I'm on day 31 of citalopram 10mg for anxiety and had started to feel it easing and began to feel "normal" again tho last night and tonight I feel a wave of fear going right through me and have some physical symptoms now, I'm due to see gp again next week to check progress....is this normal for 31 days or do I need to up the dose?
Good Morning!
Your symptoms sound very familiar as I am slightly ahead of you, being somewhere around day 90 something give or take.
I have less and less symptoms as Cita has taken effect, with an increase each time I upped them. I started on 10mg, went to 20mg and now on 30mg. Had some full on dreams, every night, some a little disturbing for various reason , on advice from some kind soul here, I take them later just before bed 10/10:30 ish and has worked to an extent. I still dream, but they are more tolerable.
Yesterday though, after a couple of weeks of little or no symptoms I started feeling qeezy and shakey, but carried on regardless though it did somewhat shorten a trip out. This morn I feel Ok, but you have to expect ups and downs.
All I can say is that Cita is working for me. As the panic attacks subsided in the first weeks anxiety kicked in, but Cita does this causes it to fight it.
One more thing my emotions and libido is inhibited. I used to feel emotions and sometimes cry where one would, but now all I feel is a slight wave of that emotion and it has gone as quick as it came - saved a lot on tissues!
I don't know what things will be like as I come off, whenever that is, may increase again, depends on full medical, Doctors appointment next week followed by counselling.
I have a great Doc, who knows her stuff, but the suppport, advice and reassurance I have received here is invaluable. There are some wonderful people here although, they all seem to be having a lay in this morn (depending what part of the planet they are, I guess!).
Stay tuned, tis good!
Heres hoping you have a good weekend.
Regards,
David
Thankyou for the reply 😀 I thought as much I just needed some reassurance I'm back with gp in Thursday so I will wait and see what she thinks about maybe going to 20 mg 😬
My advise is do not try to brave it out. If you are not happy with what is happening while on this drug then go back sooner than later and discuss in detail your concerns with your GP