Afternoon all.
Have had depression for some years and coped with psychological help. Thought was doing ok. In last two months I thought I had a reoccurance of vertigo. As it turns out I had anxiety as the symptoms are not too dissimilar. Was feeling terrible etc. frightened to go out. The usual stomach ache. Could not concentrate or sit still. Worried about every sneeze.
It's all familiar.
In any event discussed with doctor and hoping to have CBT soon. Issue is there will be a wait of around 6 weeks even to see someone privately. I reluctantly agreed to take Citalopram in the interim as I was feeling so bad.
Today is day three and boy am I sick from it. I was sick from day 1. Dihorea, fuzzy head, nausea - though no vomiting, frightening hot flushes and a few palpitations. Sweats and panicky.
Had to go to the weekend doctor this morning who said that I should have been started on 10mg daily rather than 20. She also gave me a beta blocker to help with symptoms until they subside. Three hours after taking the blocker I no longer feel as if I am dying which is a relief!! Though I am still feeling quite ill.
The literature says only a minority get side effects but it would seem from various fora that that seems unlikely.
Many people here find them difficult?
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