ME/CFS
Outcome unclear
ME/CFS: citalopram eased mental load, but outcome unclear
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Mar 2024
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
it's helped a lot with the mental load of CFS for me
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Summary
Pebble 67085, who has CFS, said in March 2024 that they took 10 mg of citalopram and found it very helpful, easing the mental load of the illness and helping a little with maintaining energy. They reported no bad side effects apart from night sweats and an occasional headache, and few problems when off it. Neither the duration of their illness nor their level of functioning was described.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- citalopram · Helped
it's helped a lot with the mental load of CFS for me ... it's helped a bit with maintaining energy as well
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Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | living with CFS (onset date and severity not stated)the mental load of CFS for meIn context ↗ | |
| 2024-03-07 | reported benefit from citaloprami'm on 10 mg of citalopram and i've thankfully found it to be very helpful for meIn context ↗ | Citalopram (Celexa) |
Adverse events
- Citalopram (Celexa)“doesn't cause any bad side effects aside from night sweats and the occasional headache in my case” In context ↗ Side effects
- Citalopram (Celexa)“aside from night sweats and the occasional headache in my case” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Temperature regulation
doesn't cause any bad side effects aside from night sweats and the occasional headache in my case
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
the occasional headache in my case
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