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Posted: 12 May 2010 at 9:06am |
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Has anyone had any experience with Citalopram?
Not sure if I like the immediate side effects and wondering if they carry on long term.
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Posted: 12 May 2010 at 9:17am |
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Heya, everyone is different with these types of meds sweet, depending on how well you tolerate them.
If they are unbearable let your doc know and they may prescribe an alternative.
A couple of weeks is usually long enough for them to subside, but if you get anything like heart palpations, severe headaches, fainting or visual disturbances call your doc
Hope your feeling better soon x
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Posted: 12 May 2010 at 11:50am |
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ange221
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Posted: 12 May 2010 at 12:33pm |
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Posted: 12 May 2010 at 12:36pm |
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Hey I have been on it the last link BriAndOlisMum done was by me, I am now off them, the first few weeks made me feel a bit funny like most said a bit dazed but that was as bad as it got for me and it deff helped, hope you start to feel better soon :)
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Posted: 12 May 2010 at 4:56pm |
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I got abit nauseous first time on them and very tired but when I had to start them again (depression loves me haha) I had no effects.
Hope you feel better soon x
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Posted: 12 May 2010 at 5:02pm |
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I was on 60mg and initially the side effects were awful but they definitely went away. I have tried many different anti depressants and anti anxiety meds and found these to be the most effective.
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Posted: 12 May 2010 at 5:02pm |
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hehe thats my old thread Tania..
I felt SICK when i was on it, and I had headaches and was mega tired, I wasnt on it for long cos I couldnt handle the side effects, was worse than how I was already feeling, I ended up going down the natural remedy route with great results :)
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Posted: 12 May 2010 at 5:27pm |
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I'll try to come back and comment, but how long have you been taking them for?
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ange221
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Posted: 12 May 2010 at 6:06pm |
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Only a couple of days but they are making me feel nauseas and headachy and a bit spacey.
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Posted: 12 May 2010 at 7:00pm |
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Thats pretty normal when you first start taking them. Give yourself a few weeks if you can til they settle in your system. Lots of meds will do this to you when you start on them :)
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Posted: 12 May 2010 at 8:33pm |
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Totally normal reaction Ange, it's not nice initially but it really does get better. And word of advise, don't come off them cold turkey!! I did this when I discovered that I was pregnant, it was a horrible horrible two weeks. Even if you feel like they're not working, be sure to wean yourself off them.
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Posted: 12 May 2010 at 9:58pm |
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I felt terrible when I first started taking it. Dry mouth and felt really woozy. I also had alot of headaches.
It does wear off after about 2 weeks.
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Posted: 12 May 2010 at 10:06pm |
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I felt really spaced out, like I had taken ecstasy. I had a dry mouth, trouble sleeping, and the weirdest one was I couldn't, um, orgasm.
The side effects wore off after a couple of weeks. All except the last one. That stayed until I stopped taking the medication.
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Posted: 13 May 2010 at 11:21am |
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I didn't notice the side effects quite so much with the citilopram probablaby cos I was so tired anyway. However the first time I was on AD's, I did get some of the side effects you are talking about - especially within the first week or
Like the others have said, give it a bit to start working and for your body to adjust. If you still have issues then talk to your GP
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Posted: 13 May 2010 at 11:52am |
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joshierocks I had exactly the same issue with paroxitene.
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Posted: 13 May 2010 at 12:48pm |
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Oh yeah, I had no sex drive while on citalopram, and even if I would just try to over-ride that, there was nothing there, I couldn't get excited. I know of others taking this though where this wasn't an issue for them.
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Posted: 13 May 2010 at 7:24pm |
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i was on it for ages and the relief was so amazing i didnt notice the side effects at all. i went off it when pg with #1 and havent gone back on and am totally fine without them now :)
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Posted: 14 May 2010 at 12:29pm |
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I took them about 2-3yrs ago. I felt awesome like almost too happy the 1st two weeks or so then I chilled out and was just fine.
My sex drive was fine altho Dr did tell me this was a side affect.
My biggest one was that when drinking alcohol (Bit of a binge drinker at the time) I'd have absolutly no memory of the night the next morning. Even if I was totally coherant all night I could not for the life of me remember the night.
In the end I started to get depressed on anti-depressants and my Dr up'd my dose and it made me abit woozy so my Dr gave me a different anti-depressant (i forget the name) but I decided to try cope on my own (about a month before getting UTD) and I was and am still doing really well..
Well, am struggling atm but it's mainly due to having a new baby/tiredness
Hope you manage okay x
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Posted: 14 May 2010 at 2:30pm |
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Hi I have tried quite a few antidepressants and was on Citalopram for a few years. Also experienced the low sex drive, some trouble sleeping but the biggest downside for me was that Citalopram is notorious for being difficult to come off of, quite nasty withdrawal.
It can be trial and error finding a medication that works for you, always a trade off between benefits and side effects! Its worth finding a doctor who knows their stuff too and has some experience treating depression.
Good luck with finding something that works for you, whether it be medication or alternative medicine, we all deserve to feel happy and healthy most of the time :)
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