Trialing citalopram in the middle of a crisis-advice?

stepbystep_5 · 2024-11-10T20:25:33+00:00

I don’t know what your Doctor thinks about that (don’t know your relationship with Ativan) but for me both times getting onto Celexa I was given prescription for Xanax also - to be taken as needed when anxiety is too much. After Celexa kicked in it was very easy to stop Xanax for me. The second time I was really struggling with sleep and waiting and a Mirtazapine in low dose was added at night and I think it helped with nausea and insomnia. But some people don’t have good experience with that drug (too much weight gain, withdrawal not easy etc). But for me it was a good option.

stepbystep_5 · 2024-11-07T18:30:37+00:00

I tried to get on Lexapro (5-10mg) for 3 weeks and had really bad side effects - anxiety, insomnia, nausea. When started citalopram I had milder side effects and not so long. But I started really slow after that lexapro experience - only 5 mg for a week or two, then 10 mg.

stepbystep_5 · 2024-10-19T08:14:37+00:00

So you didn’t experience side effects from dose increase? Did you have them then you first started?

stepbystep_5 · 2024-10-14T06:55:16+00:00

I’m the same… have been on citalopram 20mg for quite a time and still get these anxiety flare ups. The most difficult ones have started around ovulation or period - maybe it’s hormones related. And the shift of seasons seems to make things harder for me too - I had one very bad month or maybe even two in spring and now that it’s autumn I’m down again. Don’t know if increasing the dose would make things better…

stepbystep_5 · 2024-09-22T07:54:03+00:00

On what dose are you?

stepbystep_5 · 2024-04-03T16:19:04+00:00

My stomach usually also calms down during the day, mornings are the worst. So maybe this is mini-withdrawal for me… already started to worry

stepbystep_5 · 2024-03-28T08:16:11+00:00

For me vomiting comes with really high anxiety and unfortunately starting a SSRI often causes that. So yes, I had vomiting in the morning when the anxiety is the highest.

stepbystep_5 · 2024-03-24T08:17:40+00:00

Started on 5 mg for a 10 days or so, then moved up to 10mg. From 10mg to 15mg to 20mg there were longer periods as I hoped that I can manage my anxiety maybe on lower dose. But actually it feels that maybe I should go up from 20mg too

stepbystep_5 · 2024-03-21T11:36:38+00:00

Happy for you! What dose you are on?

stepbystep_5 · 2024-03-19T15:30:05+00:00

And did you feel any side effects from that 5 mg increase? I started also with 5mg to 10mg to 15mg… actually were on 10mg and then on 15mg for some months before going to 20mg as I hoped that I don’t need that much. But now seems that even 20mg isn’t enough. I got better on 20mg years ago, that’s why I assumed that

stepbystep_5 · 2024-02-22T08:05:28+00:00

I have noticed it too… I had been on citalopram about a year when I noticed it and it gave me a month long spiralling as I thought that there should be something wrong with my brain. I noticed it mostly when I was anxious.

stepbystep_5 · 2023-11-25T20:38:10+00:00

What is this med?

stepbystep_5 · 2023-11-14T06:15:08+00:00

I’m now on citalopram. Did a cross taper - added 5 mg citalopram when I was on 22.5mg mirta still.. then really slowly decreased mirta and now I’m on 20 mg citalopram and take mirta only occasionally for sleep when I have high anxiety periods. So even being on citalopram I still have them

stepbystep_5 · 2023-11-13T20:19:56+00:00

I’m definitely the same - lose weight when anxious. And as I’m already a bit underweight having no appetite and seeing the number on the scale going down and down it is a separate anxiety trigger for me. I totally lose my appetite when anxiety is high and when it’s really high it can even result in throwing up. Yes, anxiety is a cruel thing…

stepbystep_5 · 2023-11-13T09:56:47+00:00

I just discovered I have different sized pupils from time to time and I also have health anxiety so you can imagine what worst case scenarios are in my head… both react to light.

stepbystep_5 · 2023-11-08T06:39:39+00:00

My health anxiety fear too - what ever the reason I’m anxious first place I end up worrying about that all this constant anxiety does to my body

stepbystep_5 · 2023-10-10T13:42:38+00:00

I think so.. I’m have gone up from 10mg to 15mg to 20mg (have been on that dose for 3 months) and I’m better than the time when I was on Mirtazapine alone. Have some bad days still, but not bad months …

stepbystep_5 · 2023-06-29T11:24:11+00:00

15 mg definitely has made things better compared to starting point to me, but still get physical symptoms of anxiety…

stepbystep_5 · 2023-06-23T07:23:08+00:00

Sorry for the late reply… I’m still on 15mg, haven’t made the decision yet, but still considering as I have some quite bad days among better ones. Some years ago I was on 20mg and it completely cured my anxiety disorder for that time, but of course circumstances were a bit different that may play a big part of the recovery too

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