citalopram

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Hi , I've recently been diagnosed with PND and anxiety , I've got 3 kids 5 and under at the age of 25 , I love the boys to bits and I was coping really well until I got covid 8 weeks ago and it's just kit me like a ton of bricks. I've been really emotional , a sense of adrenaline through my body that literally takes my breath away for a bit then feel like I can't breathe and take a panic attack , I also have an anxiety about my health just now as I had sepsis as a little girl and now I'm looking for things out of place or look different and because I've been feeling under the weather I've automatically assumed there's something wrong with me.
Glad I've got a diagnosis and know what's making me feel like rubbish.

I got put on citalopram last Wednesday and honestly it's made me feel worse , I'm so dizzy , my panic attacks are much worse , I've weirdly been sick and nausea , I'm able to eat but very little and I've also lost my taste and feel a little numb , my teeth have been hurting also which is so strange and omg the brain fog! I spoke to the doctor about my heart rate increasing and the fact it's made it worse , he says it's all normal and will get worse before it gets better.

Please put my mind at ease and tell me I'm not going crazy

My advice is to get off that thing immediately. It messed my head up. I don't know why they prescribe it to be honest with you. There's far better meds out there.

Its the devil

Oh god I remember the moment I heard myself chanting along with the voices in my head that came with citalopram. Get off it.

It normally takes about 2 weeks for things to settle down. I was on citalopram for years (now on Escitalopram) found the first couple of weeks hard but then don't notice it after that, other than feeling more level generally. Speak to your GP if you are struggling with it before stopping taking it. Hope you feel a bit better soon.

I find citalopram works really well for me. I started taking mine at bed time to get past the side effects for the first few weeks. Definitely try it for at least 2 weeks then speak to your gp again if no change.

I felt rubbish the first few weeks on citalopram but it did settle down and I think it's been generally helpful. I'd give it a bit longer but if things don't settle then go back and ask for other options. Hope you feel better soon💐

I took this evil drug for 17 days and then got tinnitus so bad it destroyed the next three years of my life. Also started fitting and involuntary shakes which I still get 6 years on. Please be careful with this drug.

Citalopram is great for my anxiety, no issues at all.
before I went on it I tried escitalopram (different drug) and it was horrendous, feeling really panicked, palpitations etc. I stopped it over three days. It might be that you’re having some initial problems that will pass but it’s also possible that this is not the SSRI for you and another one will be.

Citalipram literally saved my life. It helped me feel normal again. I honestly can't fault it once it starts working (after a couple of weeks. )

What dose are you on, Op?
I'm just asking because I stated on 10mg and went up to 20mg and neither touched me. It took a few weeks of being on 40mg, the maximum dose, before I started to feel more on an even keel but I never had symptoms like yours. Although it does affect people differently and there was another thread a couple of weeks ago from someone who felt very odd on it.

Citalopram saved my life. The first few weeks were rough but it got me through a difficult time and really, really helped me.

It can make you feel more anxious before you feel better but I would persevere - after a couple of weeks that stopped and then I gradually started to improve.
The nausea lasted a few days for me then just stopped so hopefully you will feel better soon.