Citalopram side effects, including diarrhoea

[SharpGoldAnt]

Hi All, I know there a few threads relating to starting Citalopram but I cannot find much information about the side effects
I started Citalopram 4 days ago, I am feeling completely overwhelmed with life and have ongoing anxiety following a birth injury and repair surgery which caused further long term complications.
I am taking 20mg just before bed, the first two nights I felt fine, but last night I was awake most of the night with awful anxiety and a couple of episodes of diarrhoea.
From your experience, how long did the side effects last? did they ever subside? Also, is taking the medication at night the best approach. In my mind, I was hoping to sleep through the worst of the side effects.
thanks for reading!

Hi,

Can I ask how your feeling now and did your effects in the early days subside? I took my first one today 10mg and feeling very anxious.

Hi would be interested too - my GP mentioned for most people it makes them alert so mostly it's taken in morning , unless you feel sedated by it .