[dawn28]

I have been on 40 mgs of citalopram for about 6 months now and i am at a stand still i am just not feeling any better all of a sudden. My doc just upped me to 60. I am wondering if upping it will even do anything? I have read somehere that takng 60 is not any better then taking 40. Is this true? Will i get more side effects, like get more sleepy?

[I_need_a_miracle]

dawn28, on Jan 24 2010, 03:12 PM, said:

I have been on 40 mgs of citalopram for about 6 months now and i am at a stand still i am just not feeling any better all of a sudden. My doc just upped me to 60. I am wondering if upping it will even do anything? I have read somehere that takng 60 is not any better then taking 40. Is this true? Will i get more side effects, like get more sleepy?

Hi Dawn28,
I was on citalopram for 8 years for anxiety and depression. At one point my doc upped it to 60mgs and I did have improvement. Another doctor told me that 60mgs was no better than taking 40mgs and reduced the dose. I crashed big time and needed to go back to the 60mgs.
However, if you have not noticed any improvement in 6 months AT ALL, it may not be the med for you? Did your doc give you a reason?
I don't remember any side effects from going up to 60mgs except maybe I felt more emotionally numb.
Hope this helps some...
M

[dawn28]

I_need_a_miracle, on Jan 24 2010, 04:25 AM, said:

dawn28, on Jan 24 2010, 03:12 PM, said:

I have been on 40 mgs of citalopram for about 6 months now and i am at a stand still i am just not feeling any better all of a sudden. My doc just upped me to 60. I am wondering if upping it will even do anything? I have read somehere that takng 60 is not any better then taking 40. Is this true? Will i get more side effects, like get more sleepy?

Hi Dawn28,
I was on citalopram for 8 years for anxiety and depression. At one point my doc upped it to 60mgs and I did have improvement. Another doctor told me that 60mgs was no better than taking 40mgs and reduced the dose. I crashed big time and needed to go back to the 60mgs.
However, if you have not noticed any improvement in 6 months AT ALL, it may not be the med for you? Did your doc give you a reason?
I don't remember any side effects from going up to 60mgs except maybe I felt more emotionally numb.
Hope this helps some...
M

Hi, well it was working pretty good. I mean at first i wanted to die and now i can function pretty well but about a month ago i just felt like i wasnt seeing anymore progress and i felt myself slip a little again. So i guess thats why he is upping it to 60. He said if that dosent work then we will change meds. I am also having issues with my bc pill i think, and that may be whats affecting my mood as well so i am going off of them. Thanks.

[LolitaChiquita]

Hi Dawn28
I was switched to 60mg a few weeks ago because I slipped back into depression on 20 and 40mgs. Anyway, I think my mood is stabling out a bit. However, I'm so tired now that it's debilitating. I'm hoping this will wear off soon. But as it stands I could sleep all day if not for the need to eat and use the bathroom. It's sucks and i've been late to work a bunch of times.

Hope you have a better experience.

[LolitaChiquita]

Just an update that the side effects have mellowed out significantly. I feel pretty normal again and have more energy than before. So, all in all, I think 60mgs has been an improvement for me over the 40mgs.

[Bribarian]

If you're not having much success at 40mgs I'd probably consider trying another drug.

I've always found Lexapro to be powerful even at a low dose. I've always taken 5-10mgs.