r/citalopram_celexa

Hello! I’m currently tapering off from 40mg. I guess I just wanna hear if anyone has a good experience from doing so all I’ve seen is people having an awful time doing it.

I’m getting ready to start citalopram and after reading some comments wondering if I should take it in the morning or in the evening? I was on Lexapro previously and took it at night because of fear of nausea but found myself waking up in the middle of the night.

Long story short started 5mg 21st march and upped on 26th april to 10mg was on and off has some good and bad days but the past 3 days feel adrenaline and that impending doom and my sleep is awful I’m guessing it’s just adjustment side effects does it get better getting a bit fed up of it all now to be honest would love some reassurance that it gets better please😤( used to be on 10mg for a few years and remember it being so diffierent)

Reading this subreddit has really helped to keep me grounded and remind me that the effects I’m feeling are normal within the first few weeks, but it is so difficult.

Can I hear some of your positive experiences? I’ve had terrible nausea and anxiety for days now and excited to start feeling better but it’s hard to stay hopeful on difficult nights like tonight.

Thanks all ❤️

Hello all, I am a 27 year old female. I decided to drop to 10 mg after 8 years to help with feeling withdrawn and numb second night I took it I had a severe panic attack. Called my doctor they told me to go back up the next morning after I took 10 the night before. So I took another 10mg the next morning and adjusted to my 20mg at night after 24 hours. I had been taking 20mg the day before dropping and everything was fine. Now I’m on day 7 of readjusting and the side effects are terrible. I feel like I went through 2 weeks of side effects in 7 days. I have nerve aches and pains today and I feel clear and not anxious. But, I’m really worried it’ll all go back to being terrible. I haven’t been able to work in over a week. I really want to get back to work. Any advice or tips or similar experiences? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

context: i took celexa from the age of 17 to the age of 22 and got off because i thought id be okay.

im not okay as of right now. my panic attacks and emetaphobia are genuinely controlling my life right now. yesterday i started back on 10mg of celexa and today ive been having like severe anxiety all day and was nauseous for a little bit which makes me panic even more with my phobia. i took zophran but my doctor advised me to be careful taking celexa and zophran together because they are both ssris.

i genuinely cannot take the nausea. that coupled with my phobia is like life crippling and preventing me from like completely normal tasks. when i was on it at 17 i had NO side effects at all other than my over all mental health was 10x better and it helped with suicidal thoughts but i don’t know how im going to continue to take this while it makes my stomach so upset

what would you guys recommend? should i go back to my doc and try something else?

I (F27) was prescribed this med recently, and started today. Because I am so anxious about side effects, my PCP suggested we start with 5mg and move up slowly.

I procrastinated starting for about a week after picking up the pills.

I took the first 5mg today, but I’m still so anxious about side effects that I don’t want to take anymore. I know it’s only been a day, but it’s really freaking me out.
I feel like all I see are horror stories about the side effects of this pill.

I have been on this for almost two months, 10MG. Over the last few days I have noticed extreme irritability. Just getting really mad at nothing. Has this affected anyone else? I need to stop taking it. It’s been so good though. I just don’t handle the rage

The started me on sertraline which made it so I lived in the bathroom throwing up green bile for 3 days so I stopped and asked for something different. I have been prescribed this.

If you have stomach stomach problems how did this react for you?. Im not worried about other symptoms but I can't be throwing up or so nauseous that I can't sit up.

I’m 27 with anxiety and depression, and I’ve been on citalopram 20mg since January. My sleep on it has never been great, and I sometimes get random gut issues like diarrhoea or stomach upset.

I’ve used HHC edibles on and off for about a year without any real problems. I know HHC is pretty synthetic and not ideal, but I don’t really have many options where I live.

Around April 8th I got an HHC vape and ended up buying a couple more (around 10ml total). From the 17th to the 28th I was using it every day, basically high most of the time until it ran out.

Since stopping, I haven’t been able to sleep properly at all. I’m getting hot sweats, anxiety is higher than usual, no appetite, and some diarrhoea again. I just feel generally off, but no headaches or anything like that.

Not sure if this is HHC withdrawal from daily use or just everything hitting at once. Should I just keep taking my citalopram as normal and wait it out?

