Hi I started ciltrapram about a month ago i did 9 days on 10mg and now 2 and a half weeks on 20mg and I'm still struggling with so de effects of going hot, feeling sick, tired and my anxiety feels so much worse. Does anyone have any positive stories on this drug as I seem to mostly find negative stories I am on this drug for depression and anxiety and I just want to be better.
you need to give medication at least 8/10 weeks for the ssri to work in your system.,so until then ,you will feel some side effects
You do feel worse for a while but it does get better i promise u x stick with it and u will eventually get back to normal x Dont fight the side affects take slow deep breaths until they pass x u can also ask your doctor for propranol 10mg which helps with the side affects
it will get better just hang in there , coz u raised the dose is like starting all over agin,, it takes about 12 weeks to stable you , i m on week 10 just starting to get better mood is up and down!! is not fast fix ,,. best wishes get better soon!!!
Lydia,
Today is Day 43 for me. I’m on 10mg and starting to come back as myself. The first 4 weeks were not pretty. You are probably going through them more since you increased your meds. Michelle has great advice about breathing. This blog has truly helped me. So many people have guided me and are inspirational which helps tremendously.
Good luck keeps us posted. 😎
Hello Lydia, I’m nearly into my tenth week and my anxiety is still with me too, just lesser in intensity. It got worse and like Will said about himself it wasn’t pretty. It’s a damn struggle for all of us but there Will be a light ahead for you. Just stick with your dose and believe it will work for you. We are all doing this together. In 7 days time I will be on a plane, am I anxious about it? No. Could I have done this 6 weeks ago, hell no! So things will improve for you I promise... Manny x
Hi lydia .
Im just coming up to the end of my 4th week on 20mg of citalopram . But finding the side effects hard to . Hopefully i will see some improvement soon . I know how u feel . I read post on here every day and it scares me to seeing horror stories of them not working . But ive had some great advice off people on here and it seems everyone is here to support each other and help you through the tough times . WE CAN DO THIS !! ☺👍👍👍
Hello Lydia,
Citalopram does take time to work in the body and kicks in at a different time for every individual, in the mean time the side effects can really stink. Just try to focus on any positives or improvements you do see. I am almost on the exact same timeline as you and I know at first all I did was focus on all of the negative things I was feeling. It took the people around me pointing out the positive improvements I was making. Some days those improvements were as "small" as getting out of bed and just showering but slowly they have grown and even though I might feel totally like myself and might struggle from day to day I am seeing improvements in different ways each day.
Lydia drop us all a generic reply so that we know you’re ok, ok? 🙂 B strong 💪
Hi all thanks for all your replies but I'm really struggling today I'm so tired I've been in bed all day I'm so tired and full of anxiety i just can't get up. I really thought I would be better than this by now. The doctors have also given me some really strong anti sickness tablets and they are ones you take at night and make you sleep so don't think that has helped with the tiredness I just feel like I want to hide away. I can't be like this as I have two young children to look after I'm lucky my husband is here today so I can just give into it feel more down today than ever and having palpations which I have propranal for but haven't even took one today don't even feel like eating or drinking. Sorry for such a down post just thought I would be better than this after this long.
In three months roughly you will feel better..if your really struggling ask your doctor for a short term benzo for your yucky moments...and if he prescribes benzo make sure is the lowest dose so it doesn't interfere with your children..take care
Hello Lydia,
I am also having a rough day and have zero motivation for anything. I also have two younger daughter's 4 and 9 and understand the feelings that go along with not being yourself with them. Remember to keep your goals small, if you go into each day thinking you are going to be 100 percent recovered it makes it that much harder when you are not. I just forced myself to do some coloring with my youngest, even though all I wanted to do was lay in bed and stare at the ceiling. The coloring was something very relaxing and it gave me something to focus on other than how crappy I feel, plus it allowed me to spend a little time with my little Evelyn. Might not work for everyone but it has helped me some today
Hi lydia i was exactly the same slept all the time but it does get better take the propronol 3 times a day it helps then as u feel better take less x you will get better i know it doesnt feel like it at the moment but u honestly will
Ive been on citalopram for years stick with it i did and im much better. Xxx
i've just been put on citalopram as i have been anxious about my health recently 10mg a day and since i've been on it i've not been sleeping well and am sweating a lot at night in which i found out these were the side effects of the drug. i feel i shouldn't have been put on this in the first place and these side effects are really i keep waking up in the middle of the night and not getting enough rem sleep i thought about coming off it since i've only been on them about a week but decided not to and just stick with it i feel my mood has gotten better but i just don't like these side effects of sleep loss and tiredness. i was only diagnosed with ibs and reflux but they were also affecting my health anxiety i think i should talk with my doctor again
Good morning Lydia,
How are you doing today? Any small improvements to take note of? Hope you are finding some moments of relief
you need at least 8/10 weeks for the ssri to work in your body,until then you will find that your anxiety will get more ,until the medication builds up in your body
Christopher,
I also experienced insomnia and heightened anxiety/depression when I first started taking Citalopram about 5 weeks ago. Slowly things have been getting better and I am now getting between 6 and 8 hours of sleep every night and my recovery is improving each day. The meds work within each individual differently and in a different timeline but once theyvtake hold they are well worth it
Matthew,
Stick with it. I was horrible the first 3 weeks. I had sweats and was cold and I had the shakes/jitters. I didn’t sleep for a few nights. I was in 10mg. My dr had me cut the pill in half for 6 days and then back to 10mg which did help me. But the insomnia was still with me. I started to sleep a little after the 28th day. I did get Ambien to help me sleep. I do take Xanax .25 and sometimes I cut that in half. I only take about 2-3x a week. I get good 💤with it. I’m on Day 45 and still get some anxiety but a lot is due to my high stress job. 😱 I go out for a walk every day and that helps a great deal. I’m so much better than I was!!!!! I also cut out caffeine . I hope this helps you. 😎 if I had to do again I would say definitely yes!
Mathew and Christopher, I just want to add I Didnt care for the Ambien. That’s why I switched to Xanax.
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