I think you will be fine, here is what I found on it: " Citalopram is the generic for Celexa and has an average half-life of approx 35 hrs, which means that it takes that long on average for the level in your blood stream to drop to half its initial value. On that basis, the level in your system would be approx 1/2 its initial value after 1 1/2 days and 1/4 its initial value after 3 days and so on.
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I started having severe anxiety attacks two month ago, though I have suffered with anxiety my whole life. I have been on Citalopram for four days now and the side effects seems to be increasing. I am on a small dose, one quarter of a 20 mg tablet. I am suppose to go up to one half of a 20 mg tab today but am afraid to. I am jittery, have headaches, am groggy but panic when I try to sleep, have heat flashes through my upper body, my eyes feels strange...the list goes on.
I have days where I think my world is going to crash around me. But it does pass and things go back to as normal as tx will allow. Comes and goes in waves. If you think you can benefit from an AD then see your doctor. In my case no, but many do. It isn't that I'm opposed to them, they just don't work for me. Unfortunately, AD's are not a cure all for everyone, depends on the individual.
Hi, I take this anti depressant and it's working well for me. I've been taking it for about 2 years now. I think it works well for my depression. I take a couple of pain meds now because my pain is kind of out of control. I was diagnosed with fibro 11 years ago. I also have arthritis and degen. disc disease, so my pain isn't controlled by the Celexa. As I said though, the depression is pretty well controlled by it. Hope this helps.
Hi all I was just wondering if it was safe for me to take citalopram. And valuim to help me withdraw the valuim is not from a dr I could not get in as My dr is out of town and I do not know the dr taking his place so I don't want to talk to him about all of the stuff going on in my life!
I am 67 and in England 10mg is max over 65 , plus I had been on 10mg for a long time , I dropped for a sex life and weight gain on Lexapro is the worst bar Paxil in SSRI I was on LEXAPRO 2 years if a med poops going up is not the answer it never works . My main problem is anxiety hence the 6mg Ativan I only take small doses of ADs there main focus is depression and those that have anxiety agents take a hell of a long time to kick in and that's if the do , some even boost anxiety .
ve had bad ibs-d which only just died down in the past year or so with the odd once a fortnight flare up (instead of all day every day). Because it got better I stopped taking Citalopram in December as I felt fine anxiety and ibs wise. But this week I've had a sore stomach with d every day so far.
It could be down to stress as I'm planning my wedding for September. But I'm no more stressed this week than any of the past few weeks.
After taking the antidepressant Citalopram for a week about 5 years ago, my eyes have been going funny in certain circumstances and environments ever since. It usually comes on after I've been watching moving and or bright images on a screen or tablet for over 10 minutes or watching television for over 30 minutes. It can also come on after being in bright sunlight or conversely at dusk.
My symptoms are: my vision seems to become darker and more detailed, a bit like a negative photo.
About 3 weeks later i went to work one morning and i was really tired because i didnt sleep the night before at all, what happened next was i literally burst, felt like a stroke or something severely happened to my brain and was instantly paralized with extreme anxiety. After a week or so i started citalopram, and was basically all over the place for a few months. After running the hospital thinking i was actually mad my doctor doubled my citalopram to 40mg and after 2 days i was NORMAL!
Hi, I been a user of citalopram for the past 4 years. Recently this past year I have noticed that it hasn't been working quite as well for me like it has in the past. I now feel like it doesn't work for me anymore. I feel worse and heavily depressed more than ever before in my life. I was wondering if anyone else has gone through this? and if so which different med worked for you?
I am seeing the nurse practicianer (SP?) today for a med check. They told me not to take the citalopram last night and see how it goes. I work with the worst panic attack this morning. I am feeling a little lost and hopeless as to what to do now.
Hey I'm 20 and have been on citalopram for a year and a half, I have decided to come off it because of the fatigue it caused which is not good for student life generally, also the loss of interest in sex is not great either. I think I do need to be on antidepressants at the moment. But citalopram wasn't for me. I realise all antidepressants have side effects but I was wondering if any missed out the 2 I mentioned above.
i take 800 mg of lithuim, 60mg of citalopram for my dipolar II disorder and 125mg of levothyroxine for my underactive thyrod
i seem to have problems with my sex drive i never want it
could it be the meds
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I hate taking medicines which only seems to make my anxiety worse. I am already on 10 mg of citalopram a day for my depression and take it every night. So when I had an attack earlier today took half of the lorazepam (.25) instead of the full dose being the weirdo that I am. That was four and a half hours ago. Knowing my doctor knows I am on both of these medications I forced myself to take my citalopram now before bed.
I missed 3 days of my 20mg Citalopram prescription (which I've been on for years). I missed because I didn't refill in time. Anyway, SO FAR, I feel better than I have in I don't know how long. The medicine has always kept me very even-keel, but too much so. I never cry much or get depressed, but I don't get as happy and excited as I used to either. I'm pretty tired of not being my silly, happy self.
1 mixture of (S)-Citalopram and (R)-Citalopram]; Escitalopram [(S)-Citalopram) is a pure enantiomer. The dosages for Escitalopram are typically 1/2 of those for Citalopram, and there are fewer side effects, suggesting that most side effects come from the (R)-enantiomer.''
Basically escitalopram is the new citalopram with less side-effects and requires only half the dosage and I think it is the reason for it's cheaper price.
-http://en.wikipedia.
Never rush coming of psych. meds. I'm on Effexor, as Citalopram didn't help.Am on it for life, as I've relapsed several times, only to end up in Psych. Hospital. Consultant insisted that it is in my best interest to remain on Effexor 150 mg as a 'maint. dose. Along with 3.75 mg. of Zopiclone (sleeping tablet) Since I've not quitted Effexor I can't answer your question. Take longer than you are tempted to before you quit.
I have been on first 10 mg of Citalopram for 3 months and then 20 mg for 1 month. It was prescribed because I had a serious Cancer surgery, but they got it all. However, during my recovery, 4 family members passed away. i.e. the Rx. But now I do not want to be addicted to this pill, yet my dr. tells me to continue because of the stress I have been thru. I am more afraid of getting off them than continuing taking same.
Why was your mother prescribed this medication? It is prescribed for many reasons, high blood pressure, anxiety, cluster headaches, and tremors. It does have a break-in period, and low energy, and sleepiness are part of the break-in period, which can take up to 6 weeks. I have never heard of it being prescribed for depression, but rather anxiety. I think she needs to return to her doctor to re-evaluate this medication.
so after 2 years of citalopram (40mg/day for one year and 20mg/day for another), and feeling ok with my life i disappeared to stop taking it, i asked my psychiatrist and she said ok. soo september 2012 i stopped.so till december 2012, i was felling ok and then it stared i was feeling i bit depressed in the beginning, did not want to do thing, i was feeling tired most of the time.and as the time gone by i stared feeling worse and worse.
I just saw a new doctor and he believes the Citalopram is causing my weight gain. I have been on it for about 18 months. I am now taking half a pill of Citalopram in order to wean myself off of it. My doctor then prescribed me Bupropion HCL (take twice a day). He says that should help with weight loss. Has anyone had good experiences with Bupropion? Did you gain weight on Citalopram? Thanks!!!
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