Started citalopram two days ago 20mg , as went to the doctors as having trouble eating . I look like a bag of bones at the moment due to stress . Since taking the meds I’ve been sick after eating . Had to take the day off work today . 😐
I can’t deal with being sick as so slim and need to eat but just can’t .
Don’t understand why the doc put me on these tablets when I have trouble eating . It’s just made me 10 times worse.
Hi Laina hang in there its early days. I was put on this med years ago for PTSD, which also resulted in me being extremely under weight. It really helped me to gain weight.
20mg is a high dose to start on though which is why you are having bad side effects
Hi laina , try cutting down to 10mg, i have a great appetite on that.
Hi all . Thanks for your advice thought I was losing the plot until I went on this site .
All I’ve had today is two protein shakes . Fruit in the morning which came back up 🤢been on the sofa for most of the day .
I can’t be sick anymore as I’m already a size 6 so think I will just have to change drugs ?
Hi..
I literally went to bed the first week I started on 20mg. Felt so anxious and lethargic, Like I had flu... then it passed and this drug really really helped me get back on an even keel. You need to give it a bit more time. If you can just rest and let everything wait till you start to feel better. It’s funny if we had flu we would go to bed and rest and let our body recover...you need to do the same now.
I really can’t take feeling like this .
Even the smell of food makes me wanna be sick at the moment 😐
Yep, increased my dose and totally lost my appetite for a while. Was forcing myself to keep eating. Can you bare to have something like a smoothie, or some nice soup, so you are at least getting something nourishing?
Yep, increased my dose and totally lost my appetite for a while. Was forcing myself to keep eating. Can you bare to have something like a smoothie, or some nice soup, so you are at least getting something nourishing?