Re: citalopram round 2
Originally Posted by
Kenton
I am also on this for the first time but have had ecitralopram a couple of times in the past.
Citalopram and escitalopram share the same active chemical, the 'S' isomer of citalopram, aka escitalopram. Unlike escitalopram, it also contains the 'R' mirror image form which is a poorer fit biologically and so is mostly inactive. This is why the equivalent citalopram dose is twice that of escitalopram.
I'm on 2 weeks of 10mg and 5 weeks of 20mg and I still feel as anxious and worried as I did before I started. There was a few days where I felt a bit better but the last few day's I've been very anxious. I can notice n some slight improvements but not as much as I would hope for by this stage. Still onwards and upwards
ADs typically take 4-12 weeks to kick-in from when a therapeutic dose, 20mg+ for citalopram, is first taken. Given this is your third time on this AD it will likely take longer to do so than before and you may need to take a higher dose to achieve the same outcome.
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