeling

      i feel sooo low and so scared

      i dont know if its the switch or the cit or hormonez

      i just feel like jumping off a bridge at times just to escape this hell

    • Posted

      oh

      i know i felt like jumping out of the window one day on mine i was so agitated it was horrible and scary

      stick with it tho

      i was thinking is it my hormones

      etc

      you will get through this bit, a few more days and you will start to feel a bit lighter.

      xxx

    • Posted

      all those symptoms you describe are all too familiar .i had the same or probably worst from the withdraws and startups from celexa.

    • Posted

      hi

      yeah its horrible

      i feel meds and the swapping and changing has caused me brain damage

    • Posted

      i even saw a psy tbh she was useless she just said yeah u have anxiety so try go back on cit as they worked before

      but i felt litterly being on a time clock and being pushed away

      i honestly thought brill i have a specialist to help me but all she said was try another ad

      nothing bout withdrawing or how it will effect me nothing

    • Posted

      im 43 and work in secure mental

      health nurse

      so many people i know on anti depressants

      i think

      some do take it to help with hormones and menopause.

      I really hope you are doing ok today thinking of you its so tough at the begining

    • Posted

      yeah it could be the change or the switch

      i just dont know anymore and drs just seem to fob me off

      i feel so alone

    • Posted

      just hope i am on thr right meds

      or i need to jump up on them

      dr did say start on 20 after 3 days on 10 but i havent i feel to scared x

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