On citelopram - day 5

[clockfacejay]

I have extreme sleepiness and sore throat and a dry mouth, I keep complaining about the tiredness because it scares me and then the therapists ask if I have been to the Doctors about the tirednes.. what in the HECK am I supposed to do with that!?

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Hi. All of the symptoms you mentioned in your post are side effects of that particular medication. It might be that the dosage needs to be looked at, or that it is not the right medication for you, or that your body is still adjusting to you taking the medication. The therapist is not usually a medical person, so that's why they suggested going back to your doctor. Between you and your doctor you can decide what to do about the medication. I hope you feel better soon.

karl

[clockfacejay in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Karl, I think I just caught a mistake, I told the guy I was taking erythromycin and he's still prescribed citalopram, hopefully everything is ok, nothing I can do about it now :/

I'm on it for health anxiety, so sending me back to the doc might not be a good idea. Scary stuff.

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Hey I have health anxiety! Doc put me on setraline yesterday and I feel awful 😩 Dry mouth, tired, insomnia, clenching teeth and my pupils are massive! Can't cope I feel worse than ever! X

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Jess how you doing now? We are certainly all going through it just now. I had dilated pupils at the start of taking sertraline as well! Are you going to try another type or just stay off everything?

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I'm a bit better now that drugs out of my system how horrible is that felt like I was on heroin 🙈 I'm just more mirrors about the shakes I'm getting in my legs I've had it for a while now! Are you okay? X

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Worried**

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Oh Jess what a nightmare it is eh. Yes don't take any more if you are feeling that bad. Ive been taking them since November and don't really feel they have helped so be off them by Monday! I didn't get the leg shakes but people react differently! Hang in there buddy x

[clockfacejay]

My mouth is driving me nuts! And I am way more tired than I should be!!I'm totally there with you, I feel well... spaced out.. I'm so hoping these are temporary because I so could not live my life like this! Sheesh!

And yes totally abotu the pupils thing, the other night my 3 year old said to me "Mummy you've got creepy eyes"

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One I looked in the mirror and I thought wtf!!! My nan asked me if I was okay she said my eyes looked funny but I wasn't near a mirror so I couldn't check! My cousin was also started on sertraline yesterday and she's had no side defects 😁 X