I’ve been on 20mg Citalopram for several years now, and it’s been absolutely amazing for me. Like you I really struggled when I first started taking it, having to start on a quarter of a tablet a day, then up to a half once I could tolerate it more, then three quarters and finally a full tablet a day. It made me feel SO nauseous at the beginning. My anxiety has long gone now, as have my anxiety attacks. I’m very much back to my real confident, happy self, and I love it! It’s so so so worth going through the initial stages as Citalopram is so so affective.
For those whos affraid to take medication : guys its necessary believe me, i was like you i tried everything herb, helty food, gym, nothing works, and my anxiety and depression go up, once i began taking citalopram 10mg /1 week - 20 mg / 1 month- 30 mg untill now, i swear it works just give it time, and also you should go out out once you feel good you should live your life. Sorry my English is bad, but all i want is help you guys, believe me medication is the solution
@@andreamorato1529i smoked weed everday since 2007 (swear i did not miss a single day 😢) up until february 2024 , the first few days i was super miserable and lethargic, however my anxiety has diminished, I have my good and bad days. But stay positive it will get better and you will be in shock how mch weed causes anxiety . I wish someone explained this to me @ 17
Celexa/citalopram is amazing. As someone who struggles with insomnia, Prozac and others keep me up all night. Celexa allows me to have energy during the day and feel tired at night. My sleep is so good and restful for the first time in my life. No panic attacks and my mood is always great. I also gained weight, a little over 15lbs in the past month and a half I’ve been on it. I work out frequently though so it’s all good weight. 10/10 would recommend!
I have panic disorder. I was on it for 4.5 years. Got off it with a 6 week gradual reduction. Was fine for 3 months. Felt great. Then the depression started back up. Followed by debilitating anxiety. So I am going back on. I wish I wouldn’t have come off. I am grateful this medication exists in my lifetime. 9 days back on, so I’m still not fully up and running again. But I’m hopeful by week 4 I’ll be back to “normal”. Maybe it’s the chaos the world is in now, between covid and Ukraine and all the worry about US unity. If I do get off again, I’ll try and do it when the world is in a better place.
@@behealthy9398I’m not sure about weight gain. Maybe 10~15lbs over 7 years? But I’m also dipping into middle age so it might be normal. Sex drive was never really affected at all.
I took Citalopram (in the morning) and Nortriptyline (at night) for about 4 years. I gradually stopped taking them, with the help of my doctor, and I went 7 years without antidepressants. Now, due to a trigger, I am having anxiety attacks again and I started taking them again.
thanks for sharing. I’m on day 3 right now and I’m feeling really hopeful, these videos help me to keep taking it and stay positive that it will start to work.
@@junaidprins1799 really ! I was severely depressed I didn't believe it could help me. I remember about 3 weeks of taking it I was in my kitchen and I found myself whistling. It was recovery from there. I started walking, eating better,got my teeth fixed, cleaned myself up and got my Life back. You can too !!!!
It helped and helps me intensively. Thanks to a good doctor I finally have the good medicine. Been on 20 mg for five years and feeling good. Yes gain weight and sometimes sweating but mostly not. Best AD I have taken in my life. The first month I felt like a zombie, after that it really kicked in with good results.
I have been on citalopram for years. Tried many times to reduce the dosage from 20 to 10 mg. It usually works for a few months, but once there's a trigger for anxiety, I immediately relapse and start feeling super anxious, fearful and hopeless again. Last episode was about 2 to 3 weeks ago, I went back to 20mg immediately and is still not back to normal yet. 😢
Im so sorry :( thats gotta be tough!! are you able to see a therapist while you decrease? I could not have done it without my therapist, but understand thats a luxury!
I am on day 6 of 20mg. I reached a point a few weeks ago that I was broken, stressed all day every day for years and serious anxiety and depression. Really hoping it will give me some desperately needed relief.
I am on day 2 with 20 mg. I suffer from depression and ocd/anxiety. I know 3-4 people who took this med for these things, all said it changed their lives they fully happy and normal now. You will also feel it - stay in there and let the medication work for some weeks.
