Daisy1: Citalopram side effects causing misery

[Daisy1]

Thank you both for your replies, I will start the antibiotics tomorrow and prey they don't make me feel any worse, and hopefully get to the bottom of this when the results come back

[Daisy1]

I didn't take the antibiotics as I know I don't have an infection. I'm so pleased my thyroid test came back today as normal ! In just one month of eating well (lots of bananas, nuts and fish, veg, fish oil) this has corrected itself, so it does prove healing is possible. I am still having problems a lot of ocd,and bad add symptoms but this result has given me great hope my body and brain are healing

[AliG]

Daisy. I have found Colloidal Silver to be an effective substitute for antibiotics. I would rather not take anything doctor prescribed - but that's just me. The body is a great healer when given the right conditions. Nutrition is " key ".

I'm glad that you have hope. It is a great healer , as well.

Ali 

[Daisy1]

I've had results back from gp and I am very low in vit D. I'm going back on Monday and going to ask for an autoimmune and acht test. When i wake up in the morning my heart starts beating fast then drops down after an hour. I'm itchy all over, and devolving white patches on legs which I think is vertiligo. My racing mind has not calmed down at all. I can only get away from this with reading or speaking. I have 2 hours roughly in the evening where I can watch tv without constant thoughts/mental anxiety. I feel really inhuman at the moment and struggling to stay positive with the emotional blunting. I am able to sleep 7-8 hours but have very vivid dreams and feel exhausted all day. I just wish my mind would stop torturing me.

[scallywag]

If you supplement with Vitamin D3, remember to start with a low dose, monitor your symptoms and wellness, and increase the dose slowly. Vitamin D is a hormone, actually, and is quite powerful.

[Daisy1]

Thanks Scallywag. I've returned from gp. I have no protein in urine anymore, I didn't take the antibiotics. But I have keytones in urine now and she said my white blood count was elevated. She has booked me in again for insulin test, calcium blood test and cortisol test and another ecg. Feel like death.

[joy2730]

How are you doing now daisy?

[Daisy1]

Hi Joy, thank you for asking. I wish I was better but I'm going down hill, not only mentally but physically. Doctors are trying to help me but it's just one problem after another. Wish I had never touched this poison x

[Chuck83]

Hi Joy, thank you for asking. I wish I was better but I'm going down hill, not only mentally but physically. Doctors are trying to help me but it's just one problem after another. Wish I had never touched this poison x

 

me too all my problems start after adverse reaction to citalopram.

[Daisy1]

Sorry to hear that Chuck. I see you have a lot of stomach issues. I can't seem to tolerate anything with gluten in now and my appetite is really suppressed. My stomach makes horrid noises with anything I eat. I wish you a full recovery.

[Chuck83]

Thank you Daisy1, My stomach is not the real bad before colonscopy prep, I digested almost all foods now I have digestive problems and weight loss. If you do not digest gluten-based foods, for a while trying to reduce them from your diet, the society pushes to consume these foods, but they it is not that are so healthy food, the humans being in its early days it never fed gluten-based foods.

[ang]

Hi daisy,  just joining the discussion.  Sorry you are feeling so poorly.    Just wanted to mention that seroquel withdrawal, is notorious for the itchy skin, and dry skin.  My skin is awful, I cants stop scratching, but hopefully it will improve for me. It may take a few months for the poor skin and itch to go away.

[Daisy1]

Thanks Ang. It's mainly my legs. Feeling very down today. I did my Rxisk report today and my yellow card report to the MRHA. Is there much point in completing one to the FDA as I'm in the UK ? I rang up the gp yesterday too and the nurse said yes your blood results are back but gp has put no action. I'm going to ring and ask what they say. So it's completely normal for them for me to have had low potassium in my urine, protein in my urine, keytones in my urine and elevated white blood cell count and 2 menstrual cycles in one month at 28 ?

[Daisy1]

Have you tried pure Aloe Vera Ang ? It may help. I hope it clears up soon.

[Daisy1]

Got results for prolactin level which is only 90. High red blood cell count too. Looking like these pills have caused me a stroke !

[joy2730]

I have reinstated 20 mg because my stomach was in a really bad way and I can't work like that.  It seems SSRIs work in the stomach as much as the brain.  Some call the stomach a 2nd brain, it is certainly the most emotionally active part of us after our brains.

 

Oh dear.  Taking it again to stop stomach trouble seems awful.

[Daisy1]

I hope it brings you some relief Joy. I can only eat a bit in the evening, 0 appetite in the day. I Made a mistake and ate a burger from KFC last night and had a horrendous stomach this morning ! Never again. I couldn't be bothered to cook and my hubby wanted something different, he doesn't cook either. I use to love my food, and cooking but plain things are all I can tolerate now. I'm going to cook a spag bol from scratch later, I can tolerate the mince and veg and it's my stepsons favourite. Last 2 nights I have been waking in the night sweating and cold, dehydrated. Got to blitz the house today as my stepson is over this weekend, but my arms feel so weak today.

[joy2730]

The 20 mg is restoring  my stomach and enabling me to work,, but then I am back stuck on 20 mg citalopram.  Yours is the way forward because you are toughing it out whereas I gave up, but I can't let myself get that ill.