46M. I’ve been on celexa for two weeks now. The first week had some significant side effects, but they’re starting to modulate. One thing I have noticed though is I wake up about an hour before my alarm and then have a hard time getting fully awake in the morning. I’ve been morning dosing so far (around 9 am). Wondering if I should switch to evening dosing. I don't want to play around with dosing too much, though so maybe I just tough it out morning dosing until six weeks?

I’m considering giving citalopram(10 mg) another try but I’m honestly worried.

About a year and a half ago, I was on 20mg and stopped after less than two months because it made me feel emotionally flat. I didn’t really feel anything, but I still had mood swings, which was confusing.

Lately my mental health has gotten a lot worse. I started therapy about a month ago and I happened to have a a doctor’s appointment last week. I wasn’t planning on going back on citalopram, but he insisted on prescribing it again, agreeing to lower it to 10mg because of my past experience. He framed it more as something to help stabilize my mood and anxiety this time.

I’m trying to do what I can to feel better, but I feel like I’m running out of options. I’m scared the medication will just make me feel numb again, and I don’t think I can handle that right now.

I guess I’m just asking if it’s worth trying again, if it actually helped anyone, or what your experiences have been with this medication and this dose.

My anxiety has been at an all time high since starting on 10mg. I believe I am sensitive to medication as well, so maybe 10mg is too much for me. I’ve been waking up in panic the last few nights, and during the day my anxiety is more of racing thoughts and can’t get out of my own head rather than panic attacks.

I’m just not doing well with the side effects and wondering if it will hurt me to go down 5mg on the 5th day.

I upped my dose, with guidance from my gp, from 20 to now 30mg. She also put me on 150mg once a day of Wellbutrin (then up it after a week or two to 300mg). I’m trying to feel positive about it, hoping to lose some weight, and get back to my better self. Some of yall are scaring me though! Tell me some things I should expect and please let’s try and keep it positive lol

hi everyone :)

i'm very new to this medication, but i've had my fair share of experience with others.

when i was 15 i was diagnosed with adhd, depression, anxiety, and odd. (not a typo, odd yes lol)

i have been prescribed:
zoloft, risperdol, adderall, lexapro, wellbutrin, and now celexa.

i'm 31 now. had my first psych appointment for the first time in 2 years. i am 9 months sober from tranq dope and crack, was very open and honest about this. i'm actually very proud of how the conversation went lol bc usually im not as honest about myself and it's hard for me to be self aware, but i feel like i have been lately.

i was asked what my main goals were, and honestly - i truly think most of my issues stem from my adhd. i don't think im depressed? i've been depressed, i don't feel that way. im pretty consistent day to day. it's possible that i am, just baseline, and because it's not bad currently, im convinced things are great- when they're actually not? lmao. i'm not sure. but i believe my main issue is my lack of focus and motivation. it's hard for me to get done the basic tasks. i'll make a list, then add to the list, and stare at the list, then get overwhelmed by the list, then anxious, then i do nothing, now im depressed and surrounded by a million piles of things i didn't get done. my apartment is just piles of semi organized clutter. i cannot bring myself to clean the way i need to because it's tooo much and i can't break it down i try to do it all. i'm also starting nursing school soon and am worried i won't absorb everything the way i should bc ill be looking around the room worried about XYZ and doodling. i know this for a fact lmaooo. and had said all of this during the appointment.

my NP was an older woman, like 70 so i trust she's been around the block lol, possibly she's old school still idk yet but she's very nice. i don't think she meant to judge me, but straight off the bat she was like "well due to your long history of substance abuse, im not gonna prescribe you anything for your adhd" ... which kinda bummed me out, because im well aware im an addict - but i'm not drug seeking im really trying to get my life together lol. i flat out said i don't want adderall, i was on a very high dose previously and i hated it. i said that! and i know there are other options so why can't that be a conversation? i don't necessarily need or even want a stimulant. but i feel like we're back to focusing on depression and throwing me on anti depressants that i possibly don't need.

i do know that it's all about time, and i need to give things a real try. obviously nobody is going to throw adhd meds at me the very first appointment- but i think it was literally hearing her completely shelve that diagnosis that bummed me out. yes im an addict, but i DO have adhd. why can't we acknowledge that?

anyways, i was sent home with celexa 10mg. i know nothing about this one, haven't heard many experiences. but i'm looking for your opinion, success stories, horror stories, advice... anything?? lol

if you read all of this thank u so much sorry i type how i talk and unfortunately i ramble lol

