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    Week 5 of citalopram...new symptoms/side effects?

    I'm currently in week 5 of taking citalopram 10mg. After the first week which was horrendous with side effects (body jolts, agitated, more panicky than ever) I DO feel better. My anxious thoughts are more controlled, if that's the best way to describe it. I don't feel like I spiral into catastrophic thoughts. However....I feel like I'm constantly trembling, shaking etc. I don't know if you can physically see it or if it's my muscles which have been so tense and anxious getting rid of some of that energy (is that even a thing or am I just clutching at straws here?) It's making me start to worry again. And after feeling so much better I feel like I'm heading back down the wrong road.

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    Re: Week 5 of citalopram...new symptoms/side effects?

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    Re: Week 5 of citalopram...new symptoms/side effects?

    Hi new york girl. I have found your thread as i was experiencing same thing! so came off citalopram and now the jolts and twitches still persist!! 7 weeks on. How have you coped?? have they stopped? its driving me mad.

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    Re: Week 5 of citalopram...new symptoms/side effects?

    Quote Originally Posted by Worryguts View Post
    Hi new york girl. I have found your thread as i was experiencing same thing! so came off citalopram and now the jolts and twitches still persist!! 7 weeks on. How have you coped?? have they stopped? its driving me mad.
    So you took citalopram for 7 weeks, or you stopped 7 weeks ago but the twitching persist? What was the maximum dose? Have you tried magnesium supplements?
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    Re: Week 5 of citalopram...new symptoms/side effects?

    I was on them for around 3 months and stopped because of twitching. I've seen neurologist who wants me to hold off the EMG but still they persist. but also throat issues which were panicking me. I have been taking magnesium but doesn't seem to have helped massively. Anxiety hasn't been great.....because of coming off meds and constant twitching combined. now on propranolol to help that.

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    Re: Week 5 of citalopram...new symptoms/side effects?

    Quote Originally Posted by Worryguts View Post
    I was on them for around 3 months and stopped because of twitching. I've seen neurologist who wants me to hold off the EMG but still they persist.
    It is rare for such side-effects to continue after a SSRI is discontinued, though not impossible. Have either your GP or neurologist asked for a ferritin (iron) blood test?

    but also throat issues which were panicking me.
    Throat issues are common with anxiety so may be a separate issue to the muscle twitching.
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    Re: Week 5 of citalopram...new symptoms/side effects?

    Yep I’ve had full bloods and all normal Including deficiencies! My doc is thorough! Neurologist is going to organise an EMG that should either a) give a diagnosis or b) calm my anxiety down if clear. Just awaiting a date.

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    Re: Week 5 of citalopram...new symptoms/side effects?

    Quote Originally Posted by Worryguts View Post
    Neurologist is going to organise an EMG that should either a) give a diagnosis or b) calm my anxiety down if clear. Just awaiting a date.
    Good! Fingers crossed 🤞
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