Hi everyone,
I have been suffering with awful anxiety for a few weeks now...prior to this episode I was on 15 mg of Mirtazapine for sleep issues since May last year. When the anxiety started my GP put it up to 30mg but it really made no difference to how I felt (although still slept well) and so he referred me to a psychiatrist. She prescribed Citalopram and told me to reduce the Mirt to 15mg for 3 days and then stop it and start 15mg of Cit. I have been on Citalopram for 4 days now and have had awful nausea and diarrhea, boiling hot at night and unable to sleep and generally feeling awful. My anxiety has also increased. Is this to be expected? And for how long? Is it stopping the Mirtazapine or starting the Citalopram?
Thanks for your help.
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Sorry, should have said 10mg Citalopram - increasing to 20mg in 10 days.