I requested to go on a low dose of citalopram as my anxiety was beginning to soar following yet another change in my role (I have since quit).
However, it has now been 7 weeks and I am still all over the place.
My side effects include:
- Increased anxiety
- Brain fog
- Lower sex drive
- Difficulty climaxing
- Dissociation - something I already struggle with an awful lot
- Fatigue
- Emotional numbness
- Apathy
- Worsening of ADHD symptoms - more impulsive and stimming like crazy at times
- A sudden desire to end my relationship with a woman I have been seeing for 11 months (this worries me the most)
But I have also had random moments of calmness and happiness, interspersed with of all the above.
I will be speaking to my GP tomorrow but I don’t know whether to stick with it or ask to taper off. I certainly wouldn’t entertain going up to 20mg as I tend to be extra sensitive to medications and I am already struggling on 10mg.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
N.B. I am a 33 year old male who has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, BPD, candida and probable CPTSD.