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Week 4 Blip on 10 mg?

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elijah123
elijah123

I initially started taking Citalopram for anxiety and OCD which has caused insomnia.

First couple of weeks were hell but by the third week I was feeling better mentally and my sleep has started to improve. I'm four weeks into it and now the anxiety and sleeplessness(waking up every hour and a half) has come back. is this normal?

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  • silvia31661
    silvia31661 elijah123

    Posted

    I was sleeping very well at first now on week 6 I weak up a couple of times each night so i suppose it can happen. It seems anything can happen while starting citalopram.

    Also your dose is very low so maybe another chat with the gp could be useful.

    • elijah123
      elijah123 silvia31661

      Posted

      thanks for the reply, i asked about having my dose increased but my GP said take it for a few more weeks

  • Moaney86
    Moaney86 elijah123

    Posted

    You may find you will be up

    and down for a few weeks. Some great days, some bad, some that make you feel like you are going in reverse full pelt. It truly is a roller coaster of a ride and it requires so much patience. I finally settled around 6 months. With help from a therapist, diazepam, mindfulness, family support, audio books. I needed all of this as well as citalopram to get me through & still need it now at times.

    I still have days where anxiety comes over me, but I am at peace with it & I think that truly stops it from manifesting into something more. I never want to be were I was in July again 😦

    Good luck, the blips come and go but you will learn to control them and soon they will diminish. 😃

    • elijah123
      elijah123 Moaney86

      Posted

      6 months is a long time to wait to settle down but as long as its not forever, i can live with the anxiety just not the sleeplessness. I'm glad that it works for you but thanks for the reply

  • will20275
    will20275 elijah123

    Posted

    elijah,

    Start a journal and you can look back and you'll see how you are progressing. It took me 7 months to fully recover. I'm at 10 mg.

    will

    • elijah123
      elijah123 will20275

      Posted

      Hi Will, that's actually a really good idea, I'll give that a go, also glad to hear you've fully recovered.

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