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Been taking 10mg of citraplan at night for 9 days know still feel terrible when does it start to get better

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Susan

Give the drugs five weeks to work well.

You are on 10mg dose this is the initial dose, possibly your GP will increase the dose at a later date. Be patient

BOB

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Thanks for that I know it takes time for them to work just feeling sorry for myself at the moment felt better before I started taking the medication and having second thoughts about continuing to take them

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I've just been started on this 20mg/day after taking Sertraline for almost a year.

Sertraline didn't do a great deal for me - the side-effects were actually worse than my condition.

I know these medications take 4 - 6 weeks to have a positive effect so give it time, you can actually feel worse in the short term but stick with it. I'm waiting to see how I react to the change I literally had my first pill this morning so I've a while to wait. I'd appreciate it if you can let me know how things go for you.

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Susan

We all feel the same way as you describe when switching over to new medications .

Just give yourself time, try not to worry, Remember you need this medication to control and help you recover. I am just like you although now I am becoming so jaded with medications , In my case and the medications I have to begin and reduce doses of all, because I am a Pensioner. We need smaller doses, that can be problematic as well

Keep a hold

BOB