I know I keep seeing tons of negative feedback about this drug on this forum. But I for one am really starting to love the way I feel & who I am lately on this medication. I just feel much more relaxed & I'm not freaking out over odd little things every day of my life. There are annoying side effects for me too. But they are so worth the benefits to me. The first few weeks were nerve wracking. I had the shakes, felt nervous. Felt dizzy & tired/groggy after taking it. It's week 6 now & I still wake up at 2-3 am & can't go back to sleep some nights. But started taking Tylenol PM & it is working! So now I've solved that problem. Another problem is, I cannot "get off" (have an orgasm) with my husband AT ALL! This has never been a problem for me, so it's weird & I know it's the medication. We'll just have to keep trying to find a solution to that and the last side effect that is hard for me is alcohol! I cannot drink too much on this without turning into a psycho! Seriously, 2 beers is the limit for me or else it's a roller coaster, nightmare, spiral! But those 3 annoyances are things I am willing to deal with & try to figure out because of how great I feel during my days now. I also stopped smoking cigarettes completely after 10yrs of smoking a pack a day!! I don't know how, or why? I guess I'm just not nervous or anxious anymore so I don't want them? So strange but I'm so much happier in general! Anyone else actually find taking Citalopram worth it? Let me know!
Olá Rachel, eu também acho que agora é mais bom do que ruim. Tive alguns meses bastante estressantes e sinto que lidei com eles muito melhor do que teria feito sem o Cit. Meus efeitos colaterais são suor excessivo, incapacidade de ter orgasmo (o que é chato, já que estou em um relacionamento relativamente novo, mas meu parceiro é muito compreensivo), e sono agitado. Ainda estou avaliando se quero continuar ou tentar outra coisa, já que desde que comecei a tomar o Cit, meu IBS está sob controle, embora não tenha certeza se isso é coincidência, já que comecei a tomar probióticos mais ou menos na mesma época.
Que ótimo que você conseguiu parar de fumar, parabéns! x
Olá, estou no dia 5 da cit e me sinto péssimo, não consigo dormir, me sinto mal e com febre por todo o corpo. Por favor, me diga que isso melhora logo.
Olá Tammy,
Sentir-se doente foi o pior para mim. Não consigo suportar e me fez sentir desesperada. Mas melhora em até 7 dias. Se você simplesmente não conseguir lidar com isso, peça um Domperidona ao médico. Ele elimina as sensações de náusea em 20 minutos. Boa sorte!
Olá Alex, há quanto tempo você está usando e seus efeitos colaterais já passaram?
Meus efeitos colaterais foram os seguintes. Comecei no início de agosto.
1ª Semana (Inferno)
Tremores
Enjoo (Náusea)
Formigamento nos braços com ondas de calor
Ataque de pânico durante o sono
Totalmente fraco
Barriga embrulhada
Ausência de libido
Perda de apetite (vivendo de bananas e torradas e perdendo quase 13 kg até hoje)
Tudo isso melhorou na segunda semana, tanto que fui para Lille, na França, já que já estava reservado. Eu fiquei com calma.
Continuei com sintomas intermitentes por 5 semanas:
Tontura leve
Sensação de embriaguez
Desrealização
Ausência de libido
Isso totaliza 6 semanas.
Agora todos os sintomas desapareceram, exceto a libido. É preciso reconstruir a confiança novamente.
Acabei de voltar de uma semana maravilhosa e tranquila em Lanzarote e me senti bem todos os dias, um pouco baixo ontem à noite, mas bem novamente hoje. Então, no geral, acho que 8 semanas é o mínimo até que você se sinta mais normal novamente.
Também fiz terapia cognitivo-comportamental durante esse tempo.
Não quero ficar tomando remédios por muito tempo e quero parar o mais rápido possível.
Espero que isso ajude.
