Third day- Citalopram- Advice please!

I have now been on Citalopram for 4 months and my side effects were severe. I had tremors, headaches, loss of appeitite (lost 18 pounds) very high anxiety levels, surreal feeling, high heart rate, sweaty, nightmares i think i got them all, and never experiencing drug use before i cant compare it but boy was it a hard 1st 4 weeks, but my doctor told me to percivere which I have and now my Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia seems a bit less promanate than before, still not back to work or doing 100% normal life but can now go to the small shop at the corner. I agree that the tablets do make you feel TOTALLY AWFUL, but i think you should atleast give them a few weeks as the effects do pass, and i do feel much lighter inside not to anxious. The side effects apart from the loss of appetite have totally subsided, but im not to bothered about that I am sure It will improve in time. So beleive me when i say it does get better, and if you can stick with it.

All the best

Carol

I have been on Citalopram for 5 days for major depression & am feeling really strange. Sometimes I feel really tierd & actually doze off, other times I am totally wired & a bit paniky, I have slight blured vision & feel I am going in slow motion. Having strange thoughts too. Feel sick, as if I have a lump in my throat, and cant eat. I feel a bit paranoid as I have tried to explain how I feel to my partner & I'm sure he doesn't believe me & thinks I am making it up.

I feel like this has taken me about an hour to type, but in reality its a few minutes. Wow this is wierd.

Is it worth persevering with them??

recenty i have been less and less social which is really unusual to me and even the things i usually love to do aren't making me happy.

so i went to the doctor and now i feel like this it SUCKS

I'm hoping that these will invigorate me to get out there again so i can work and socialize but ive been in my dressing gown all day and have calls to make and feel like a zombie

urg

This is my first time ever posting on a forum - woohoo - please bare with me!!

Been prescribed citalopram today after plucking up the courage to 'come out' and admit that im depressed. It's only taken me 8 years! Spent all of my twenties feeling like it was me against the world, like I was in my own cocoon wondering if I was normal. Sort of talking to myself in my head going over things I had done or said. Like you I had trouble sleeping, bad dreams, always anxious, very up and down, happy one min, crying the next, feelings of inner rage. Think I convinced myself that this was normal.

I either turned to food for comfort or [b:0d26fedf33]shopped[/b:0d26fedf33]. [b:0d26fedf33]Does anyone else buy stuff?[/b:0d26fedf33] Im talking about phases of buying random things like beads to take up beading but never doing anything with them. Weird I know. I've spent a fortune on crap that has never been used. Stuff is hidden all round the house (I hide all the stuff I buy cos my bf would have a fit, lol).

There is such a stigma about admitting to feeling down and I didn't want it to go on my GP notes. Such a relief to get it off my chest, even only to my GP (I haven't told my partner or anyone). Can't wait for the meds to kick in.

I will happily put up with sickness, dry mouth or any side effects as long as it helps to lift this cloud which has been hanging over me for so long!!

I pretty much had the same stuff as you. I suffer from bouts of really low self esteem, anxiety and panic attacks. Someone else said on here that they had good days however, it is the bad days that make you and those around you suffer. This is true and I also feel the doctor has made the right decision. I have also just started with Citalopram after going to the doctor. You see I have been on these kind of tablets but I made the mistake of stopping when I was feeling better. Because the truth is you do feel better so just carry on. The way I look at it is that an individual on medication for heart problems would not stop taking it because they feel better, a lot of it will be preventative and it is the same with the types of medication we are taking.

So do not feel the stigma that there used to be associated with taking this medication as It really does not exist any more. In fact these types of medication have been saving lives (in many ways) either of those who are taking them or their loved ones.

Best of luck, you will be fine

Luke

I just found this discussion group through googling (I think that is an adjective now, is it?) my syptoms with taking Citalopram (20 mg) once a day.

I have been taking Citalopram since August (2014) and things in my life got better so I decided to wind down. I consulted my GP and Therapist at the time of winding down and they both agreed. So I started taking 10 mg Citalopram per day, half the origianal dose.

Recently, the past three weeks I then had some problems and became depressed. Without going into too much detail over the issues i.e. over sleeping, not caring about anything etc. I/We (Me, GP and Therapist) decided that I reduced the dosage too soon and that I should go back on the 20 mg.

So now back on the 20 mg of Citalopram on 3rd Nov 2014 and have seen this slow motion vision that you talked about. I just wondered how are things with yourself now and thank you for posting originally because I now know that someone (you) also has/have the same question.

Steve