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Citalopram or Mirtazapine for severe anxiety & depression

Dizzy

Anyone tried either Citalopram or Mirtazapine for anxiety &/or complex trauma? My 16 year old ASD transgender son struggles with almost constant severe anxiety & voices in his head and having had no luck on Sertraline, Fluoxetine, & especially not with anti-psychotics because they've realised he's not psychotic, they want him to start one of these other antidepressants. He's not convinced so we're trying to gather any evidence that these may or may not be effective so we can make an informed decision. Thanks in advance.

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  • I was on citalopram once for depression. I’m not sure it had much effect but it didn’t have any side effects either except for perhaps slight nausea for a week or two while it was taking effect / I was getting used to it but that’s quite a common side effect. The problem with most medication is that they only work for the majority of people and not everybody so to some extent it’s a case of trial and error to see what works, normally starting with drugs which normally have the least side effects.

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  • I was on citalopram once for depression. I’m not sure it had much effect but it didn’t have any side effects either except for perhaps slight nausea for a week or two while it was taking effect / I was getting used to it but that’s quite a common side effect. The problem with most medication is that they only work for the majority of people and not everybody so to some extent it’s a case of trial and error to see what works, normally starting with drugs which normally have the least side effects.

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