and I've obviously started taking 40mg instead of the 20mg I was originally prescribed. I feel utterly shit and have done for more than a week now. My motivation to do anything whatsoever has diminished almost completely, I've been sleeping more and more, increasingly drawn to bed and darkness and audiobooks for escape. I'm getting very little pleasure from day-to-day things and I'm having to make a big effort to get out of my shell and do things that I know will please me.
Each time I've visited my GP since I started taking them, she's asked if I feel like I need an increase in dose. Yesterday and today I doubled my dose to 40mg, and today I've booked a telephone consultation with my doctor to see if she'll write me a prescription for the larger dose of citalopram. It worked a treat last time and I'm hoping it'll have the same levelling effect this time. I'll be sure to keep an eye on the side-effects and positive effects over the next four weeks.
I can't say for sure what's brought on this change. I've felt overloaded a little, I've not really had access to an outlet to splurge. I'm hoping to get some stuff off my chest this weekend when I meet up with old friends, both of whom I know are supportive and good at listening, and who'll take an interest in what I've got going on. We've not seen each other for a couple of years so we'll have plenty to share and I'm really looking forward to it!
More as it happens.
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