5 days of Citalopram
Hey guys,
I started taking 20mg of Citalopram around 5 days ago for my anxiety. It’s been a really difficult week, I take it at around 9pm since I thought I’d end up sleeping through the side effects.
However, for the past 5 days I’ve been sleeping for about 3 hours a night and I can’t fall back asleep if I wake up, my mind is constantly racing and my heart beats rapidly. I’m constantly anxious and stressed and I feel nauseous all day long. I haven’t been able to eat properly since all the food I eat just feels like effort and makes me feel more nauseous.
I woke up today and I just feel like I’d had enough I know that it’s meant to make you feel worse before you feel better but it just feels so bad I’m not sure if I’m meant to feel this awful. I can’t relax and I’m anxious all day and all night long. Just to add I have really bad health anxiety and decided to read up on symptoms online and I’ve convinced myself that I need to go to the hospital…probably out of anxiety.
Just need some advice on if this is normal and if it gets better. Or if this is something I should bring up with my doctor.