Citalopram 20mg

[Aleg1996]

I have been on citalopram for a week now for GAD & it's making me funny.
Within the first three days, I felt better. I didn't have racing thoughts, or felt sad at all. I thought it was working.

Monday, it all changed. I felt really, really depressed and for no reason. My mind was in a fog, like I couldn't think or visualize things in my head.

The sadness lasted until Tuesday morning. Tuesday afternoon, I felt better again. I didn't feel bad. But I get like, this weird vibrating sensation in my head. I'm not sure how to describe it. It's like vibrating & numb. I'm sorry.

Today i was doing fine, up until now...I'm getting those headaches again, I can't think or hear my thoughts, I'm having heart palpitations and I have this sensation in my ears. I am also very tired.
My next appointment with my doctor is in a month, but I don't think I can make it until then.

 

[Hope4Now]

Can you call your doc or leave him/her a message about what you are experiencing? Was this prescribed by a regular doc or a psychiatrist? Seems like your symptoms are causing you some distress and that you shouldn't wait for a month to talk to someone about it. Do you have a therapist?

 

[Notsowild]

I take 20 mg of citalopram and it seemed to work good for me. Yours definetly sounds like an allergic reaction to it. I would call the doctor right away or if thing get worse head to the ER. Hope things get better for you.

 

[Lucycat]

You have started a new drug and you don't feel very well. But, how do you know that it is the drug that is causing it? You have said that the symptoms are coming and going - could this have happened without taking the drug? Is it cause and effect or coincidence?

You have GAD so of course you are more likely to be worried about taking the medication. I suspect your prescriber told you that it takes several weeks to build up to an effective dose? By this I mean taking it only for one week so far means that it is not yet working as well as it should when you have been on it a while.

Of course, if you are seriously concerned then you should seek medical advice.