Just looking to see if anyone else has had this. I've been taking 10mg of citalopram for almost 4 weeks and in the last 2 days I've got really bad bleeding gums. I sometimes get a bit of blood when I brush but not like this, it's coming from every side of my mouth and there's loads of it! I got some Corsodyl just thinking it's my own fault for never flossing, but then I checked my patient leaflet thing and it said bleeding gums is a rare and severe side effect I need to immediately tell the GP about! I don't really feel like this is an emergency, my gums are quite sore but I otherwise feel fine.
Getting an appointment at my GP is an absolute nightmare and when I spoke to the receptionist it was either an emergency appointment in an hour (not possible as I work an hour and a half away, on public transport) or nothing/call back when I have time to sit at home and wait for whatever appointment they can give me. I asked if I could just make an appointment tomorrow/the day after but she said I have to call on the day sigh. My work are really good about me going for appointments but I've had a lot this year and we're short staffed so I don't want to take the mick by just leaving midway through the day, at least if I have it booked I could let my boss know a bit in advance.
Anyone else on citalopram or another SSRI had this and know if it just passes?