\u003cp\u003eObrigado, Alex. Só no dia 5 e me sinto péssimo, não tenho energia para levantar, então você acha que devo ver uma mudança na próxima semana? \u003c/p\u003e
Hi rachael01403...lovely to read that this medication is working for you as it is for me too!! To be honest...it's been a life saver!! I'm currently on week 4 so very early days as yet...but I have had NO SIDE EFFECTS at all whatsoever upto now...in fact...very bizzarely...what people describe as side effects...where all the symptoms I was suffering from BEFORE I started taking Citalopram!! I suffered for weeks..possibly a few months with this awful painful headache in the back of my head and above my eyebrows...I couldn't eat anything...(I lost a stone within 4 weeks) I was so tired and lethargic constantly...I felt frightened..and confused!! I would talk and forget what I was talking about mid sentence...and randomly say words that didn't make sense!! I got to where I didn't want to leave the house because I thought I was going mad and was frightened of doing or saying something wrong!! Sounds absolutely crazy to me now...but I can't tell you how bad I felt!! The agitation was the worse...I'm a single mum of 2 children...and I have been for 11 years!! I've never relied on anybody and emotionally and financially been my children's rock all there lives!! I walked in to an argument between them one day...and I completely lost it...I wanted to smash my house up and run away!! That was my turning point!! I slept that night for 14 hours and woke feeling awful again!! I rang my GP!! I went that day!! He was more than concerned!! He ran a couple of tests there and then..and the first thing he noticed was my pulse was racing!! At 102 when ideally is should be no higher than 70!! He then asked about my life!! I'd lost my mum to a devastating stroke the year before...and also found out that my boyfriend was a lying cheat!! But instead of grieving I cracked on and put it to the back of my mind...concentrated on making sure my kids was ok and looking after my dad...and just to make my life that little more hectic to forget my problems..I also changed my career!! I now had 2 jobs instead of 1...and one of them jobs was working night shifts...so didn't really get much sleep!! But I needed to provide for my kids...if I didn't who would!! So whilst I was looking after everybody...my brain must of been on total overload...filled with stress and anxiety!! I almost laughed when the doctor offered me anti depressants!! I'm not sad I said...in fact I feel nothing!! I was desperate so I took one!! Within hours my headache started to lift...I couldn't believe it...I'd had that headache for weeks and weeks!! On taking 10mg for 5 days...that awful feeling started to come back again!! I rang my doctor and he told me to up it to 20mg...and just like magic...the headache had gone!! So far I've never looked back!! I have my appetite back...and after sleep I feel rested!! I did worry thinking 'surely this is too good be true No I'm gunna relapse' then I laughed...thinking look at me bludy worrying again...when there's nothing to worry about!! I honestly would never believe I was so stressed and suffer from anxiety...I'm not ashamed or embarrassed...it's just life and circumstances...and sometimes I think we care too much...which isn't a bad attribute to have!! So ye...I'm with you huni...it's working for me..and just wished it worked for everyone x
Olá Claire, estou tomando 10 mg há 5 dias e me sinto péssimo, não sei se são efeitos colaterais ou se é tudo na minha cabeça. Sinto que não tenho energia, perdi um quilo de peso.
The sleep didn't get better for me, but I've been taking Tylenol pm & that worked for me. I still sweat and get hot a little but not as bad as at first. Good luck! I hope it gets better
Awww Tammy..I'm really sorry to hear this...and I honestly genuinely sympathise with you. How did you feel before you started on the medication? Did you feel like I did? Was you tired all the time and didn't feel rested? My GP upped my tablets because I felt so much better in them first 4 days and started to relapse again...with the onset of the headache and the confusion coming back!! He did say 10mg is only very slight and normally people start on 20mg! Maybe you should go back to your GP and talk to him darlin,..tell him how they are making you feel...he may up the dose..or maybe try you on something else!! Sending a big hug to you!! Ps...what time of day do you take it? I take mine at 2.30pm in the afternoon!! Sometimes it takes me about an hour to wind down when I get in bed...but when I'm asleep I don't wake till morning (or afternoon depending if I'm on a night shift) x
Acabei de me sentir um pouco triste, Claire. Também tenho tireoide hipofuncionante e tomo meu remédio pela manhã. Estou no dia 5 agora e não sinto que tenha feito nenhuma diferença.
I would deffo go back to see your doctor...maybe the treatment for your thyroid needs changing as apose to being on the citalopram!! I know you would do anything to feel better darlin...do me a favour...ring your GP first thing in the morning and get an appointment!! Tell him/her x
Amazing Claire!! I'm so glad to hear that you're feeling better about life! I had tried fluoxetine (Prozac) before this & was on it for about 3 years but it didn't help as much as this is. I was on 20mg of the Citalopram from the get-go. It's worked wonders. I hope everyone on here finds something that works for them as well. Life is just too short to not be totally happy☺️
Olá
Você está tomando por depressão ou ansiedade?
Alex
Alex, estou tomando isso por ansiedade, mas agora estou me sentindo deprimido por causa dos efeitos colaterais, não consigo me recuperar.
Eu sei exatamente como você se sente, Tammy. Você se sente mal e só quer sua vida de volta. A boa notícia é que você VAI recuperar sua vida. Claro, quando você está passando por isso, simplesmente não consegue ver que isso será o caso. Eu senti alguns efeitos positivos após 2/3 semanas, mas ainda estava um pouco nervoso depois de todos os efeitos colaterais que passei, mas agora estou na semana 8 e praticamente levando uma vida normal. Acabei de voltar das Ilhas Canárias. Para mim, ainda me sinto um pouco triste de vez em quando, mas meus sintomas físicos quase desapareceram agora.
Se quiser saber algo, me avise.
Estou apenas no dia 6 e sinto que não houve nenhuma mudança, Alex.
Tammy, você pode me dizer quais foram seus sintomas antes? E quais são agora, por favor?
Antes eu só me sentia com o humor baixo e sem comer, agora tenho ondas de calor, pele queimando, ainda não como direito, não consigo dormir e me sinto baixo em geral, como se não tivesse energia para nada.