Citalopram causing me hand numbness?
By skaterx
@skaterx (530)
Finland
January 25, 2009 2:02am CST
Hi, has someone had similar side effects?
First when I took it ( and i just mean one tablet at 20mg) after an hour or something first my head started to hurt. like there was stuff running around my head or something. Not too much, just felt like kinda throbbing
But like a few hours later my toes felt numb.
Also 24 hours later, my toes didnt feel numb anymore but my arm and fingers were still pretty numb. 33 hours later my fingers still feel a bit numb, i have some back pain and feel kinda lethargic all over. but the most worrying thing is, why are my fingers still numb? :s
I think when i was sleeping it made my heart beat weird, it was really hard falling asleep after taking the drug, also because it makes u feel happy and a bit 'weird'. Or it feels like what Buddhist meditation would be, when u don't think anything, just 'nothingness'. everytime u think something, the thought fades away really quickly and it doesnt bother u anymore. Those this is a really bad sideeffect, i cant take it if it makes my hand numb :S
1 response
@Jlyn22 (204)
• United States
17 Feb 09
Im taking those and I havent had that problem. I started out with the 20mg and am now on 40mg. The only affects Im having from them is they keep me up all night even if I take it first thing in the morning. So Im suppost to get on sleeping pills as well. But the anti depresents arent helping me much Im still depressed all the time so I think I might ask to be switched to a different kind. If you are still taking these pills I would talk to your doctor asap and tell them whats happening when you take them and get switched to a different kind that doesnt make you numb or anything else.
