I started on Citalopram for PND 2 weeks ago - 10mg for the first week and then 20mg. I had some of the usual initial side effects which eased off and then my only issue was loss of appetite. But I didn't feel sick so I was still able to force myself to eat.
A few days ago (so after 5 days on 20mg) I started feeling really nauseous and I also developed diarrhoea. The first couple of mornings it happened I thought it might have been something I ate but it has continued on and now I'm sure it's the citalopram.
I spoke to a pharmacist yesterday who gave me some domperidone to help with the nausea (I'm quite thin and really can't afford to lose more weight). He said that if it doesn't ease in another few days I will have to wean off the citalopram and try something else. I feel so down about this as I was really hoping to start feeling better in the next couple of weeks.
Has anyone experienced similar side effects? Did they ease for you or did you have to change to something else? I'm going to ring my GP tomorrow too but this is causing me anxiety today so I'd love to hear from others