Citalopram 30mg to 40mg awful side effects

[Pinkella]

Iv'e been on 30mg of citalopram for a long time now and was doing well on this dose....until i had a really stressful event come up in my life only recently...which has knocked me back into depression/anxiety...Doctor suggested i higher my dose to 40mg which i started to do last wednesday-with 3 days on 35mg and now 6 days on 40mg...The side effects have been awful...feeling sick,very tired, been falling asleep in the day for 2 hrs,a thick head like a hangover feeling but all day long...fuzziness not been able to think striaght and feeling more anxious than usual.....

What i want to know is have others of you experienced this when uv altered ur dose?? and how long did ur side effects last??would much appreciate anyones input ...:)

[Freesolo]

Im going through similar problems increasing from 20 to 30mg, feeling tired to the point of having to lie down for most of the day, have no energy whatsoever.. did you have any issues going from 20 to 30mg?

[Pinkella]

Hi freesolo thanks for ur reply....:)

I did have some side effects going from 20mg to 30mg mainly nausea,headaches and some tiredness ...this went away after about two weeks...Then i started to feel the benefits of the higher dose by week three....The side effects of jumpinng from 30mg to 40mg have been alot worse!especially the tiredness...can't stay awake in the day!Its really frustrating and i hope this side effect goes soon:wacko:otherwise i may as well live my life in my bed!!:lac:

[Freesolo]

Thank you for your reply..

was going to drop back down to 20mg but after reading your post i think i'll stick with 30mg for a couple of weeks and see if things improve :unsure:

hope your feeling better soon:)

[Pinkella]

Hiya i'm feeling alot less tired today! woop!
and my mood is lifting:)

Stick with the 30mg the tiredness will lift i promise you...:bighug1:

[jenmac]

I feel so lucky that my side affects when starting cit 20mg was minimal.

Keep at it x

[Freesolo]

Hey, how you getting on with the 40mg

[Olneythelonely]

I've increased from 20 to 30 and getting side-effects including tiredness and dizziness. I'm hopeful it will pass.

[revolution909]

I recently upped my dose from 20 to 40, after being on 20 stopped working. Pretty bad side effects, trouble swallowing, whole body tingly and very dizzy. Is this normal?

[Freesolo]

i think 20 to 40 is a big jump! and you will def get a ton of side effects..why not try 30 and see how it go's?

[NoPoet]

Hi, I went up from 20 to 40mg in December 2009. It is indeed a big jump. While it was very beneficial to me and totally transformed my mood within a week, 40mg was just too much for me. I'd sit at my mate's house totally exhausted, feeling like all my energy was draining into a pit inside me. The prospect of going for a walk round the block was daunting at best.

I went down to 30mg after a few weeks and immediately I had more energy and no longer felt mentally "bogged down", so I was able to start enjoying life again. The only thing is I found it difficult to wake up in the mornings. My mate also said I was sometimes a bit manic, though this was probably partly relief at feeling so well after so long and partly him being unable to tolerate almost anything!

You should definitely try taking 30mg and seeing how you go.

[nayia]

hi, ive started 40mg 4 days ago and i am getting major panic attacks. im getting very scared. anyone had symptoms like these please? x

[andy777]

I've just gone from 30 to 40mg and feel pretty rough.
trouble swallowing, headaches, nausea and feeling anxious. I really hope these side effects don't last too long! :(

[little scientist]

hi, ive started 40mg 4 days ago and i am getting major panic attacks. im getting very scared. anyone had symptoms like these please? x

Did you start at 40? If so, I wouldn't be surprised you are getting side effects!

I'm just doing 20 to 30 with no side effects so far (day 6) but my start up (10, then 20) I had side effects.