I’m a 21 y/o female, I just started taking 10mg of celexa. I’m on technically dosage wise day 3, as i’ve been taking my doses in the evening so today will by my 4th dosage. I was prescribed this for my severe panic disorder, health anxiety, and agoraphobia. And the main side effects i’ve noticed are insomnia, restless legs, dizziness, pupils are more dialated than usual, running a bit warmer than usual, no appetite, dry mouth, heightened anxiety and worry/overthinking, and loose bowels. As someone with health anxiety, i’m not sure if i’m making this side effects worse in my head. When I saw my pupils were dilated I freaked out really bad even though I know it’s a known side effect. Since I’ve been taking it, I have moment where it almost feels like i’m coming up in MDMA. I’ll have a wave or a rush of a sensation and it’ll go away within a minute or two. So i’m not sure if that’s a side effect or if I just freak myself out and it’s anxiety.

Since I started, I’ve been doing nothing but laying in my bed and isolating myself in my room. I’ve noticed that my legs feel almost weak/jelly like when I stand up and walk around. I’ve also been suspicious of POTS for years now, currently going through the process of getting that checked out so that could be related. I notice when I keep my compression socks on, the weak feeling settles a bit.

Along with my leg sensations and only feeling my best when I’m being lazy in bed, I’ll try to get out of my room and socialize with the people in my house and it makes me feel almost not 100% there. I know fogginess is a known side effect as well, but I only notice it when I’m out of my “safe space”. I’m not sure if this is anxiety intensifying things or the nocebo effect, and my brain just connects being out of my safe area as “dangerous”.

One more bigger thing is that whenever I take the dose, I stay on high alert and scan for things to make sure I’m okay. I was and am still terrified to start medication, but I did it anyway because I want to get better.

TLDR; I have severe health anxiety and started a new medication and don’t know if all my symptoms are in my head.

How did people feel increased dose at 7 weeks please ? And what was the last thing to get better? I’ve been on for six months on 30 and then increased my dose 7 weeks ago as the 30 was making me worse. Although I feel it helping in some ways, my thoughts are none stop and I feel sad, and scared. I’m getting out more and doing things but I feel abit at a loss. Did anyone feel this at all?

Anyone ever experienced brain like shaking after ssri such as citalopram withdrawal.if yes, how long and how did it resolved.Thank you

Hi,
I started citoapram 10mg 5 weeks ago for mainly depression. I still have ongoing symptoms/side effects
Head pressure
Spaced out
Waking very early 3-4 in the morning
My mind feels calmer but anxiety in the body is tough
Weird vision especially in the evening
My overall mood seems flat but at least I don’t feel rock bottom
Sometimes just generally don’t feel well
Night sweats

I seemed to be improving a little week 3 then gone backwards. Is there anyone who still felt like this at 5 weeks? I really need to get back to work but feel I can’t at the moment.
Grateful for any advice or experiences.

Hi, I just found this app today, I'm from Slovakia so the text will be translated by a translator, I need to find answers and I listened to a podcast where they talked about people having similar problems. I'll describe mine to you.
I have been treated for anxiety and panic disorder for 6 years, I experienced various physical manifestations, I was put on Citalec for about 3 years, then mysteriously I have no idea why I don't remember the reason anymore I switched to Escitalopram, everything was relatively fine, minor anxiety could be managed within a few minutes max 2 days, 2.3 I decided that if I felt good in the long term I would gradually reduce it, under the doctor's supervision I went from 10mg to 5mg (yes, now I know that this was an extremely bad approach but I had no idea what I was getting into) 9.3 I got what I call an ocular migraine and aura and since then it has been downhill after a week or two I got derealization and depersonalization so at first I didn't know what it was, only later I looked up the symptoms on the internet, I called the doctor that these conditions were unbearable, she told me to go back to 10mg, 15.4 I went back to 10mg and so far 8.5 I don't feel any relief, my problems are only with vision, then the feeling that I can't focus well on people's shapes, I can't focus well on the phone and actually the whole vision is like I'm drunk, please what to do next? Has this happened to anyone? I'm already desperate, and yes I know that this medicine affects this but this is not life, it's just experiencing, my mind is nonstop from morning to night stuck on the fact that I can't see well. Thanks for the answers.