DaisyPolly
09-09-13, 20:51
Hi, I'm new on here so don't know if I'm posting in right section!
I'm now on Citalopram for the second time for anxiety (20mg) and the first time (a few years ago) was a breeze, no bad side effects and felt better everyday. I was on it for approx. 1 year. When I came off I tried to reduce slowly but ended up forgetting it and I suppose I stopped quite quickly but I had no bad withdrawals.
So when my Dr suggested I go back on it 7 weeks ago I wasn't too worried. The side effects this time were terrible, first day of taking meds I ended up in A&E thinking I was having a heart attack (heart racing, tight chest). However, it's the nausea that really gets to me, first 3 days I was constantly feeling sick but since then it's a couple of days feeling ok then a couple feeling nauseous.
My Dr did suggest changing meds but I feel like I've come such a long way down the road with this that I don't want to change meds only to get side effects with another.
Seven weeks of nausea is really getting me down now. Has anybody else suffered with this for so long and then felt better or shall I admit defeat and change meds.
Help! :mad:
I'm now on Citalopram for the second time for anxiety (20mg) and the first time (a few years ago) was a breeze, no bad side effects and felt better everyday. I was on it for approx. 1 year. When I came off I tried to reduce slowly but ended up forgetting it and I suppose I stopped quite quickly but I had no bad withdrawals.
So when my Dr suggested I go back on it 7 weeks ago I wasn't too worried. The side effects this time were terrible, first day of taking meds I ended up in A&E thinking I was having a heart attack (heart racing, tight chest). However, it's the nausea that really gets to me, first 3 days I was constantly feeling sick but since then it's a couple of days feeling ok then a couple feeling nauseous.
My Dr did suggest changing meds but I feel like I've come such a long way down the road with this that I don't want to change meds only to get side effects with another.
Seven weeks of nausea is really getting me down now. Has anybody else suffered with this for so long and then felt better or shall I admit defeat and change meds.
Help! :mad: