Can citalopram cause anger withdrawal?

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asked Oct 17, 2023 in Mental Health by MoeBoyster (1,700 points)
Can citalopram cause anger withdrawal?

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answered Oct 21, 2023 by walkingmore (10,110 points)
Citalopram can cause anger withdrawal when you stop taking it as well as mood changes and muscle aches.

Citalopram works by restoring the balance of the natural drug in your brain called serotonin.

Citalopram can affect your emotions as a side effect of citalopram is blunting in which people feel emotionally dull and no longer find things as interesting or as pleasurable as they used to.

Once you begin taking citalopram it takes between 1 week to 2 weeks for citalopram to start working although to feel the full benefits of citalopram it takes around 4 weeks to 6 weeks.

It takes around a week for the citalopram levels to build up in the body and then another few weeks for the body to adapt and get used to it.

People who cannot take citalopram are people who have had an allergic reaction to citalopram or other medicine or people with heart problems or a heart problem as citalopram can make your heart beat faster and lead to an irregular heartbeat.

If you have a slow heart rate, severe heart failure or have had a recent heart attack then you should not take citalopram.

When taking citalopram you should avoid stimulants such as MDMA, ecstasy or cocaine, hallucinogens such as LSD and novel psychoactive substances such as mephedrone.

Citalopram makes you feel in a better mood and lifts your mood and helps you feel less anxious and more relaxed.

What citalopram does to a person is it works by increasing the activity of serotonin in your brain to treat a persons depression as well as major depressive disorder.

The drug citalopram is an antidepressant which belongs to a group of medicines called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

Citalopram is not a narcotic and not a controlled substance or a benzodiazepine.

Citalopram will make you feel less anxious, less nervous and more calm when taking it.

However citalopram can also make you feel nauseous, cause headaches, diarrhea, dry mouth, increased sweating, fatigued, restlessness and cause insomnia in some people.

However the side effects will usually go away within the first 1 to 2 weeks of taking citalopram.

Celexa also known as citalopram is calming and works to increase the amount of serotonin in your brain which helps to regulate your mood.

The drug that is most similar to citalopram is escitalopram also sold under the name of Lexapro.

Citalopram is also sold under the name of Celexa.

The worst side effects of citalopram are abnormal heart rhythms, serotonin syndrome and suicidal thoughts.

The bad side effects of citalopram are loss of balance, seizures or fits, weakness, not thinking clearly or confusion, memory problems, trouble focusing and headaches.

You can tell if citalopram is working if you begin to function better in your daily life and you begin sleeping better, eating better, are less depressed and have more energy.

Other signs that your antidepressants or citalopram is working include.

You have an easier time doing your normal daily activities, you have a more regular appetite, you sleep better, you find yourself enjoying life more fully, you notice you have more energy and you feel less depressed or anxious.

When you're on citalopram it will make you feel less anxious and sleep better and your mood will be improved and you'll also be more relaxed about things that you used to worry about.

Taking citalopram will not change your personality and it will simply make you feel like yourself again.

The significant side effects of citalopram include yawning, blurred vision, sweating, drowsiness, tiredness, loss of appetite, dry mouth and nausea.

Use of antidepressants is significantly associated with adverse lipid profiles, including higher levels of harmful types of cholesterol.

The peak time for citalopram is 4 hours following a single oral dose of 40 mg.

And the absolute bio availability of citalopram is about 80 percent relative to an intravenous dose and absorbption is not affected by food.

Citalopram is good for social anxiety as well as other anxiety disorders and panic disorders.

If your doctor thinks that citalopram can help you with your social anxiety or other anxiety disorder then they may prescribe it for you.

You can stay on citalopram for as long as you need too but most people stay on citalopram for only 6 months to a year.

Some side effects of taking citalopram are irregular heartbeat, pounding heart and fast heart rate.

When on citalopram you do sometimes feel tired all the time or at least when you start taking citalopram.

Some people taking citalopram feel tired all the time when on citalopram and others don't always feel tired all the time.

Withdrawal from citalopram will feel like an electric shock sensation in your head, anxiety, changes in mood, depression, mood swings and irritability.

At first the citalopram will make you feel less anxious and lift your mood and you should also feel more relaxed about things you used to worry about and you should sleep better.

Taking citalopram does sometimes dull your emotions and one of the widely and most commonly reported side effects of citalopram and SSRIs is blunting where people report the feeling of being emotionally dull and no longer finding things as pleasurable as they used to.

Citalopram can make you feel emotionally numb and you might feel less like yourself.

And although the symptoms of depression should have decreased you may also have a sense that other emotional responses such as crying or laughing.

After you take citalopram it may take you a few weeks to begin to feel better and as your symptoms decrease then you may wonder if you need the medication and want to stop taking it but you should only do so if your doctor says it's okay.

The rules for taking citalopram are you will most often take citalopram once per day and you can take citalopram any time of the day although it's best to take the citalopram medication the same time every day.

You can also take citalopram with or without food and if you have any trouble sleeping then it's best to take citalopram in the morning.

Citalopram is a depression medication and antidepressant that is in a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).

The antidepressant citalopram works to treat depression by increasing the amount of serotonin, a natural substance in the brain that helps maintain mental balance.

The medication citalopram is a strong antidepressant and is much more powerful than most other antidepressants are except for escitalopram for acute phase depression.

The escitalopram for acute phase depression is more powerful and stronger than citalopram.

Citalopram  is not the same as Xanax although they are similar and used to treat anxiety however Xanax is also used to treat panic attacks and both citalopram and Xanax belong to different classes of drugs so they are not the same.

The Xanax inhibits the brains neural activity which slows a person down and calms them.

The way that Xanax works in your brain is by inhibiting the brains neural activity which slows a person down and calms them.

When your brains neural activity is higher and working too fast then you're not as calm but when you get that brains neural activity slowed down then you're more calm, less anxious and your muscles are more relaxed.

The Xanax also works as a muscle relaxer as well.

The medication Xanax is a sedative but can also cause some other health issues with your brain so that means that Xanax is not for everyone.

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