@@thealmightyking3686 The 20mg didn't provide me with real relief from anxiety. I was put on 40mg at end of June and it has been a life saver. Feel so much better in myself, I am not as anxious and have to say most days have no anxiety and I am not spending time worrying about things. I know medication could be viewed as just masking issues but it has changed how I was feeling so I will happily stay on it if it continues to help me feel better
today iam starting Citalopram as iam switching from Cymbalta that stopped working for me after 3 years, worring about both withdrawal and adjusting to new med
@@ashleyduarte1625 yes since 7 months i am on 10mg of Citalopram per day and feel really good now, i am even wondering maybe i should stop taking it at all
I switched from zoloft to celexa as zoloft stopped working I’ve been on celex recently my doctor increased the dose to 40 I’m feeling sick how are you doing can you share your experience plz thanks
Hey guys I have big hopes, I am on day one and already can feel effects what is very strange to me how calm I am I don’t have feelings and is just good to be able to focus
Antidepressants only help about 40% I was told years ago, the other part is you therapy, breath work, excercise, hobbies. Weight gain is a side effect with some medications, I have to be careful because I have diabetes so a lot of the meds cause weight gain not good for diabetes.
I was diagnosed BPD and I taking Citalopram 20mg by years. I had break a year of meds and therapy I moved to England 3 yeras ago and after one year sth wrong happened in my relationship and I need to ask for help again. I notice than I am put on weight since I taking this shit regularly I hate this
St. John's wort I used to take, it did not harm me. But the most important thing is to think, when I was on vacation i was relaxed there were no anxieties. SSRIs ruined me, everything collapses when you stop taking them, in my case they dilated my stomach and caused bipolarity and zombie mode If I hadn't taken them I would have lived a long and sometimes happy life.
@krzysztof4543 Try 5HTP and tyrosine. 5HTP is fuel for making serotonin. Body uses tyrosine to make dopamine. Both are simple food supplements. Also you can try vitamins+minerals pills. but pay close attention, if your body does not like it, cut the pill in half and take it that way.
Does it let you sleep at night.......because I have not been able to drive by myself or leave the house after my mother died.....does it give you constipation or blurred vision? if you have trouble driving it sounds like it is NOT working.....and if you are still depressed ....it is not working.........and the sweating.....is common with SSRI's..........Lexapro does the same thing.....
Hi Diane! I am sooooo sorry. This has to be an incredibly difficult time for you. To answer your questions, I can sleep at nightmost nights just fine and driving is okay (WAYYY better than it was before) some days are better than others. I am working on cutting down the caffeine intake (because that MIGHT be adding to my sweatiness... so we will see!) But I'm definitely feeling way better than I was when I was not on the medication
so sorry I am just now replying!! I slept better on citalopram! but am not on Escitalopram (lexapro) and NOT sleeping great :/ but magnesium before bed helps!
@@XDChad I started developing muscle twitches when my anxiety came on. I’m on day 43 of citalopram and I still have them. The medicine is helping my anxiety but the twitches are still there.
I just started taking the same medication and I’m finding it’s making my skin itchy and dry which apparently tends to happen with these types of medications .Does this settle down ?
yes its definitely a good idea to better understand anxiety!! I have been going to therapy once a week fora couple years now. I am also easily overstimulated by external stimuli (sounds and people mostly) and so quiet, alone time is a MUST for my mental health!
On 10mg week 3 now, no side effects and really feeling good and it's not placebo. Ohly thing is appetite has gone down. Normally fast but trying to eat something daily now while taking this meds. Put this off for long as my son is on SNRI been through the lot with him. My nervous system completely calmed down after trying everything myself first, I was stuck in fight or flight each day all day. I feel the difference. I can breathe again. Watching withdrawel videos is a bit daunting but this trumps over that. Everyone reacts different so glad I'm ok on this and yes also sleep better at night. Had 2 alnighters but that's it, always been a night owl, but I'm out otherwise at 8/9pm.
I hope you’re doing better!! I totally feel you on being stuck in fight flight or freeze. It’s EXHAUSTING!! It took me quite a while to get a more regulated nervous system. If it makes you feel any better, I’m now like a month off of it completely and feel great!!! It was tough for a few weeks, but manageable!
Yes it takes a few weeks to start working my dosage has been increased from 10mg to 20mg over 4 weeks just starting to feel a little better week 4 hope you are feeling better too✌️
No. I'm a guy. I've been on it for 10 days now and I noticed I sweat more when I drink coffee (cold) so I think it's the caffeine. I could be wrong but I definitely don't have menopause 😀
I’ve been on 20mg Citalopram for several years now, and it’s been absolutely amazing for me. Like you I really struggled when I first started taking it, having to start on a quarter of a tablet a day, then up to a half once I could tolerate it more, then three quarters and finally a full tablet a day. It made me feel SO nauseous at the beginning. My anxiety has long gone now, as have my anxiety attacks. I’m very much back to my real confident, happy self, and I love it! It’s so so so worth going through the initial stages as Citalopram is so so affective.
