citalopram 10mg HELP

[benni8888]

i m new to this site ,, 3 weeks ago was fine , just been struggling with anxiety thats what i been told from my gp (goin out , or shop waiting in the queue feelin dizzi and lightheaded) so he end up giving me citalopram 10mg been on it 10 days today first week very bad anxiety not much sleep very anxious not eating anithing just tring to keep my water intake to maximum ,, today i feeld really low and depressed never felt like this before !! anyone been on this plz help how long till you see a bit of improvement!!!! 😞😞😞

[Delzek]

Ben medication can affect different people in different ways, I am on Citalopram it doesn't seem to do anything for me good or bad I only take it as my Dr says it's helping me. I suppose Citalopram has helped with the panic attacks I don't seem to have as many ! But that could be because I very rarely even go outside my house at all , I know I am agoraphobic but have been trying to go outside successful for a while then I gave up!

[benni8888 in reply to Delzek]

thanks delzek , if u dont mind me askin how long have u been on them???

[Delzek in reply to benni8888]

I was on them for about 18 months then came off but after I went back into hospital for Diverticular disease I am back on them now it's just over a year this time ! A friend I met in hospital is also on them but it took him about two weeks for them to do their job.So don't worry unless you get a bad turn then contact your Dr immediately or even your pharmacist as the pharmacist can recommend a different drug that will do the job without the side effects! Honestly even your Dr will tell you that you are not wasting Her/His time as they need to know of any side effects that worry you!

Good Luck and try not to worry ( I know easier said than done) Del

[benni8888]

thanks a lot del,,, hope u ok 2 all the best i m gone try them for a month if they dont work i stop them slowly..

[Debadeb]

I've been on citalopram for 10 years and remember it took a month or so to start making me feel better. I recently tried to get off them by tapering off but after 2 months I had to go back on due to very bad withdrawls. I've been taking 20mg for 5 days now but still have some anxiety. Give it some time and it may help you!