My first half a Citalapram - now what happens?

[Two heads]

Hi!Your not alone,istarted them last week and i had sickness to begin with,now iam suffering from heighted anxiety.The side affects are not nice,there has been alot of tears this week!Keep your chin up.

[solota]

I have been on Citalapram for 3 weeks now. I didn't feel well before but now I'm having a really bad time of it. Went to docs today and she said to increase the 10mg a day to 20mg a day do you think this is a good idea or do you think I'm going to be even worse. I am really trying to stick at this coz Diazipan and Prozac and Beta Blockers have all made me even worse. Now I am at the stage that I want this to work so badly that I really don't want to give up AGAIN but I'm not sure whether to increase to 20mg or not!

[Two heads]

Ow bless you!you sound just like me.Iwould stick with them alittle longer as i have beem told they can take over a month to work.I myself have been on them two weeks now and theres no improvement yet.Im going to stick with 10mg entil ive been on them amonth then increase to 20mg!I have had abad time with them so far as well so just think your not alone!At the moment as i type i keep breathing wrong and its really getting on my....

[hjm70]

i started taking them yesterday im on 20mg i feel hellish, really spaced out and my anxiety seems worse than every. its making me feel very disheartened and im also wondering if i am in fact actually going insane!!
i really want to try to keep taking them coz i really want to feel well again im just not sure i can

[Two heads]

Its normal hun to feel all those a things for a few weeks so stick with them!Make sure you take them the same time everyday as this will affect you if you dont.I found that out this week!Ive been on them about three months,only about 15mg.if you need any advice all your worried about auything just pm me,good luckxx

[desi322]

I have been on citalapram now for 6 months and at first felt shocking but find that was not necessarily because of the medication it was still the anxiety etc that I already had and loosing faith in medication as I had been given xanax and then changed over to valium and trust me you havent felt bad until you have had xanax and the withdrawals its like being on a permanent rollercoaster. Anyway I weened myself of those horrible things and then citalpram. It took at least 6 weeks to even start taking effect and when it did boom I haven't had a full panic attack since and its been 6 months. I know I sound like a sales rep for the stuff but it worked. Thats not to say I am cured but I do not cry 24hrs acutally I cry rarely. I have been getting anxiety more over the last week but that's because I am tryin to get back into driving my final BIG demon. As far as increasing the dose 10mg is probably really not enough you will find 20mg does make a huge difference. oops looks like I am writing a book so better shutup now. desi

[Tobias]

Hi all, my first time on a forum and also my first time on Citalipram. I've read a heap on these and after feeling suicidal, depressed you name it after my wife died and at the constant pleas from firends and doctor I now take Citalopram 20mg once a day. As for the side effects, I had them all except for the deadly ones, gosh I felt sick. now after 6 weeks on them I find that my side effects are better. still get nausea, sweaty, but basically ok. As for feelings, I'm no longer as short tempered as i've calmed right down, I do feel a bit "detached" just sit there and daydream. I'll stay on these a while and see how goes. Good luck to you all,

[mushroomwirral]

i have been on 10 mg now for 9months freat

[mushroomwirral]

i have been on 10mg cip for 9 months and they are great after theykick in usually 1 month now the doc wants to reduce by using liquid CIP anybody with the same problem.

[peteb11]

hi

i took citalopram for 3 months, at first i felt tired for a few days and more anxiety, but after a couple of weeks u feel the difference, some ppl react different to medication, after about 4 months i started to feel more deppresed so the doctor sent me to se a different doctor who specialises in mental illness, anyway he stopped the citalopram straight away and put me on mirtazapine, i feel so much better.

Carter