Sara, that is AMAAAZZIINNNGG to hear! That makes me so happy
Great review
I been on it for 7 months and I like it. I'm not sure how long I iwill be on it but u do really love it .
Have you noticed, you gain weight during taking citalopram 20mg?
Yes, weight gain? Lack of sex tribe?
For those whos affraid to take medication : guys its necessary believe me, i was like you i tried everything herb, helty food, gym, nothing works, and my anxiety and depression go up, once i began taking citalopram 10mg /1 week - 20 mg / 1 month- 30 mg untill now, i swear it works just give it time, and also you should go out out once you feel good you should live your life. Sorry my English is bad, but all i want is help you guys, believe me medication is the solution
How are you feeling now bro?
I'm almost 6 months of suffering with depression since I quit smoking weed😢😢 that's horrible
You’re an awesome person
thanks for sharing
@@andreamorato1529i smoked weed everday since 2007 (swear i did not miss a single day 😢) up until february 2024 , the first few days i was super miserable and lethargic, however my anxiety has diminished, I have my good and bad days. But stay positive it will get better and you will be in shock how mch weed causes anxiety . I wish someone explained this to me @ 17
Celexa/citalopram is amazing. As someone who struggles with insomnia, Prozac and others keep me up all night. Celexa allows me to have energy during the day and feel tired at night. My sleep is so good and restful for the first time in my life. No panic attacks and my mood is always great. I also gained weight, a little over 15lbs in the past month and a half I’ve been on it. I work out frequently though so it’s all good weight. 10/10 would recommend!
I have panic disorder. I was on it for 4.5 years. Got off it with a 6 week gradual reduction. Was fine for 3 months. Felt great. Then the depression started back up. Followed by debilitating anxiety. So I am going back on. I wish I wouldn’t have come off. I am grateful this medication exists in my lifetime. 9 days back on, so I’m still not fully up and running again. But I’m hopeful by week 4 I’ll be back to “normal”.
Maybe it’s the chaos the world is in now, between covid and Ukraine and all the worry about US unity. If I do get off again, I’ll try and do it when the world is in a better place.
How u feeling?
@@andreamorato1529 Better now, been almost a year. Still on and functional. Thanks!
I’m glad for you! Have you experienced weight gain, or decrease in sexual desire?
@@behealthy9398I’m not sure about weight gain. Maybe 10~15lbs over 7 years? But I’m also dipping into middle age so it might be normal.
Sex drive was never really affected at all.
@@Ricalloo great thank you.
I'm just starting my journey and you are very helpful. May God bless you and help you on your journey. God Bless
Im so glad!! best of luck to you!!
Thank you so much for sharing. I am starting today with celexa 20mg. ❤
I took Citalopram (in the morning) and Nortriptyline (at night) for about 4 years. I gradually stopped taking them, with the help of my doctor, and I went 7 years without antidepressants. Now, due to a trigger, I am having anxiety attacks again and I started taking them again.
thanks for sharing. I’m on day 3 right now and I’m feeling really hopeful, these videos help me to keep taking it and stay positive that it will start to work.
You are so welcome! I'm so happy that these videos help
I've been on it since 2015 20mg. It changed my life !!!!!! Great medicine
I LOVE to hear that! That’s awesome. Thank you for sharing :)))
Wow really
@@junaidprins1799 really ! I was severely depressed I didn't believe it could help me. I remember about 3 weeks of taking it I was in my kitchen and I found myself whistling. It was recovery from there. I started walking, eating better,got my teeth fixed, cleaned myself up and got my Life back. You can too !!!!
@@zanewoodward4822 did u gain weight on it?
It helped and helps me intensively. Thanks to a good doctor I finally have the good medicine. Been on 20 mg for five years and feeling good. Yes gain weight and sometimes sweating but mostly not. Best AD I have taken in my life. The first month I felt like a zombie, after that it really kicked in with good results.
I’m so glad to hear it helped you too! Thank goodness for meds! Idk what I would have done without them
I had all those symptoms and Prozac help me a lot. I took them for 3 years and now I’m better.
