Citalopram

[ste]

Hello people can anyone help me please iv been suffering anxiety for a couple of months now and finally went to see my doc last night and he has put me on Citalopram (celaxa) which i started last night but it made me feel so strange like i was on drugs or something i know it is a drug but it was powerful i got no sleep at all with it an i want to lower the dose from 20mg to 10mg so its not as strong for me. I could not go to work today with the feeling and my anxiety never even stopped me going going to work so im not happy with this tablet stopping me. Please help thank you all

[aims86]

Hiya ste!
First of all well done for starting citalopram! I have been prescribed this too but 10mg, I actually can't pluck up the courage to take one, I'm terrified that it's gonna make me feel worse!

I really want to but I get really anxious when it's get to the time I have to take one and I bottle it.
I'm at the end of my tether with how I'm feeling as I'm now housebound, I dunno wat to do :-(

[aims86]

Also hang on in there, so I've been told it can take 2-4 weeks to take affect! Your doing well so keep it up, you have taken that first step to getting better... You should be proud of yourself!

If its a little too much phone your doctor and ask if you can cut it in half and have 10mg a day instead, either that or cut it in half and have 10mg in the morning and 10mg in the evening, might make it a
Title easier?

[ste]

Hello and thanks for your replys. Yes this one iv just taken has been cut in half to 10mg im going to just ride out the storm my doctor told me it would be hard for a few days but its worth it for the results what these tablets produce. Iv also took the tablet earlier so it makes me feel bad now instead of when im trying to sleep like last night i was awake all night. Hopefully with it only being 10mg and havin at this time it will of wore off around bed time. Fingers crossed and please have your tablet dont hold back as they could of been showing you all the benifits by now as they really are meant to be excellent reading the reviews and what my doc said. Thanks

[aims86]

Hello and thanks for your replys. Yes this one iv just taken has been cut in half to 10mg im going to just ride out the storm my doctor told me it would be hard for a few days but its worth it for the results what these tablets produce. Iv also took the tablet earlier so it makes me feel bad now instead of when im trying to sleep like last night i was awake all night. Hopefully with it only being 10mg and havin at this time it will of wore off around bed time. Fingers crossed and please have your tablet dont hold back as they could of been showing you all the benifits by now as they really are meant to be excellent reading the reviews and what my doc said. Thanks

hello again ste!
you are doing really well and i wish i was as strong as you, i know i need to start them because i could be reeping the benefits before christmas, i just cant seen to shake this fear of taking them off, its making me really anxious! how have they made you feel? hows the 10mg making you feel?

[ste]

Well 10mg has made me ok i can feel its working its just not as bad as last night iv been thinking about it too and maybe because you know whats going to happen when taking it may make you feel a little better as you know whats coming afterwards but im happy with this and feel good on 10mg half the dose half the power. I suppose you could cut half in half and take 5mg to start with if your that worried and build it up from that but i strongley recomend them a i can feel something different in myself already but its still with side effects but once these are gone ill be happy to just feel different but in a good way because these really do give you your life back. Thanks and hope you take it and they work well for you too

[aims86]

glad to hear its working for you! how long have you been taking them now? im so tempted to just do it but im super anxious and scared its gonna get worse when i take a tablet!
i want to get better more than anything i really do! dont think ive ever been this scared

[ste]

Well you could make yourself feel better by telling yourself that the side effects are not going to be as bad or last as long if your only taking half or a quarter of the tablet id go for it i really recomend them BUT i would not take it now if you have got nothing to do tomorrow take it about 11 oclock so that its wore off around bed time for you to have a good nights sleep. This is what ive done today and no im feeling pretty relaxed and think i may sleep tonight unlike last night. But you could even be one if the ones whi ive heard say they had no side effects from it and your then getting anxious for nothing then. I really hope you give it ago.

[aims86]

Well you could make yourself feel better by telling yourself that the side effects are not going to be as bad or last as long if your only taking half or a quarter of the tablet id go for it i really recomend them BUT i would not take it now if you have got nothing to do tomorrow take it about 11 oclock so that its wore off around bed time for you to have a good nights sleep. This is what ive done today and no im feeling pretty relaxed and think i may sleep tonight unlike last night. But you could even be one if the ones whi ive heard say they had no side effects from it and your then getting anxious for nothing then. I really hope you give it ago.

hi ste, thanks for your post!

im trying to be as positive as i can be, i cant take my tablet during the day because my fiance is at work and i dont want to do it when hes not here as im scared of what might happen!
i really want to try these as i am super super low! soo scared

[mommy2]

I have been on citalapram since 2009. It was hard at first it took awhile to work. It would keep me up then I started taking it in the morning after it was in my system awhile it actually made me sleepy so I switched and now take it at night. After the adjustment period it will work wonders. I take 10mg though not 20

[aims86]

Hey mommy!

Thankyou for your post, I'm on day 4 of citalopram 10mg, starting to feel a bit better! Still not sleeping great but I think it's gonna take time, glad to hear its working for you, can't wait till it starts working properly for me :-)