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Day 5 of citalopram 20mg - side effects

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BotBotticelli · 09/12/2016 09:04

The nausea has gone away a bit yesterday and this morning, but I am still really struggling with the weird dry mouth feeling and odd yawning all the time.

Will this settle down soon or will I feel like this the whole time I am on it?

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fallenempires · 09/12/2016 10:44

Morning! I've been on them since May and I still have a dry mouth feeling.Is it actually yawning or more of a jaw locking/stiffness?
How are you feeling otherwise?

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BotBotticelli · 09/12/2016 11:04

I have a dry mouth, am gurning a bit like I have taken E (I recall from the distant past when I tried it in a club 20 years ago!), and keep doing big theatrical yawns for no reason. Especially when talking to people at work which doesn't look good.

Other than that I am feeling ok. Felt really jittery and spaced out on the first day but that's much better now.

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fallenempires · 09/12/2016 11:37

Gurning The yawning/jaw thing and dry mouth may continue.As I mentioned I still have those side effects 7 months on.Don't be surprised if you start teeth grinding in your sleep I think that's been the worse side effect for me

throwingpebbles · 09/12/2016 11:54

Mine calmed down after a few days - I was on 40mg. It very much felt like I had taken an E (only tried it once, 15 years ago) when I first started. The spaced out feeling didn't totally go away, but I needed it to get me through the worst so on balance it was worth living with
I dropped down to 30mg now and hoping to drop again soon.

Ballstowinplease · 09/12/2016 22:12

I started on 20mg and it took about a week to settle down then at 3 weeks I felt much better. Went up to 40mg and now 10months later down to ten. Good Luck!

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BotBotticelli · 12/12/2016 16:36

Just an update in case anyone else reading this is in the same boat: am now on day 7 and feeling much better. The weird dry mouth/gurning/yawning stuff has almost stopped (only notice it once or twice a day) and no other side effects to report.

Also am finding that I am not losing my shit with the kids so readily and feel like I have a bit more space in my head to stop, think and respond calmly when they are really pushing my buttons instead of yelling/crying like before.

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throwingpebbles · 12/12/2016 19:04

Good to hear bot

fallenempires · 13/12/2016 15:40

Bot your 2nd comment sounds that you're starting to experience the benefits,I could have written that word for word.
Glad to hear that the side effects have eased too.

Lizziedoll · 15/12/2016 20:37

It will settle! I was on it for 8 years (now switched to different a/d as I'm pregnant), trust me the weird side effects like yawning and feeling spaced out etc will go
You need to give it time. It's a fantastic drug that really works in my experience. I can even say it saved my life a few times. Good luck

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