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Strange side effects?!

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Marie266
Marie266

Hello all, i have been taking 10mg since september buy recently in the last 2 weeks raised it so to ease into it the doc told me to alternate between 10mg and 20mg each day. But i have been getting odd side effects since raising the dose i can literally go through every emotion in a day the past few days been bursting into tears and getting upset over something so trivial. I also noticed i been over spending money to the point of not realizing hoe much im spending?! Is this normal? Anyone else had the same ?

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  • dean64305
    dean64305 Marie266

    Posted

    not sure why your doc is alternating it. I have found any changes to the dosage takes time for side effects to settle down, and for full efficacy to be reached (weeks). I look at is as the body is adjusting to new levels.

    Have blown the overdraft when not feeling right. Just go into a world of my own.

    must be the retail therapy effect as well. Tends to be worse this time of year :-)

     

    • Marie266
      Marie266 dean64305

      Posted

      Hi, they are alternating the dose because when i started to take the 20mg everyday i was feeling very spaced out and not myself. But the last week i been feeling all over the place happy, sad and angry all in one day.

      What does are u on? And has citalopram made u overspend?

    • dean64305
      dean64305 Marie266

      Posted

      usually takes time to settle down. Just remember side effects drop away and positives then happen.

      took me avout 6 weeks to work and longer for side effects to reduce

  • dean64305
    dean64305 Marie266

    Posted

    i am trying to come off them or cutback. currently on 10mg last month.

    Have had an overspend, been up and down but Cit has helped mr overall.

    • Marie266
      Marie266 dean64305

      Posted

      Im wondering whether to cut down to 10 or to continue taking the 20s havent really been on them that long to see anything
    • Marie266
      Marie266 dean64305

      Posted

      Yes i will give it another month or so a friend recommended fluoxetine
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