***Citalopram Buddies... ;o)***

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Well.. jumping in on the act of the other "buddy threads", there seem to a shed load of us on citalopram.

How many of us are there exactly?

What dosage are you all on? Is it working?

I'm on 10mg for anxiety. It certainly takes the edge off the panic feelings and stops me waking up with that dreadful, crippling anxious feeling, as if my stomach's in a vice. But being as things are a bit crap at the moment, I do feel generally down even though I've never been technically considered depressed (just suffering from lifestyle induced anxiety!)

DH is on 20mg. Similar reasons, slightly different symptoms.

We have been on it since June.

I came off mine (sensibly) a month of so ago but the horrid panic came back and I just couldn't face all that again. It makes life "un-do-able" and I have a lot of stuff that I have to get done everyday/responsibilities etc. So not sure what the answer is but I certainly don't want to stay on anti depressants forever and GP originally mentioned a 6 month time slot.

What are other's experiences?

PS I hate the "no orgasm" side effect of citalopram!! It really really bothers me.. main reason I wanted to come off it.. but I hate the anxiety more! Anyone else on it suffer in that way?

PMSL LEM

ok, its my 3rd week of taking this so called wonder drug, yeah admittedly i feel much better and less anxious, But, i cannot sleep, i have been awake soild for nearly 48 hrs argghhh!! is this a common side effect, my gp said no, its the anxiety, but i wasnt having this much trouble sleeping before, its got progressively worse since i started taking the pills, can i take nytol? does anyone know, is anyone else having/had the same problem as me, god im not even tired, its like i cant shut my body down to sleep!

hello can i join?
im on 40mg a day but still feel down. i am so tired all the time!

oh and are puffy ankles a side effect as im like an elephant!!

hi ive been on thesae meds over a week now still got dry mouth

but i feel numb emotionally i keep forgetting things i didnt even realise my period was due last week because i had none of my normal ness

im qiute tired all the time and i keep forgetting to eat or almost bingeing is this normal

also im sppossed to go out toda bt cant face the train so im gutted

santa, insomnia seems to be a very common side effect, i would go back to your doctor and suggest he reads the data sheet! I havent luckily had that problem, but maybe i should as i feel like a zombie most days.

Im having a horrible day, my partner is being shitty with me because he is stressed, try telling someone that you cant deal with additional stress on top of the shit going on in your head and they dont want to listen - arrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

To think that yesterday i was considering asking for my dose to be reduced - last night i nearly took all of them, at once, end of story! Its only my little girl that is stopping me right now

LEM thats so shit, im glad i havent got a dp to worry about on top of everything else, men just dont seem to have the empathy that women do for these kind of things. Im supossed to go back to work next Monday, after being signed of for 4 weeks, dont think im ready but worried about my job, so thats adding to my worries.

I havent had swollen ankles but i have lost my appetite, and about 5 lbs in weight to go with it (not a bad thing, but dont want to waste away iyswim ) Just wish i could sleep, going to go back to my gp i think.

i wanna join im on 30mg a day n still feel like shite.

do any of you suffer nightmeres as a side affect or is it me cracking up?

Hello dirtlylilminx, i dont have nightmares as such, but my dreams are very vivid so that when i do have nightmares they feel more real and there is so much more detail. Strangely though, i rather enjoy my dreams.

I have always been able to wake up and go back to sleep and sort things out, but dont seem to be able to do this now, which is stressful in itself. But then perhaps im just weird (just wanted an excuse to put santa on my page)

Hi guys, I haven't posted for what seems like ages but is probably actually only a few days.

I hope you are all doing OK. I've been feeling pretty alright to be honest. I've sorted Christmas, just need to wrap everything. so no stressing about that (will worry when my CC bill comes through lol)

My first proper counselling appointment came through yesterday which threw me a bit as I wasn't expecting it until the new year. As it happens I can't make it so probably will be in the new year now.

