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Can Citalopram Be Combined With Any Other Drug To Help Cure Insomnia?

Posted on Mon, 7 Mar 2016

Question: I'm currently taking citalopram (10mg pills)...is there anything I can take safely to combat the insomnia it causes me?

Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (18 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Etizolam or Clonazepam can help.

Detailed Answer:
Hello thanks for asking from HCM for your health related doubts

Citalopram is a SSRI drug and I commonly advise my patients to take this drug in morning hours in order to prevent insomnia caused by it. So if you are taking the drug in evening then start taking it in morning hours.

Drugs like Etizolam or Clonazepam in low doses if taken with Citalopram prevents side effects of insomnia and the drug becomes more tolerable.

If insomnia persist even after that then other SSRI drug like Paroxetine can be used. Paroxetine causes sedation and thus helps in sleep and has almost same efficacy as that of Citalopram.

Thanks. Hope this helps you. Please don't hesitate to ask again for more doubts.

Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (15 hours later)

will those also help with the incredibly vivid realistic dreams I am having since taking the citalopram?

Answered by Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi (13 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Yes the drug will surely help

Detailed Answer:
Hello again

Yes the drug helps to reduce the rapid eye movement sleep and thus will reduce vivid dreams. This will help in reducing anxiety also.

Thanks

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar