I am on 10 mg Citroplan and hrt patch for the menopause. This has brought me to my knees emotionally, no confidence, insecure and thoughts that keep going round and round. The question is does this work for compulsive thinking. Hate feeling like this.?
How long have you been on it ?
Hi Hollie nearly three weeks.
I too have these obsessive thoughts and am currently in week 4! The edge is off the physical symptoms of the thoughts but still there sometimes but I guess it's still early days! I'm on 20mg!!
Emz x
Yes early days , was a very confident person with not a care in the world and now desperate for a solution, maybe im on a low dose as im on the hrt patch too.
Could be Bernieh! I struggle with pms too and an element if post natal with me so totally understand what you are going through! It's a hard path but there is loads of support here! I hope you feel better soon! Are you attending counselling? Iv found it very helpful!
Emz x
Hi Emz,
No im not as i believe the insecurity is causing my intense thoughts , hope you feel well soon too.
It's still early days Hun I'm on week 9 and am starting to feel better still have my odd moments even now I still get the sick feeling and have very strange dreams. I was exactly like you and thought I'd never get better I'm on 20mg. Just keep going will be worth it. Xx
Thank you , seeing the nurse tomorrow.
Hi Bernieh. Cit is just right for compulsive thinking, it balances out the seratonin levels in your brain, an imbalance in that area is just what causes anxiety, compulsive disorders and emotional ups and downs. It does take a while to settle down and at first you may feel slightly worse but stick with it, there is light at the end of the tunnel. A lot of doctors start at 10mg and wait a month or two to see how you react to it. If the side effects aren't too horrendous, they may up your dose to 20mg. I took it while on HRT and the two together weren't a problem. You may get weird and vivid dreams and what some people call 'brain zaps' - for me, that meant hearing noises that werent there, like in the middle of the night while asleep I'd get woken up by the doorbell, loud and clear, but when I went to the door no-one there. These do go away so try to ride it out. I hope you start to feel better really soon. xx
Thank you Loxie,
Going to stay on 10 mg for a bit longer, did yours go away and was you on a higher dose.
Hi Bernieh,
Do you think the menopause aggravates anxiety symptoms, as I too am just hitting the menopause & wondered if this is what triggered off my problems.
I am now on week 5 of Citalopram, it has been very up & down. Although the last couple of days definitely seemed to have been easier, it's very hard to get motivated which is not great when there is so much to do leading up to Christmas.
Keep in touch & let me know how you are feeling xx
Hello Jenny,
I think the menopause is to blame as i was fine before that ,for me it is that feeling of not being in control , just want to feel myself again. No interest in xmas at all, hope you feel better soon too. x
Hi Bernieh, I stayed on 10mg my doc thought it best not to increase the dose. The side effects definitely did go away and for a while it was all working perfectly, I was calmer and less stressed and even some of the menopause symptoms subsided, like flying off the handle at the smallest things. Unfortunately I had a severe allergic reaction to cit and had to stop taking it, which was a shame because it really was working well until then. The biggest benefit for me was that I just stopped over-reacting to minor upsets, no more crying and going into panic. The stress of that was giving me other health issues, like raised cortisol levels - not good for the heart, it was so nice to react 'appropriately' if something bad happened and just deal with it normally. I honestly was amazed at how such a low dose could correct that, it was lovely while it lasted.
Hello Loxie,
Thank you, how long on them till you felt better.x
For me Bernieh it was quite quick. Difficult to say exactly because it wasn't just a big event and one day i was 'cured'. I just realised slowly that I was dealing with life a lot better and because I wasn't making myself ill with worry, my whole general health improved. Probably less than 3 months in I was for the first time in a long long time finding I was actually enjoying life instead of hating it. Looking back, I guess it was something like 5 or 6 weeks of taking it before all the side effects and bad stuff had gone completely and every day after that just got better.
Hello Loxie,
Thank you fingers crossed. x
Hi Jenny,
Just a update having better days now ,with 10mg cit and hrt patch. Im in week 5 now still up and down but had two wonderful days when i was so relaxed wow... hope you are feeling better with the menopause . xx
Hi just an up date it is nearly 12 weeks on 10 mg and then 15 mg citroplan , terrible compulsive thinking and emotional disturbances caused by the menopause, having lots of good days now and feeling normal, confident and secure in my self such a lovely feeling. Point is when i started awful side effects but kept going and so so glad i did, wish everyone well and not to give up i m prove. x