That’s great!! Are you off of it now or still taking it?
I have been on citalopram for years. Tried many times to reduce the dosage from 20 to 10 mg. It usually works for a few months, but once there's a trigger for anxiety, I immediately relapse and start feeling super anxious, fearful and hopeless again. Last episode was about 2 to 3 weeks ago, I went back to 20mg immediately and is still not back to normal yet. 😢
Im so sorry :( thats gotta be tough!! are you able to see a therapist while you decrease? I could not have done it without my therapist, but understand thats a luxury!
@@thejackieevans I've been seeing a psychiatrist who agreed with the dosage reduction.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH CELEXA💞
I am on day 6 of 20mg. I reached a point a few weeks ago that I was broken, stressed all day every day for years and serious anxiety and depression. Really hoping it will give me some desperately needed relief.
I am on day 2 with 20 mg. I suffer from depression and ocd/anxiety. I know 3-4 people who took this med for these things, all said it changed their lives they fully happy and normal now. You will also feel it - stay in there and let the medication work for some weeks.
@@jimmysheikh6258 Thanks Jimmy and good luck with your own recovery.
@@alymac1997 thanks Aly. And same to you😊🙏🏽
How are you feeling now ?
@@thealmightyking3686 The 20mg didn't provide me with real relief from anxiety. I was put on 40mg at end of June and it has been a life saver. Feel so much better in myself, I am not as anxious and have to say most days have no anxiety and I am not spending time worrying about things. I know medication could be viewed as just masking issues but it has changed how I was feeling so I will happily stay on it if it continues to help me feel better
When do you take it as I've only just been put on it and struggling to find the right time
today iam starting Citalopram as iam switching from Cymbalta that stopped working for me after 3 years, worring about both withdrawal and adjusting to new med
oh wow that's a LOT!! I really hope it works for you! But if it doesnt, I'm sure you will find something that will! Bestttt of lucky to you
Did you end sup switching? I am in the same boat with the same medications
@@ashleyduarte1625 yes since 7 months i am on 10mg of Citalopram per day and feel really good now, i am even wondering maybe i should stop taking it at all
I switched from zoloft to celexa as zoloft stopped working I’ve been on celex recently my doctor increased the dose to 40 I’m feeling sick how are you doing can you share your experience plz thanks
Hey guys I have big hopes, I am on day one and already can feel effects what is very strange to me how calm I am I don’t have feelings and is just good to be able to focus
Antidepressants only help about 40% I was told years ago, the other part is you therapy, breath work, excercise, hobbies. Weight gain is a side effect with some medications, I have to be careful because I have diabetes so a lot of the meds cause weight gain not good for diabetes.
yes definitely!! I do yoga, weekly therapy, meditation, breathing, grounding, etc ON TOP of taking medication. its very helpful
I am bout to start 20 mg and I have anxiety disorder and panic attack disorder and I’m so scared to take my medication 💊
hi Tyler how u feeling on it
How’s it going?
Any updates?? I just started the Celexa today and I also have major anxiety but I’m really trying to push through
I was diagnosed BPD and I taking Citalopram 20mg by years. I had break a year of meds and therapy I moved to England 3 yeras ago and after one year sth wrong happened in my relationship and I need to ask for help again. I notice than I am put on weight since I taking this shit regularly I hate this
Has anyone tried St john's wort? I've heard it has same effect as reuptake inhibitors (Anti depressants).
St. John's wort I used to take, it did not harm me.
But the most important thing is to think, when I was on vacation i was relaxed there were no anxieties.
SSRIs ruined me, everything collapses when you stop taking them, in my case they dilated my stomach and caused bipolarity and zombie mode
If I hadn't taken them I would have lived a long and sometimes happy life.
@krzysztof4543 Try 5HTP and tyrosine. 5HTP is fuel for making serotonin. Body uses tyrosine to make dopamine. Both are simple food supplements. Also you can try vitamins+minerals pills. but pay close attention, if your body does not like it, cut the pill in half and take it that way.
Does it let you sleep at night.......because I have not been able to drive by myself or leave the house after my mother died.....does it give you constipation or blurred vision? if you have trouble driving it sounds like it is NOT working.....and if you are still depressed ....it is not working.........and the sweating.....is common with SSRI's..........Lexapro does the same thing.....
