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Hello all
I was on citalopram 20mg x 1 a day for the last 6 months, I have stopped this medication last week and since then I feel so bad, I am nauseaous, shaky, electric shock feelings in my legs, numbness, tiredness WTF!
Maybe I should not have just stopped right? But I felt that it was doing me no good! Anyone feel the same once they stopped this medication
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steve22887 kay19801
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I was on cit for 2 months as my doctor believed I had depression and anxiety. After 4 weeks my mood was the same but my throats starting getting tight all the time. I looked into it and anxiety can cause that sensation and cit can increase anxiety, also cit can cause stomach stress which can cause reflux which can cause throats issues. So I came off. Cold turkey had one day of throwing up but since have felt better but the throat is still pestering me, but it takes around a week for cit to get out of your system so maybe I'm almost through this stretch
gillian176 kay19801
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Correct
it has to be stopped very very very slowly
it too me a year to reduce from 20 mg in 2.5mg staged doses Then 1.25 towards the end.
No side effects
Thats why u fell bad
Have a look at. Coming off Citalopram. There's lots posts there inc mine
kay19801 gillian176
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Started back on it and the side effects have left me, that feeling of vertigo and sickly feeling was hurrendous, will never be doing that again!
gillian176 kay19801
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Very pleased your sorted
It's horrendous isn't it
The meds work great once you have it stabilised in your system
But do remember the advice for the future!
kay19801 gillian176
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The side effects from stopping them suddendly just hit me like a ton of bricks about 3 days after I stopped, I felt hurrendous! All that has gone which must be me continuing on the cit!
Thanks for your advice and help, now just to sort this throat out and chest.
liz61542 kay19801
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Hi Kay. A known side effect of citalopram is acid reflux and what's not generally known is that this can present as a cough. I've had it. My doctor gave me a protein pump inhibitor to help it calm down but I wouldn't recommend these as they are now linked to osteoporosis in women. Better try ranitidine or Zantac which have the same effect but not harmful. Treat your cough as though it's reflux or indigestion and see what happens. It worked for me. Eating dairy products makes it much worse. Hope you feel better soon xx
kay19801 liz61542
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Hi Liz
Thanks for your message. I have been on PPI's for about 12 weeks now with no effect on the cough, ive stopped them as whats the point of taking them if they dont work. Ive tried everything with this night time cough, water to humidifier to asthma pumps to vicks on my feet, nothing curbs it! Its so frustrating. Going back to the GP next week for a follow up, its scary when they have suck trouble finding out what the issue is, im petrified of lung cancer!
Gerrymoo kay19801
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Give ranitidine (zantac) a try it's so much better than a PPI, excellent thread by the way. Being on citalopram is never straightforward bit it does help having this forum to turn to.
kay19801 Gerrymoo
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Thank you for your message - will give the zantac a try, I stopped coughing for 3 nights but it was back last night
GRRRR
I would never suggest coming off citalopram just like I did to anyone, the feelings were terrible and it is worth noting that the symptoms of withdrawal only started 3 days after I stopped.....was awful, back on them now though and going to talk to the Dr to see if I can slowly be weaned off.
Gerrymoo kay19801
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Hi Kay, that must have been awful for you, have you stabilised back on 20mg now and how has it been getting back on it?
I stupidly took 2 x 20mg instead of my usual 20mg dose. I'd had a bad fall and in the mayhem took another tablet later in the evening. I've felt off it now for 2 weeks- just so tired and nauseous.
Hope you feel better soon and get sorted with the Santa
Gerry
gillian176 kay19801
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Glad you made it through!
kay19801 gillian176
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