Effects of citalopram anti-depressants

[amywy88]

Ive been depressed for about 3 or 4 months, finally plucked up the courage to speak to my doctor a few weeks ago, explained the symptoms and was diagnosed as severely depressed and after discussion was prescribed Citalopram

At first I felt a lot worse, angry, suicidal, insomnia were the main things, but I was told to expect to feel worse at first

Now after about 2 weeks, i feel completely nonchulant, is this normal? I expected to feel better, but I dont, I just dont feel anything, I dont feel happy or sad or angry, just nothing?

It sounds really odd but I just kinda feel like im not even here, im drifting through, has anybody else had similar experiences?

[dasherman]

I have been on these tablets too and I experienced the same things as you. My doctor said a complete course is about 6 months,so I wouldn't worry too much at the moment.

[karenmac60]

It tends to be the way with anti-depressants, they don't make you feel all happy, they just kind of numb you so you don't feel low. I've been on these a couple of times and they do work. It's a little nerve-wracking when you come off them as it can take a while getting used to having emotions again, but I would recommend sticking with them.

[craft1948]

I'm on Mirtazapine and felt like you to start with.......after a few months I am now still on them but half the dosage which doesn't make me feel like an automaton. The doctor will know what he/she is doing but mention everything to them when you have your prescription review.

[burbie]

im on citalopram, i started them about last october and they took about 4 weeks before they made me feel better. im in a situation which is out of my control and is making me very depressed as i dont know how it will be resolved.
After about 4 weeks they started to calm my mind and I feel i can cope much better now. Cant say im nonchulant, but it has made me feel more numb compared with before. When I started taking them they didnt make me feel worse, they just didnt work as fast as I wanted them to.
If you were angry and suicidal and you now feel nonchulant i would say thats a much better frame of mind to be in than you were before.
Im on 10mg which is the lowest, you may be on a higher dosage which could be reviewed by your doctor if he feels you need it.

[sacha.86]

all tablets have side affects... It abot picking 1 that u can cope with the side effects. If u cant put up with that particular side effect it might b a good idea to change medication, if the side effect is going 2 b long standing

[horselady]

Citalopram made me feel exactly the same, couldn't care less about anything, or anyone-went down really well with the family, didn't give a damn about them! When I came off them, it took a while to adjust, I had to be weaned off them by taking them every other day, then every 2 days, etc. They certainly worked.

[we8scousers]

what dosage are you taking? i was put on 20mg at first & this made me fell like i had no emotions at all. i am now taking 10mg which is enough to calm me down but doesnt affect my emotions. maybe you could ask the doctor to lower the dosage. good luck, my thoughts are with you x

[Justincider]

I recently came off citalopram after three years. The withdrawal was quite unpleasant, dizziness, irritability, nausea. I never had any trouble when I started taking them and felt a lot better after three weeks. However as a heavy drinker I found the positive effects of citalopram greatly decreased when I started drinking again. I strongly recommend that you do not drink alcohol whilst on this medication.

[amywy88]

Ive definately found out the hard way that I cant drink on these tablets!

Thanks for everybodies answers, I just wasnt sure what to expect with them, but am definatley starting to feel more positive

Thanks x