I am worried about something though. last night a friend turned up in her PJs at 9pm.. I hadn't tidied up and had left my post on the kitchen worktop with the counselling letter on top so that I remembered to put it in my bag (Had completely forgotten about it). Anyway, she asked me to take her car to shops for ciggies as she was nearly out (and obv. couldn't go in her PJs) by the time I got back she had cracked open a bottle of wine and poured to glasses.. to my horror I suddenly remembered the letter right on the worktop next to the draw with the bottle opener and under the cupboard with the glasses in.. I'm sure she must have seen it. I promptly moved it but that makes it look more suss doesn't it. She didn't mention it and nor did I but she will know I was hiding it from her if it was there one minute and gone at the next opportunity. Don't know how best to handle that but hey ho. I don't want her to feel that I'm keeping it from her but at the end of the day it's v personal and I don't want to tell anybody iykwim..

Sorry I'm rambling on about myself, just needed to get that off my chest and forget about it. Writing statements like that make me realise how the Cit is working.. if that had happened this time last month I'd be worrying myself to death over it.

Hi,
I have just posted "soooooooooooo alone". i have 2 DD 4 months and 22 months. I have no family and I am very slowly making a few friends, but at the end of the day, I spend a lot of time at home by myself with the girls. My Dr has just prescribed Citalopram 20mg but after reading this thread an also the leaflet in the tablets I am really nervous about taking them. I am happy and myself about 60% of the time but I don't know what's worse, feeling down or feeling fatigued, sick and extra lack of sleep and having to look after the girls by myself. I have them in my draw, but too scared to take them, but also scared that if I leave it too late I will lose the plot !!

Hi NADs, welcome. take them - most people are fine after the first week.. everybodies different though and your GP will be able to halp you if you feel you are struggling with the tablets..

..besides if you start taking them you can officially be part of our gang just kidding - you are welcome anyway!!

I think a lot of us find it quite therapeutic to have a good whinge on here

Hi can I join? I was put on Citalopram today, 20mg. I've got PND and bad anxiety, it's actually quite scary writing that. I'm gurning and grinding my teeth so much my teeth are aching! Is this a side affect? Reading some of these posts about the affects is daunting, the last thing I want is to be even more tired than I already am!

Is anybody in Scotland by any chance?

hey im new...im on 20mg. i find it also makes me sleep alot. I have a lot going on at the moment... i dont know how id survive if i wasnt on citalopram...its my friend. i like the sleep, its when im awake i can feel the pain.

hi guys.. welcome.

I think it's quiet on here at the moment what with Christmas and stuff

I find the teeth grinding/jaw being rigid etc is a side effect.. it stopped for a while but has just started again the other day..

Feel free to post as much or as little as you like

Can I join?

Got my prescription for Citalopram this morning for PND

After reading the first few posts and then deciding there was no way i could be arsed to sit and read all 300 odd posts, im scared of side-effects now!

Can I ask what time of day you find it best to take them? Bearing in mind i have a 3yo, 2yo and 4 week old!

HELLO - HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Is anybody up for continuing this thread through 2008?

I feel very spaced out for the first week or two.. when I first started taking them I made a big mistake at work too.

I felt like I was not in my body if that makes sense - like I was looking from a third paerson POV

to be honest I have very few/no side effects after my first 1-3weeks with Cit. Aside from the teetch gritting which I find comes and goes (probably depending on how stressed I feel)

Some people on here have had bad side effects and preffered to try another AD but for me and many others we take Cit just fine..

I like this thread, it's nice to have others to chat to /offload on and listen to. We're all going through different things and are in different situations but we all listen and rant so feel free to use this thread for whatever you need

PS JARM - I forgot to say hi to you.. I didn't even realise you had another baby. only seems 5 minutes a\go since i readyour announcement about rebecca

hello?? have you all gone and killed yourselves or something??

I'm just joking honest. where have you all disappeared to?

are you all off playing without me somewhere else?

lol

hi there, just started citalopram today after finally plucking up the courage to admit how I was feeling to the doc.