new to Citalopram

[Shawnturner]

Hi all,

I have been perscribed 10mg of Citalopram for A+D, But the trouble is I'm unsure if I want to take them because of the bad side effects that I've read about on here.

I've got to take 10mg for a week then up it to 20mg. Are the side effects as bad as everyone is saying?

I've recently stopped taking Paroxetine which I was on for 15 years, it just stopped working for me. I had about a 8/9 week gap were I wasn't taking any A/D, but things didn't work out and I slowly started to get the anxiety attacks back followed by a mild depression. I could just about control the anxiety but the depression got the better of me.

I feel like sh*t already without adding something that will make things worse. I don't want to feel spaced out pulling weird face's all over christmas. I guess the bottom line is that I'm scared to take them because of what I've read.

Any feedback would be am great help.

Thanks






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