Citralopram making me incredibly sleepy, dizzy and yawny..

Hi all,
I've been on Citralopram 10mg (small dose I know) since last Monday and I've been incredibly yawny, dizzy and tired, sleeping until 1pm on some days when I usually wake up at 8am :o:

which has affected my revision a great deal and I have a lot of cramming to do this weekend and i'm feeling all tired right now :o:

Any ideas what I can do about it?

My review meeting with my psych is on Tuesday where I will tell him.. but I have my exam on Monday and I need to stay alert, any ideas what I can do?

Stop taking it?
Take it at night?
Energy drinks?

Ahh :eek3:

Thanks

Reply 1

Antifazian

Yeah try taking it at night an hour or so before bed.

Reply 2

Linweth

Sounds like the side effects, it's what happened to me and then subsided over a week. Best thing I can say is that you just try to fight the urge to sleep til the side effects dissipate.

http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-stay-awake
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/01/shortcut.stayawake/index.html

Reply 3

~ Purple Rose ~

PS Reviewer

Don't stop taking it because that may make you feel worse. Make sure you get enough sleep and eat properly/drink a lot of water so you are as alert as possible.