Citalopram survey of current use

[oldtime]

Would anyone like to share:



What dose of cit they are currently on
How long they have been taking it
Does it work for you
Any long term side effects
How bad was your anxiety before starting (1-10)
How bad is it now (1-10)

[oldtime]

Dose: 20mg - Increasing to 30mg today
Long: 6 wks
Work: Pretty well
Side effects: tiredness
How bad before: 4-8
How bad now: 2-4

[sop84]

1.40mg
2.5mnths
3.Really well
4.Tiredness
5.7-10
6.3-6

[Neef]

Dose: 20mg
Long: 8 wks
Work: Not as well as I was hoping
Side effects: Drowsiness, lightheaded, visual disturbances
How bad before: 6
How bad now: 4

[heavenly]

Dose: 25mg
How long: 5 months
Work: Yes, tough at first but on the right dose now.
Long term Side effects - Night sweats
How bad before: 8
How bad now: 1-3

[jenbo50]

Dose: 20mg
How long: 5 weeks today
Work: The past 2 weeks I have noticed a massive improvement. First 2/3 weeks were awful!
Side effects - disturbed sleep despite taking the pill at 8am
How bad before: Good day = 4 Bad day = 9 Bad days = 80% of time
How bad now: Good day = 1 Bad day = 7 Bad days = 60% of time (over 5 weeks - had good days last 7 days)

[happycamper]

Dose: 20mg
How long: 10 months
Work: Brilliantly within a month of taking them and for the following 6 months.
Side effects: Tiredness, night sweats (bit too young for menopause, I hope...!)
How bad before: 8
How bad now: hmmm.....was 2 until couple of months ago.

[oldtime]

Dose: 30mg
Long: 30mg / 40mg 6 wks + 20mg 6 weeks
Work: Pretty well - has taken 6 weeks to settle on 30mg.
Side effects: on increase to 30mg headaches, insomnia, anxiety, muscle tension/pain
on 40mg side effects intolerable - severe nerve tingling and pain in muscles, insomnia and high anxiety
Side effects: now - muscle tension reduced after 6 weeks, other side effects have reduced.
How bad before: 4-8
How bad now: 2-4

[Greenman50]

What dose of cit they are currently on ..20 MG
How long they have been taking it .....SINCE JANUARY
Does it work for you ...........YES
Any long term side effects ........YES **
How bad was your anxiety before starting (1-10) .......7
How bad is it now (1-10) ..........1 ??
**...My man bit Doesn,t fire very often anymore (as per the leaflet):roflmao:

Should add the citralapram has got rid of my depression 100% , which was worse than the anxiety , i couldn,t be bothered to leave the house or even shower :blush: !

I,m deffo in no rush to come off these , i cut my stomach meds down and regret it .

[oldtime]

Dose: 20mg + 15mg Mirtazapine for insomnia
Long: 6 months
Work: Very well in combination with Mirtazapine
Side effects: none now
How bad before: 4-8
How bad now: 1-2

[1_benny_1]

hi there it is good to see that cit has been an improvement
for all of you even it does take a while too kick in
atleast there is hope with this stuff.

i am starting cit 2moro have 20mg tablets but goin 2 half it
and take 10mg 4 the 1st week c hw my body reacts to it.
4 every1 who has written in this forum when have you guys found the best time to
take cit?in the morning or at night or even both?
replys are really appreciated :D

[Jacsta]

Dose: 30mg
Long: 2montsh
Work: Not sure yet
Side effects: sweats at night, tiredness
How bad before: 8/9
How bad now: 6/7

[LucyLiz]

Hey i'm starting this tomorrow morning too at 10mg - hope you find it helps! Feel free to pm me as you go! :)

[mizfiesta]

Thanks for this. Really helpful and such a good idea. I was prescribed Seroxat last Thursday which, after reading a LOT about, decided not to take. One of the most quoted things was that it was really difficult to stop using. I have another appointment with my GP on Tuesday and was planning on asking for Citalopram so this link has been timely for me. :)

[1_benny_1]

Hey i'm starting this tomorrow morning too at 10mg - hope you find it helps! Feel free to pm me as you go! :)

how r ya getn on lucy?
hows ya 1st couple of days been u finding 10mg 2 be a good dose 4 u?

[oldtime]

Dose: 0mg + 7.5mg Mirtazapine for insomnia
Long: 12 months
Work: Very well in combination with Mirtazapine - I have been withdrawing slowly for past 6 weeks
Withdrawal effects: some mild anxiety, some mild insomnia
How bad before: 4-8
How bad now: 1-2

[clc]

Dose: 20mg
Long: 10mg two weeks 20mg two weeks
Work: not yet. Still early days
Side effects: insomnia, nausea, loss of appetite, increased anxiety and depression.
How bad before: 6-10
How bad now: 5-9

[willigetwiser]

Dose: 30mg;
Long: 4 weeks 10mg; 2 weeks 20mg; 5 weeks 30mg;
Work: Very well, reduced aniety and depression
Side effects: increased need to sleep also I know when I need to take next dose as within 24 hrs I start to tremble
How bad before: 7-9
How bad now: 2 -3
I now have the energy to go to the gym which helps greatly. Have not been able to do this for last 2+ years. This has been my lifelong coping statagy (age 54).
I have moved form the North of England to the South recently and there seems to be a more total approach than I have experienced before. By this I mean the approach is to include medication, talking etc and to look at what is the best approach to my condition.
This may simply be as a result of seeing a new and younger Doctor who seems more up to speed and accepting of the difficulties caused by depression. I should perhaps have changed doctor years ago but that takes a degree of confidence. If not getting any positive results consider looking for a second medical opinion.

[daintydi]

Dose 5 days 10mg today 20mg
long 6 days
work not yet no difference
side effects, not sleeping very well, difficulties getting to sleep
how bad before 6-10
how bad now 6 - 10
take at 5pm, but may change, to morning.
fingers crossed for improvements

[Jonquil]

Dose: 20mg
Long: 15 months
Works: Very, very well
Long term side effects: teeth clenching, weight gain, less concentration
How bad before: 8
How bad now: 1-2 with very occassional hiccups going to 3-4.

[willigetwiser]

Good point Daintydi time of day is an issue - I have tried morning - not good, afternoon better, early evening now

[morning_blues]

Dose: 20mg
Length: 7 weeks
Does it work? Yup - functioning again! started to pick up at 10-14 days then carried on getting better, despite the odd blip and dodgy mornings.
Side effects: long term not sure yet. Short term - fell off the edge to start with - scary!
Before: 8-9
After: 2-3