Re: First time taking any meds Citalopram
Whilst I wouldn't recommend it, I stopped taking them suddenly and experienced absolutely zero side effects. I'd been on them for around a year and was just in such a good place I just forgot all about them.
I think the first few days/weeks is individual to everyone and also depends on how severely you're struggling at the time. I was in a pretty dark place when I started on them & therefore really paid A LOT of attention to every single side effect, obsessively googled them & basically let it take over my life. I struggled to sleep on them at first but felt drowsy all the time, I also experienced a dry mouth & some headaches - nothing I couldn't handle now but when I was already hyper anxious it felt pretty tough. They definitely did increase my anxiety in the first week but again, I was hyper anxious and so sensitive to every sensation I felt that a lot of what I felt was likely just my anxiety rather than the medication. I was prescribed sleeping tablets after the first week because I really was getting zero sleep. Citalopram gave me crazy vivid dreams, and I actually do miss that!
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