Hi guys,
I've been prescribed Citalopram for a bout of Health Anxiety I've had for about a month. In my mind I've thought everything wrong with me because of physical symptoms from chest pain to a clicking knee joint.
Does anyone have any experience where Cit has made you worse before you get better? I'm on Day 4 taking the tablet after meals in the afternoon/evening. Day 1 and Day 2 were okay bar some digestion and diarrhoea but yesterday about an hour after taking the tablet, I was sat at my laptop on my bed, just like I am now, and the left hand side of my chest (heart side) made half a dozen noticeable jolts. I'm not confident enough to say 100% that this was my heart but I was up on my feet sharpish pacing around the room with hot sweats and the expected chest pain that follows. I had a small cry then about an hour later calmed down and got ready for bed.
Other side effects I'm suffering are:
Cough/dry throat (resulting in phlegm)
Bit of a headache and occasional visual blurs.
A bizarre right hand side shoulder and neck ache.
Hoping things get better and I can get through this.
Thanks