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Hi everyone, new to this site so glad I found it. Iv been on citalopram for 12 days now 10mg for anxiety. Iv felt so poorly taking these, dizzy, lightheaded, feel really sick :-( the sicky feeling is now going just feel so lightheaded all day ! I went to docs yesterday as my heart keeps thumping really hard & fast ! She done an ECG & it showed elevated heart rate so she's put me on propranolol but the dose she put is 10mg-20mg x 2 a day ? I took just 10mg yesterday heart reat was much better after 30 mins but was back to racing after 6 hours :-( so I just went to bed. This morning I woke up heart racing & beating really hard so I took 20mg at 7am again it's worked with in 20-30mins I just now feel very tired & lightheaded !! I have two small children to look after just a little worried. Is this normal any advice would be great :-) thanks Helen x( also have bad ibs & pcos, so take the mini pill & ibs tablets every day )
Spot-the-frog
27-06-13, 14:12
Hi Helen,
Citalopram does take quite a while to kick in, anything up to 6-8 weeks so really it is early days for you. I also have been prescribed propranolol (20mg x 3 times a day - if needed). I have read on here that quite a few people take 80mg slow release propranolol which I think keeps things steady for the whole day, perhaps you could discuss that with your doctor. My GP wouldn't let me have them as I have low blood pressure.
Do you take the propranolol on an as and when required basis?
Take care :hugs:
Propranol is excellent at lowering the heart rate, but when I was on it I had it prescribed as 40mg, 3 times a day.
As the effects obviously wear off you may want to talk to your GP about such a schedule, rather than an as needed basis, which is better for certain stressful events (to combat stagefright, speaking in public etc).
Welcome to the forum, BTW.
Thank you both .... Spoke to my doctor yesterday & changed my dose to 10mg 3x day in 6 hour gaps between each dose. I'm feeling so much better since taking them ( morning are just rubbish for me ) I even made it to my daughters preschool yesterday very pleased I got to see it, was worried I would be able to from how I was feeling. Back to docs in a week or two to discuss the citalopram. But defo feeling more like me again :-) Helen x
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