Hi Diane! I am sooooo sorry. This has to be an incredibly difficult time for you. To answer your questions, I can sleep at nightmost nights just fine and driving is okay (WAYYY better than it was before) some days are better than others. I am working on cutting down the caffeine intake (because that MIGHT be adding to my sweatiness... so we will see!) But I'm definitely feeling way better than I was when I was not on the medication
In my experience, also taking it for two years, the worst thing that happened to me was having gained 20 kg even though I had "good habits"
yeah its frustrating :( I also gained quite a bit of weight after 3-4 years and currently trying to shed at least some of it, but it is not easy!
How long did it take for you to be able to make decisions ,I'm on day 10 and I feel like a zombie like my head is not mine.
How do you feel now?
@@brittneywelch2186 People never follow up on here.
Update??
Thats not good. Sounds like anhedonia
Thanks for the video your a beautiful soul. Does citalpram help with sleep ???
so sorry I am just now replying!! I slept better on citalopram! but am not on Escitalopram (lexapro) and NOT sleeping great :/ but magnesium before bed helps!
Do you get muscle twitches on Citalopram? Heard it’s a side effect for some people.
oh interesting! No, I have not experienced that!
@@thejackieevans maybe it isn’t related then! The search for answers continues…
Thanks for replying, hope you are well and have a nice New Year!
@@XDChad I started developing muscle twitches when my anxiety came on. I’m on day 43 of citalopram and I still have them. The medicine is helping my anxiety but the twitches are still there.
I just started taking the same medication and I’m finding it’s making my skin itchy and dry which apparently tends to happen with these types of medications .Does this settle down ?
oh interesting! I think escitalopram has been doing that to my skin... have you found any solutions? has it gotten better?
For me, the important thing to know is what is causing your anxiety. I would wager it is your socio-economic situation.
yes its definitely a good idea to better understand anxiety!! I have been going to therapy once a week fora couple years now. I am also easily overstimulated by external stimuli (sounds and people mostly) and so quiet, alone time is a MUST for my mental health!
Great video , thanks for sharing :-)
Thank you so much, James! I hope it was helpful :)
On 10mg week 3 now, no side effects and really feeling good and it's not placebo. Ohly thing is appetite has gone down. Normally fast but trying to eat something daily now while taking this meds. Put this off for long as my son is on SNRI been through the lot with him. My nervous system completely calmed down after trying everything myself first, I was stuck in fight or flight each day all day. I feel the difference. I can breathe again. Watching withdrawel videos is a bit daunting but this trumps over that. Everyone reacts different so glad I'm ok on this and yes also sleep better at night. Had 2 alnighters but that's it, always been a night owl, but I'm out otherwise at 8/9pm.
I hope you’re doing better!! I totally feel you on being stuck in fight flight or freeze. It’s EXHAUSTING!! It took me quite a while to get a more regulated nervous system. If it makes you feel any better, I’m now like a month off of it completely and feel great!!! It was tough for a few weeks, but manageable!
Ive been on 5 milligrams for a week now, it helpthe first few days, but still getting anxiety
How is it now?
@@NikkiM6593 it got better and now stopped taking it. Will start taking it again if the anxiety comes back.
I'm going to drop to 5mg .can you do this and how are you feeling.
Has any one els had head tremor from these meds
Did anyone have low mood in the first few weeks
Yes it takes a few weeks to start working my dosage has been increased from 10mg to 20mg over 4 weeks just starting to feel a little better week 4 hope you are feeling better too✌️
@@carolined995how long after the dosage increase did u notice a difference or u start to feel better ?
How r u feeling now?
I stopped taking it.. wasnt for me.
I'm gaining too much weight on it 😞
Me too! Ive gaind 25 pounds in 3 months!! What are u doing or plans?
I have also gained weight on this medication and it's very hard to get rid of again. 1. kilogram a year
I think this ist normal. You gain 1kg a year without Medication If you over 30
Libido sucks with it
Damnit
Who wants pit stains and who wants to feel moist? hahahaha that got me!
Maybe the sweating is menopause
No. I'm a guy. I've been on it for 10 days now and I noticed I sweat more when I drink coffee (cold) so I think it's the caffeine. I could be wrong but I definitely don't have menopause 😀
@@3fitzgrld
No it's the medication I used to be on the medication
hi Jackie. do you have email I can reach out with some ?s about celexa.