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Hi,

Today I was prescribed meds for the first time since my SH occurs pretty much daily now. Citalopram [] for a month.
I've never been on antidepressants before. Has anyone else ever taken these? Were they ok? I'm a bit nervous about doing this.

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Re: First time on antidepressants - citalopram (*poss trig SI/SH)
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2015, 10:48:00 PM »
Hi,
There's some information on experiences of various anti-depressants here http://www.nshn.co.uk/forum/index.php?board=55.0 that you might find useful.
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Re: First time on antidepressants - citalopram (*poss trig SI/SH)
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2015, 11:15:53 AM »
Ah thank you! That's very helpful.
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Re: First time on antidepressants - citalopram (*poss trig SI/SH)
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2015, 11:36:07 PM »
How are you getting on?
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Re: First time on antidepressants - citalopram (*poss trig SI/SH)
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2015, 11:35:36 PM »
Thanks for the reply :)

Not too bad so far... had only a few side effects at the moment (tiredness and dry mouth especially), just waiting for them to kick in. Still in the introductory 2 week period. I'm hoping they'll help to reduce the SH. Not sure how long I will need to be on these...
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