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I have been taking 20mg of citalopram daily over the last couple of years for anxiety, i don't think they're working as i still feel really anxious.
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Change dose or meds: Tall to your doctor to increase the dose of change medication.
Answered 4/18/2013
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Family practice : Citalopram is more helpful for depression although it is used for anxiety as well. If you are more anxious you could have bipolar and need additional treatment for that.
Answered 1/13/2015
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Too low dose: For my anxious patients, often they get a double whammy of experiencing more intense side effects, and needing higher doses of antidepressants than say major depression. 20mg is a low dose, the average dose for an anxiety disorder or major depression is 40mg, but you may need a higher dose like 60 mg or 80mg. Again, doing a slower titration increasing 20mg over 1-2 weeks may help.
Answered 5/29/2016
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