Could my tiredness be sympton off Citalopram not the depression

Hi - I am on citalopram - 10mg. lately all i want to do is sleep. I also suffer from kidney infections and am in so much trouble at work for sickness - although occupational health know all about this. but over the last few weeks its like i am waiting for something to happen - something exciting that will end this sleepiness! i had my hair done on saturday and fell asleep in the hairdresers twice.

Does anyone think this could be a combination of citalopram, kidneys, depression, anxiety and stress?

I've been on citalopram for two years now, and up until recently have been fine. However this last few months I've been so tired its unreal! Its my day off today and I'm typing this from my bed! I got up once to let the dogs out and came back to bed. This is so unlike me, I just can't be bothered doing anything. I've got a million things I need to do today but can't muster the energy to get out of bed. I think its time I came off this drug as I can't see its benefits anymore. Xx

im shocked!!! my daughter has been on this ad for 6months and has put on 2 stone and sleeps all night gets up (with a struggle) and couple of hours later comes home from college and sleeps for another 4 also has a problem sweating!!
Feel like taking her straight down to docs tom and getting her off them but know you cant come off like that she still gets down dont think they have made her any better at all just worse because of the fatigue which incidentally is affecting all her work etc

I've been on citalopram for a month and a half now. when i first started them i felt great i wasn't down moody no anxiety attacks. then maybe like 2 weeks ago i lost the urge to do anything ALL I WANT TO DO IS SLEEP !!!! i have't been sad just frustrated that i don't have the will to do anything but lay in bed. i feel drained sluggish my body feels weak my mind cant focus on anything but how good my bed feels. i'm worried because i'm starting a new semester at next month and also need to find a job i wont be able to accomplish any of these things if i'm sleep damn near 24/7 the only good thing is i havent gained any weight like some other people i don't even want to eat but i force myself to hear and there. is there any other antidepressant that works better ???

Well add me to the list. I started with 20mg Ciralopram about 5 months ago, couldn't take the side effects, dropped down to 10mg and was better. For some reason went back to the 20mg and I do not want to get out of bed...the other night went to bed at 10:00 and woke up at 10:00am!!!....never have slept that much im my life...Also, I like a martini now and then but when I do have one I am like a total zombie the next day. I have NO desire to do anything...get together with my friends, plan a vaca. I am now tapering off again to the 10mg and going off of this stuff in about a week..this is nuts.

I have been on 10mg of Celexa for over a year. I have been pretty much exhausted & addicted to caffeine to stay awake. I've decided to get off of the Celexa. I think having more energy & being productive will override the anxiety that put me on the medicine.

My husband was on 10mg for only 5 days and on that fifth day he couldn't keep his eyes open. The excess sleep started on the third day . The doctor took him off immediately. He does have a neuro-muscular condition and mild depressison. We're going to skip the anti-depression meds for now.

hannah wrote:

its my fourth day on citalopram 10mg and I am also sooo tired its crazy, i woke up this morning and got up then went back to bed, got up again just to fall asleep on the sofa im finding it hard to keep my eyes open. Im also getting lil b=mood swings like sort of high feelings, giggily and stuff and then little panics weird eh.

Hi, i took citalopram last year and now iv just started taking it again. I also get wierd feeling like im 'high'! I get nausea, goosebumps, sweating, giggly! I almost feel drunk! Lol. As im writing this i am having trouble keeping my eyes open! Not good when iv got a 2 year old to chase round all day :-( Does anyone know of any antidepressants that dont make you feel like this??? I had a problem with tirdness before and now its just stupidly worse! I cant stand being this tired :-( x

This has been really useful to read. After seeing my GP off and on for so long wondering if I have chronic fatigue or am just going crazy.....

My fatigue and dizziness are so debilitating, I am not in bed with suicidal ideation however I am so miserable from the fatigue and other symptoms.

I am on 60 mg and have been for maybe two years, before that I was on a dose of 40 for ages.

I have made an appt with a psychiatrist to have it all reviewed and really hoping to come off. Some light at the end of the tunnel at last.

taken for a yr now. my house is a mess and although i work 35 hrs a wk and am single mum i am always shattered, i had way more energy before taking. also manic manic dreams...disturbing dreams! know its time to come off them but scared i will go down like befor :(

Basically time to change meds

I Hve tried other drugs, one disturb my mental state drastically. i was so wiredup and happy....great... but i couldn't sleep. i began to think unpleasant and disturbing thoughts that i wouldn't share with anyone.

on citalopram i am the total opposite. sleepy, uninterested in everything, and don't think!

fatigue and lack of motivation are making me moody and miserable, not to mention a slow increase in wine and food due to the boredom of sitting in every evening watching tv. i am a naturally active person, or was until i took citalopram. however my state of mind is almost stable so better this way is suppose.

i can't continue sitting about i need to take action.

60 mg is a high dosage. i take 20 mg and feel like a zombie

beverley sharrett wrote:

hi
i have been taking citalopram for about 2 months now and the past 2 weeks have been feeling extremly tired and have had to go to bed in the daytime.my moods and anxiety seem better but the tiredness is really getting me down. also ive put on loads of weight,has anyone else had these problems?

hello Bev , 1ve been reading comments on this web site and couldnt believe how many side effects ive been having relating to taking citalopram !!!!.I first started to take these when i had post-natal depression and continued for a further 4 years . I considered myself to be o.k and wanted to stay on them as not to rock the boat . I`m realising now that my constant tiredness and " laziness" may have be a result of my so called medication , also there is heartburn , indigestion, weight gain , and kind of "i just want to curl up in bed state". Everyone has different reactions to medication so im going to make an appointment with my doctor and try to ween myself off , and hopefully get that spring back in my step that ive been missing , for a long long time ! good luck to you , and health and happiness xxxxx

kelly wrote:

taken for a yr now. my house is a mess and although i work 35 hrs a wk and am single mum i am always shattered, i had way more energy before taking. also manic manic dreams...disturbing dreams! know its time to come off them but scared i will go down like befor :(

hiya babe , so nice to know that other people have weird dreams !!!!.I wake up some mornings and i`m freaked out and shaken up , it all feels so real , takes me ages to come round and shake myself out of it . I think im going to wean myself off even tho its only 20mg , ive been on them for 4yrs , so massive time for a change now!!!xxxxxx

hannah wrote:

its my fourth day on citalopram 10mg and I am also sooo tired its crazy, i woke up this morning and got up then went back to bed, got up again just to fall asleep on the sofa im finding it hard to keep my eyes open. Im also getting lil b=mood swings like sort of high feelings, giggily and stuff and then little panics weird eh.

I've been on citalopram for 4 yrs. Tapered some but I don't think enough. You caught my eye, you said "giggly stuff" which i have almost all the time plus I'm very, very tired. Typing is difficult so end I'm going t o end this. But don't think you're alone. I've been off drug for 20 days. Just hoping it will get better soon.

Tired too wrote:

This has been really useful to read. After seeing my GP off and on for so long wondering if I have chronic fatigue or am just going crazy.....
My fatigue and dizziness are so debilitating, I am not in bed with suicidal ideation however I am so miserable from the fatigue and other symptoms.
I am on 60 mg and have been for maybe two years, before that I was on a dose of 40 for ages.
I have made an appt with a psychiatrist to have it all reviewed and really hoping to come off. Some light at the end of the tunnel at last.

I hope there's light! Been on meds for 4 yrs. Been getting off for 20 days. Hope to see some results. So tired! And can't focus. Hurts to look up. Had eyes tested. Given OK. Just hope i see light soon.