Citalopram 10mg

[AnnaJayne1997]

I have now been prescribed the above for my anxiety/moods..

Has anyone taken these, what side effects did you have? Did they last long etc...

[BonnieSue]

This is an SSRI or antidepressant that helps with anxiety, too. Anxiety & depression travel together. So don't be surprised if you feel 1 or the other some days. Or both. I took this, but didn't have any strong side effects that impressed me. Neutral on any weight effects. None! Any other questions you can think of?

[AnnaJayne1997 in reply to BonnieSue]

Thanks for your reply.. did you find that these helped you?

[BonnieSue in reply to AnnaJayne1997]

Certainly! I needed a change of antidepressant & anti-anxiety medicine. They're usually good for years but then need changing as their effectiveness starts to fall off.

[AnnaJayne1997 in reply to BonnieSue]

What we're your symptoms if you don't mind me asking?

[BonnieSue in reply to AnnaJayne1997]

I don't mind. That's what I'm here for. I felt my depression creeping in somewhat. I had been taking a benzodiazepine for my anxiety so that was always covered. It's the depression I had to watch. I had a lot on my plate and couldn't afford to be depressed and not functioning well. I know when it's time to switch to a new antidepressant and so far at that time my doctors had been successfully picking new SSRIs.

By depression creeping in I mean: not up to doing everything as usual, wanting to sleep more and more, putting off business phone calls, avoiding conflict.

[AnnaJayne1997 in reply to BonnieSue]

Thankyou so much!

I hope your feeling better!

[BonnieSue in reply to AnnaJayne1997]

Yes, back to normal! Thanks.

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I am on this right now. They started me off on a very low dose and now I am up to 20mg. I didn't have many side effects when I first started, felt kinda hot, very tired and lazy. And a little anxious. But over time they went away and I can say that I am glad I started taking this medication. Helped me tons! Hope it works out for you. Can take up to 4-6 weeks to have full effect. Good luck!

[Tracey1972]

I tried that one but it made me worse and had bad side effects from it so had to stop it x