[Daisy1]

Hopefully you can stabalise and then micro taper in a couple of months time ? Unfortunately I had no option, I had a severe adverse reaction 5 days in and was told by gps to keep taking it and given more drugs to take. Sadly GPS just think it's 'side effects' they don't understand these drugs actually destroy someone's brain cells. I'm still uncertain if I will be ok. Besides my mental health, my physical health is going down hill quite quickly, my GPS are actually listening to me now as every blood result or hormone result is abnormal.

If I hadn't found this site and stopped taking it I don't think I would be here today. I just wish I had found this site on day 5, and not other sites saying it's common side effects you will be ok in 4 weeks ! It's a shame this site doesn't come up on the fist page of a Google search on antidepressents. You take care Joy

[Daisy1]

Seriously don't know how much longer I can take this. Burning sensations around my head and fluttering in my chest like im going to combust! I feel like I've already died. I feel so sorry for my family to go through this too. How can life be this cruel ?

[scallywag]

Although your current symptoms are uncomfortable and can be worrying, it won't help you and your life to give them more power than they have. It's a tricky balance to maintain -- be aware of and accept your symptoms *while* not focusing on them.
 
Non-drug techniques for dealing with physical pain
 
Many of the ideas in this thread are helpful for physical symptoms as well as emotional ones: Non-drug techniques to cope with emotional symptoms

[joy2730]

Hi, this is a time when you can grow through this problem.  I don't know if you are working or not, if you are not working there will be less pressure on you, if you are working it may be difficult to maintain your employment.  Obviously I can't ask you to disclose your situation, but social and employment aspects of life are important factors in drug withdrawal.

 

What is your GP saying about your symptoms, that they are due to withdrawal, or some new issue?  Again, you don't have to answer anything, but sometimes a fuller picture is helpful.

 

Try to look after yourself, I am finding swimming and sauna helping me, but I have gone back to 20mg citalopram because I need to hold my life together.  Joy

[Daisy1]

I'm not currently working, the depression/depersonilization is too intense and I find it so difficult to take my mind away from it and what happened when I took the citalopram. I do walk with my dog, tidy my house, see family and friends. My husband has an estate agent over now. He wants to sell our house. We have been here only 3 months, his ex used to live here so I can understand why he wants to move. I'm scared of moving. I don't want viewers here all the time and be forced to clean every day when I don't know how I'm going to be. Sometimes just showering is an effort I use to love swimming. I will try and make myself go at least once a week.

[joy2730]

Well, at least you don't have the stress of working, but have other stresses too.  It makes it all the harder, in my opinion, when anything else is expected of you.  Are you feeling any better today?  Your suffering now may be your staff in time, as you will learn a lot about yourself.  Try to be patient with yourself and try positive thinking - that you will feel better and put this behind you.  Take care, and thanks for the update, it is always good to get a fuller picture as we are all more than a drug and a dosage.

[Daisy1]

Thank you Joy for your support. I feel a bit calmer today so far. Not ruminating every second anyway.

[Daisy1]

No windows for me since my adverse reaction. I have moments, a minute maybe in the day where I feel myself. At night I keep waking up with my heart beating faster than normal and sweating. The fingers on my right hand are trembling and I keep dropping things, and notice black dots in my right eye. I'm off to gp today to get a referral to someone. Trying to stay positive but every day is the same

[Daisy1]

Oh and my appointment is with the women who prescribed me the pills in June...I have to go on my own too. Don't know how I'm going to keep it together this afternoon.

[scallywag]

I hope you see this message before your appointment.  You may want to check out these topics before you go:

How do you talk to your doctor about tapering and withdrawal
What to expect from your doctor about withdrawal symptoms

[Daisy1]

Thanks for this info Scallyway

[Daisy1]

I was thinking today. When I started the citalopram i was taking an antihistamine, I think it was piriteze. I had used this before in the past though when I was on citalopram. Just wondering if these react together? Or am I clutching at straws here.

[scallywag]

Check for interactions between drugs here: Drugs-dot-com Drugs Interactions Checker.

[Daisy1]

Thanks. I have just returned from my GP. She has done a referral for me to see David Healy and to see a specialist consultant nearby for my other neurological and hormonal issues.

[Daisy1]

Had my stepson over last night. My husband took us out for dinner. We came back and I was reading one of his favourite books to him. I practically stumbled on every word I used to love reading to him and putting on silly voices which made him giggle. I just wish for one hour in the day where I could feel somewhat normal.

[Daisy1]

Need some advice please. This morning I have woken up with horrible neck and head pain on my spine. I don't know what is better (safe to take) paracetrmol or ibuprofen ? Or should I try am alternative ?

[ChessieCat]

Here is the topic discussing painkillers:  painkillers-in-withdrawal-aspirin-ibuprofen-paracetamol-acetaminophen-naproxen-codeine

 

To search the site use a search engine like google and type in survivingantidepressants.org + topic.  In this case I typed in paracetamol ibuprofen.

[Daisy1]

Really bad day. Heart racing fast now, neck and head vibrations. I feel like im going to die trying to go on, but sick of this all now. I have no quality of life