Hi im new to this sorry if i do it wrong :-{ few things really im starting week 3 of citalopram and my gp just upped me to 20mg from 10 im hopin i dont get more side effects :-/ ive been taking some sleeping tablets has i carnt sleep i missed one saturday nite and took one ladt nite today i feel really weak and legs like jelly xx my main thing is im so tense i keep pulling all the muscles in my body like my neck back and i think my chest if this is possible??? I feel like i have a constant lump between my boobs if u understand and pressure like traped wind :-/ is this just me or anyine else like this xx
Its normal to progress through until they find the dose suitable for you B...Just hang in there and hopefully it may work out fine for you very shortly! This was exactly what happened to me and 2 weeks after going up to 20mg all became suddenly calm!
Like you I was having sleep problems (Zopiclone ring any bells!? lol) and now havent had to touch them for so long I cant remember the last one.
All those pains you mention?? ALL of them just stress and tension side effects. I even had cramps in my solar plexus it became so tight.
Hang in there..BELIEVE it will happen- for me it was akin to a lottery win! Good Luck
Hi!
I started on Cit similar to you and had to stop due to side effects. I made the mistake of for me staying on the drug too long with the severe side effects I had. What I suggest is that you keep close to your GP on this one and explain your issues with them and if agreed come off them sooner than later. If not monitor your problems and if you are still not happy then gain a second medical opinion. What does appear on these forums is that on a lot of issues connected with Cit and other drugs is that the patient appears to know just as well as the doctor how they are reacting to the drug. After all I think we all know our body better than anyone else and as such should listen to what it is telling us!!
I hope this helps.
hey brodielor,
i have felt the exact same my neck and back have had knots in the for a couple of years now and they never seem to go away. i also have to lumps which feel like knot on either side of my boobs near the armpits which are really painful when you touch them. ive come down from 30mg to 20mg and my emotions are all over the place. i feel very depressed (which is not how i used to feel) more anxious but it is the part and parcel of this drug i think. i see now how much it had actually started to work even though ive been on then for about 5-6 weeks! so im hoping it goes back to normal soon!
i also feel funny in the legs they tingle sometimes. i had so many physical symptoms of anxiety but from being on the cit it took them away. theyre only coming through a little bit now because of the change in dose which sucks but atleast i can see that the tablets had made a difference.
hope it all works out for you!
cassandra
Thanks for your reply its awful im so tense all the time :-/ even caused myself to have ibs along eith the many other things but i no the tabs can take a while so just going to try and get thru it . I feel bloated all the time its a nitemare but ino il get there one day xx
well thats it it takes time unfortunately but you should get there just keep persisting thats what im trying to do. im glad i found this forum though i really didnt know that so many people have suffered the way i am suffering so its good to know that there is light at the end of the tunnel. i know its not going to be easy but it will be worth it.
I no i was glad when i found it to its help me so much i only joined today but i read it all the time x its one of them things thst take time ive been hypnostised and it really helped me x
Welcome,
I was exactly like you starting on 10mg and have now, gradually over three months, been raised to 30mg per day. Every one is different and every body adjusts differently to the side effects and how they feel. One thing you may realise that it will possibly cause anxiety before it can treat it and I have found this is just part of what this "sticking plaster for the brain" is doing. Little by little, piece by piece, but then you may not suffer all the side effects it depends on what its fixing!
The most important thing is you are here which is also a big part of your treatment and recovery, I realsied this once I got up the courage to say hello to all these wonderful people that share, give advice and support. None of us are alone!
We all like a good chat whether we're up for it or not!
Keep in touch with your new friends.
Good luck, David
Hi thank you for your reply yes thats the sleepers im on lol want to get off them tho but still abit ancxiuos at bed time took my first 20mg last nite :-) errr whats your solar plexus??? Sorry if i sound bit dumb im wundering if its same as im having xx
Have you sent me a reply?? Just because i carnt see it lol
Hi. I had some strange side effects too, most noticeable was the jelly lesg after any exerceise or even just walking up and down the stairs whihc wa raelly wierd as I can normally run a 5k with no problems at all. Even after housework I ached all over as if I had worked out really hard in the gym. I also had that sesnastion you descibe in my chest between my boobs too and this affected how I ate, I couldn't manage a proper meal and was living on breakfast biscuits and crips for a few days. I wasn't tense though and found that otehr aches and pains I had like the severe period pain (I have endometriosis) had almost gone and the tight knot like pain in my stomach (probably anxiety pain) also went. I'm not taking it at the moment as I got fed up with feeling so leathgic and was worried about my fitness levels but I'm seeing GP on Thursday and I'm also following an "alternative/natural" way of managing my anxiety. So far so good. I know I do have very feel issues but compared to some peoples experiences on here I don't think I'm suffering quite so much. I describe myslef as holding it together on the surface but paddling like mad underneath the water! Hope your symptoms settle down soon!
Hi. I had some strange side effects too, most noticeable was the jelly legs after any exercise or even just walking up and down the stairs which was really wierd as I can normally run a 5k with no problems at all. Even after housework I ached all over as if I had worked out really hard in the gym. I also had that sensation you descibe in my chest between my boobs too and this affected how I ate, I couldn't manage a proper meal and was living on breakfast biscuits and crisps for a few days. I wasn't tense though and found that otehr aches and pains I had like the severe period pain (I have endometriosis) had almost gone and the tight knot like pain in my stomach (probably anxiety pain) also went. I'm not taking it at the moment as I got fed up with feeling so leathgic and was worried about my fitness levels but I'm seeing GP on Thursday and I'm also following an "alternative/natural" way of managing my anxiety. So far so good. I know I do have very feel issues but compared to some peoples experiences on here I don't think I'm suffering quite so much. I describe myslef as holding it together on the surface but paddling like mad underneath the water! Hope your symptoms settle down soon!