citolapram side effects

[dottyp82]

anyone have good/bad experiences being on this. doc prescribed it me cause all my blood tests for thyroid was normal and my symptoms must be psychological

Are you happy with that diagnosis (I'm not sure from your post whether you are or not - but that's a different thread maybe )

What dose are you on? - I've been on Citalopram for about 2 and a half years, initially it caused a bit of nausea - but only for a short time. Later it caused loss of libido, but that seems to have resolved itself. I've also put on weight - but I have other medication and conditions which also have that effect, so it may not be the citalopram.

I have found it helpful for my depression/anxiety - its made me feel a lot better.

the dose is 10mg to start with, then i think he will increase it at my next appointment. im willing to try anything to help me feel better. but ive taken one dose and feel as sick as a dog! he did say i would feel worse before i feel better

when I started I was told to take half a tablet for the first few days then up it to full dose - to help with sickness. It does take several weeks before you start feeling the benefit, and the sickness will go fairly soon.

I hope you find it helps, - I found that the help it provided with my depression far outweighed any side effects

its more stress and anxiety than depression that i have. do you take your tablet in the morning? i think it might be better to take at night, but it says on the pack to take in mornings

I take mine at night dotty, I used to take it in the mornings, but it became easier to remember at night because thats when I take my other tablets, - I kept forgetting to take it in the morning!

I don't think it will make any difference to its effectiveness if you take it at night.

I felt sick, tired and had night mares. I take something else now.