Wondering if i should slightly increase dose to 15mg. Originally on cit for couple months for intrusive thoughts and anxiety from zop withdrawal. Swapped to sertraline because hair problems but made me worse. Back on cit fir 4 weeks, just seem to have gained some additional intrusive thoughts last week or so and not seeing any improvement. First time round it did seem to slightly improve things. just wondering how long to leave before try slightly higher dose, bit wary as first couple weeks were awful but don’t want to stay on too low dose if its not going help me?
12 weeks minimum
Hi. I started Citalopram at the beginning of December on 10mg. It did help but I didn't feel anywhere near like my old self and the anxiety started to get much worse. I gave it 6 weeks and then increased to 20mg. I am now over the first couple of weeks where my anxiety got so much worse and I feel the best I have felt since the started with this anxiety. The best advice would be to wait at least 6 weeks on 10mg and then see how you feel, but I know it can take 12 weeks. However, I knew myself from the way I was feeling that 10mg wasn't doing the job properly for me this time around. It's still early days for me too on 20mg but at the moment each day seems to be better than the next, which is all I can ask for at this stage x
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Thanks Aimee I'll give it another couple weeks and see. Like you feels like it's getting worse and as I've had symptoms from zop for a year thinking might need slightly higher dose.
Did you go straight up to 20mg wondering if i should try 15 first. Did see a couple of white feathers in my garden last couple days meant mean your guardian angel is looking after you, hopefully they'll spur into action soon,!!!
everytime you increase or decrease you have a honeymoon period where you feel better before symptoms reappear
I went from 10 to 20 straight away and I will be honest the first 10 days I honestly had such a hard time... my anxiety levels went through the roof! Its two weeks today since I went to 20mg and I have come through the worse I think! Lost my appetite completely and thats slowly coming back now x
ok thanks, if i do increase might go up to 15 first as for my age 20mg is the maximum dose you are meant to take. Just bit worried not high enough as anxiety increased bit last week or so.
lemanna you have to take into consideration that aimee87 was or maynot have been going thru withdrawls of another med when she increase from ten to twenty.just saying
I haven't taken any other medications apart from Citalopram x
thank you for that info.my point is that lemanna has to take into consideration that aimee87 is not going thru withdrawls of any other med unlike lemanna is.so you going from 10 to 20 might be alot different for lemanna because of the changing meds .saying prayers for every one on here.
Thanks Lois, think i will try 15mg fir few days see how i get on. Just been really teary last few days and seem to be getting additional anxiety, i appreciate your advice to leave it longer, but it's almost turning into depression now with very bad thoughts just feel 10mg just isn't quite enough. Thanks for your support but even after 8 weeks first time round didn't really feel it was helping the anxiety. Hopefully as only slight increase won't be too bad.
Are you still taking the propranalol that you mentioned in previous post you were taking as well as the citalopram?
yes that only works on the physical symptoms of anxiety though by slowing your heart rate down x
I'm trying 15mg, think have to go with your gut feeling a bit, symptoms getting bit worse and feeling quite low didn't feel like eating doing anything last night so don't think the 10mg quite enough and see how it goes. Only slight increase so hopefully won't be too bad.
I agree, I think you know yourself. I hope you start to feel better soon. If you do get increased anxiety try to keep telling yourself its the meds and all will settle eventually x
Thanks will do, I know people say any dose change can cause problems, but it's only small change, and was previously on 10mg for 8 weeks and didn't have any improvement so think it's just bit too low for me personally although obviously OK for some people.
It depends on so many things, I recovered well 6yrs ago on Citalopram 10mg only, I even stopped taking it cold turkey once i was better with no problems whatsoever! This time around, I gave 10mg 2months and it wasn't touching my anxiety and I'm now on 20mg and taking propranolol too! Everyone is different and every situation. You're doing the right thing by increasing a small amount I think you'll be fine x
i stopped mirtazapine 3 times cold turkey the first 2 were a piece of cake the third was hell but not as bad as cit withdrawal! these drugs are super strong and 5mgs isnt a tiny amount but thats just my opinion!