I am the carer for my husband and have become very depressed. My GP put me on the antidepressant Citalopram. I have been on it for 10 days and seem to get worse. Is any one else taking it and how do they get on with it. Fritzli
i have been on this now for 4 years 40mg intially it helped me but certainly in the last year doesnt seem to do anything to helpI am the carer for my husband and have become very depressed. My GP put me on the antidepressant Citalopram. I have been on it for 10 days and seem to get worse. Is any one else taking it and how do they get on with it. Fritzli
Jimbo: citalopram? Really? I've come off it in the past with no problems at all. Now Effexor - that took me over a year to be weaned off of. Terrible drug in my opinion but I know some people have had extremely good results with it.
I would never advise a person to stop taking a prescribed drug.
Get off it as soon as you can '
It becomes terribly addictive and your life becomes terribly disrupted when you eventualy come off them
Others may disagree and have more favourable comments
I am speaking from my own experience
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I agree with you Jimbo.
My son was on Citalopram for about 10 years and initially was happy with the effects.
I think he came off it too quickly with disastrous effects, of which not being able to sleep is the least of my worries. He was fine whilst taking it, but he is now facing 2 operations because side effects whilst reducing affected a pre-existing condition.
Having been on it for that time he should have weaned himself off for a minimum of 3 months. Always ask your doctor how to come off medication and stay on it for as short a time as you can, speaking from my son's experience.
Coletta x