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2017-04-29 09:07:40
I suffer from anxiety and have been prescribed 10mg citalopram and i keep waking up extremely hot and sweaty and its frightening. Is this a side effect and if so when will it wear off or is this me just having anxiety
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This is not a sideeffect of citalopram It is your anxiety because of which you are sweating so much
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i would suggest that you start escitalopram 10mgs in the morning instead of citalopram along with clonazepam0.25mgs at bedtime

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