Citalopram

I am quite traumatised as Citalopram almost killed me. I had to stop it cold turkey in November. The side effects came on slowly over about 8 months beginning with feeling withdrawn and one muscle shaking in my hip.

It progressed to problems with coordination including feeling my eyes were not working together. I think my kidneys were impeded and sodium levels not right.

I had stiff muscles, twitching, jerking muscles, spasms around my mouth that were painful. Being unable to sleep at all or eat properly. horrible euphoria where I lost the ability to reason and became paranoid sometimes.

I had painful skin and sore feet, hallucinations and losing some of my visual field, my brain felt strange, my skin smelt strange. There were sensations beyond brain shocks.

I struggled to stand up and just stayed in bed. I had severe sweats and chills and my heart beat so fast my body shook. My dr prescribed betablockers.

My dr didn’t really take it seriously nor come to see me. I just feel shocked and upset that I could have died because of this medication. I was afraid I was at any moment going to have a heart attack or a fit now I have no medication as well for my serious anxiety I also came off pregabalin.

Citalopram#. #anxiety # side effects#

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Thé strange mental state it caused affected relationships and made those around think I had developed bipolar which I don’t believe myself.

[FearIsALiar]

What dosage were you on?

Does your doctor know you went off of it? I went cold turkey off medications as well but didn’t have any withdrawal which I found weird. Are you having withdrawal?

Also what was the weird feeling in your brain like if you could explain? I have something similar so I am curious

[Hidden in reply to FearIsALiar]

Yes she told me to stop it because I wasn’t getting better, I told her I couldn’t go on I was so ill.

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The withdrawal wasn’t that bad. As the side effect I had a feeling as if I was on hallucinogenic drugs there was grey in my vision and I saw birds and animal I only seemed to have central vision and could only focus on one thing at a time. I lost some words when I write and there was a loss of sensation everything my tongue tingled and there was a strange taste in my mouth. My sinus and nose cleared as my body stopped working properly- I usually have sinusitis.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

I was on 30-40

[FearIsALiar in reply to Hidden]

I am glad you are ok

[Hidden in reply to FearIsALiar]

Thank you yes it felt a bit as if I was fighting for my life!

[p1992]

I’ve also had bad experiences on this antidepressant too. Messed my vision up.

[Hidden in reply to p1992]

It is an extremely strong medication!

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Are they better now I am still losing words when I write.

[p1992 in reply to Hidden]

No not really still having problems. Opticians and ophthalmologist said nothing wrong with my eyes even had a mri scan that came back fine to. So they are putting it down to anxiety “/ but I see a change so I just I have to listen to them and believe it is anxiety doing this to my vision. Had blood test the lot came back fine. I just don’t get it! How is your eyes now?