Iv been on Citalopram for 10 weeks now. 2 weeks 10mg, 5 weeks on 20mg, 3 weeks on 30mg. In my second week on 30mg I was back to my normal happy, confident self. Finally relief! Then last Saturday I felt the anxiety creeping back in & now I feel anxious & depressed again. My hand shakes & body jerks are back too. I don't know if I'm just having a blip but I seem to be going back to square one after that week of relief. Although I have only been on 30mg for 3 weeks. I'm just starting to feel like Citralopram isn't going to work. I also have a really fuzzy head. Has any one else experienced a week of feeling great then back to square one? Should blips last as long as this?
Any advice would be highly appreciated xx
Same here. They want to keep me on it as I had a good week so I responded to start with. I'm need my mental health so I have to trust them but it's been 5 months now. Anxiety is awful
Mine comes and goes too. I don't think any antidepressants really work to be honest, they might make you feel a bit happier, but they don't cure anxiety.
When you say body jerks what do you mean? My neck has started twitching. I'm back on beta blockers to try and help.
Anti depressants do work, especially SSRI's which these are.
10 weeks is too early. It can take around 3-5 months to start feeling well and many people give up way too early. Its a tough journey with many ups and downs, but if you're patient and persevere you'll get there. It really is worth the wait because it's amazing once you get through it all.
Many people have recovered on this medication, myself too. After 15 years of being ill I didn't mind the wait whilst my body adapted to the meds. I've been well for many years now.
K x
Forgot to say .... Kirsty, what you're experiencing ie getting better then slipping back into anxiety and depression is perfectly normal during recovery. Yes it's a blip, and it'll pass. You'll get many of these during recovery but just let them be there, carry on, and each time you get them they'll get less and less intense until you feel well all the time.
K x
Thanks Kate. I really hope so. Last week I felt amazing back to my old happy relaxed self. Then this week back to weird fuzzy head & really shaky hands. Feeling hopeless. I'm really determined so I'm just going to bare with it. I always enjoy reading your comments. They give such hope xx
Thanks for replying Amy. My legs twitch like mad especially as I try falling asleep. Its not the tablets (I know this is a common side effect) I had these twitches before I started meds. I think for me personally it's my nerves xx
Hey Rachel. That's similar to myself only iv only been on mine for 10weeks. When I first start each dose within one day (no exaggeration) I'm back to my normally self. But it only seems to last a week until anxiety/depression kick in again. So I up my dose. Same thing happens. I just hope it's a blip. Have you only had one good week? What dose are you on? Xx
Kate is full of support she's helped me a lot 😊 I'm nearly at five months and my anxiety is awful. I feel fuzzy and disconnect all the time and I'm drained as I'm on such high alert. I pray for my life back ! I'm loosing hope now though but if I look back it's gonna better just no where near ok. I miss me I miss life I don't understand why I'm in fear. Anxious about been anxious. One day it will be ok surly our bodies recover in time. It's so boring been anxious I'm missing out so much 
it has to get better soon !!!!
Hi Rachel
Sorry to hear your still having awful anxiety. Have you had any times at all when you felt well, back to yourself? What dose are you in now?
K x
Day 4 of 150mg. Goes up in 50mgs. I had two weeks when on 100mg then it came back again and iv not come back up this was a month ago. I feel ok ish in the evening when I'm just watching tv and the days is at a end. I mainly feel VERY sleepy and fuzzy headed. The thought Patten on better but I'm anxious about been anxious and scared to go out in case it ends in panic. I don't understand why its happening to me. I try so hard. I have had times I've been ok but its only short lived and I think I need to settle at a dose. I refuse to increase any further now. I'm not as depression just anxious and exhausted x
Hi Rachel
Oh yes sorry, you did tell me. Remember that every time you increase your dose you will probably get side effects, and these can be increased anxiety amongst other things. Try and let the new dose settle. Seeing that you're feeling kind of ok by the evening is good signs. This is how recovery worked for me. I'd get times during the day when I'd feel calmer and quite settled. Mornings were my worst. Slowly this calmer feeling increased and I started to enjoy my evenings and I even began to feel good by the afternoon. I still got setbacks (blips) every so often which floored me, and they lasted for months. Slowly, bit by bit, I got better and better until my mornings started feeling good too and I eventually found waking was a pleasure, not an anxiety ridden task.
Being sleepy and fuzzy headed is probably part medication and part anxiety. Anxiety makes you fuzzy headed so I expect as your anxiety alleviates, so will your fuzzy headedness.
K x
I just feel it's not working but I suppose iv come far from the start but it's up down up down and down more then up. I feel rather sedated so hope that effect eases as I can't stay awake. The home treatment muSt know what their doing as their the experts in this field. They tell me it's a long slow process but you hear so many people say after six weeks they were back to normal. I don't cry as much now or panic and run but I'm still low and on edge as I'm so worried this is my life now and the thought of this forever is no life at all. Iv so much to live for and my life is happy so it goes to show that this is a illness that can just happen to anyone. My brain is poorly I suppose 😢
Rachel. I'm the same. I was better from day one of my first dose but after 7 days anxious & depressed again. I'm like you iv had no trauma or anything happen in my life to trigger panic. I just took a panic attack one day in work & iv struggled to regain my life back. I take it you are on Sertraline? I just want to feel normal again too. This is my first anti-d. Have you tried others? I would wait it out a little longer xx
Iv also had no side effects which is strange
5 months nearly I hate it. I'm struggling because my head is banging and my eyes are so heavy. Hope there side effects that ease. The awful dreams have eased. It's brought on by pregnancy but mine started with a panic attack over nothing ! I'm so drained and dizzy and well feel like iv flu. Just want to close my eyes and wake up normal
I know what you mean with your eyes. I had this intense pain behind me eye. Like a real pressure. Il give Citalopram a few more months then maybe try something else. Right now I can't think at all. I feel like part of my brain isn't working. I hope you find relief soon. I'm sure you will. Just hang in there 😊 xx
Do u feel foggy like ur heads in a cloud ?
Yes. And I get this strange sensation in my head. Almost like prickly heat but in my head. Only way I can describe it. I get incredibly sore temples too. Iv also noticed floating particles in my eye. I only noticed them since my anxiety started. I had an eye test done which came back perfect. But I just wondered if it's anxiety related. X
I get floaters too. What is thus fog ,??? It never goes it's awful !!!!!