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Success on Citalopram😁

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gillian176
gillian176

I just wanted to feed back to you all how wonderful I am feeling week12 on citalopram 20 mg

This is my second time on this drug since 2013. With hindsight I should never really have come off it but stayed at a very low dose .

I spent hours..again ...researching the internet in the early stages. This time it took 6 weeks until I started to feel better. It had taken only 2 the first time

Yes I had all the side effects and felt much much worse whilst my brain waited to rewire  itself in those initial weeks

It may not be the drug for everyone but it's worked wonders for me 

So I just wanted to comfort and give empathy to those of you out there who are still on their journey

My path is now much straighter

Good luck all 

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  • babsyboo
    babsyboo gillian176

    Posted

    Hi Gillian176

    How are u

    I'm on day 13 of 25 MG Celexa , was wondering if the side effects are the same bad and long as going up on the meds

    I'm trying to do as u wrote me to do

    Also would it be wrong to stay on 25 MG for a time and see how it works for me ?

    Stay on that for awhile then go down to 20 MG slowly

    thank you babsyboo

    • gillian176
      gillian176 babsyboo

      Posted

      sorry thought had replied

      yes they can be and yes why not try that stabilize then change dose again

  • babsyboo
    babsyboo gillian176

    Posted

    Hi gillian176

    Have a ??????

    U write u had all the side effects the second time on Celexa

    may I ask what they were ?

    Because I had so many and still have some after all I been though with the Celexa

    I'm on 5 weeks 25 MG but before that amount of Celexa I was on 10 MG for 10 days then 15 MG for 8 days then 20 MG for 4 weeks then 30 MG for 7 weeks and then back down to 25 MG for 5 weeks now and all by Dr approved

    so all of the different weeks and amount do they count as almost 6 month or do I only count the 25 MG I am on now for 5 weeks

    how does this all work , please help me as I am wondering if I ever be myself again

    thank you for your reply back babsyboo

    • lois95799
      lois95799 babsyboo

      Posted

      every time you change dose up or down is like starting again.the brain has to figure out the dose changes and that takes many many weeks or months.you will experience all kinds of bizarre side effects .

  • kris11713
    kris11713 gillian176

    Posted

    Me too ! it took years I mean a decade to finally get better because of Citalopram!

    It was the Only med that relieved horrible, debilitating depression.

    Now I use Botox too. Jeez, is this how normal people feel? almost like waking from a coma, really.

  • gillian176
    gillian176

    Posted

    hello everyone

    i am still here and still on citalopram 20 mg

    still managing myself daily with kindness to myself, meditation, yoga, exercise,healthy eating

    counting 54321 and getting up and doing whatever

    tx to fernando 21 for that tip

    how are you doing fernando?

    am reposting what you wrote....

  • Hope0.0
    Hope0.0 gillian176

    Posted

    Hello everyone. Thank you Gillian, I'm happy to hear that you are feeling better with Citalopram. Depression is such a dreadful illness to suffer from, and it's really assuring and pleasing each time we hear that someone of us has won the fight.

    I kindly want to ask if anyone here has experienced tremor as a side effect? In particular lips, neck, and facial tremor, especially under pressure (the tremor is mild and unseen by others, but you can feel it). This is my 11th week on 10mg Cipram. Before the medication, I didn't experience any tremor in the lips or in the face.

    Thanks

    • babsyboo
      babsyboo Hope0.0

      Posted

      Hope0.0

      Don't know if u had anyone give u a response back yet , but I can tell u I had and still have I call it the shakes . Yes u feel them very strong but can't see them from the outside , it's a side effect from Celexa 1 of many . I call them shakes ☺ u call them tremor , same thing ☺ they are scary to me but many say that all the side effects from Celexa can't hurt u .

      Still it feels wired and scary , beside that I have so many more . Hope this helped u a bit babsyboo

    • Hope0.0
      Hope0.0 babsyboo

      Posted

      Hello babsyboo 😃

      Thank you so much for your reply, actually yes no one has responded but you. Your reply is so comforting and assuring, thanks again 😃

      It seems that we are not the only ones that are experiencing such side effects, I've been searching the Internet since nearly a month, and I came across this discussion thread via Drugs. Our mates there are adding a new word -tics- to our (tremor-and shaking terms) to describe the feeling. You'll find it assuring and comforting I'm sure 😃

      Thanks again babsyboo, I wish you all the good health and recovery

      https://www.drugs.com/answers/generalized-anxiety-disorder-have-any-of-you-ever-481393.html

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