see that shocks me....seeing a dosage of 300mg when i was on half of a 25mg pill...and then upped the very next day to 600mg? That doesn't let you get accustomed to it at all..no wonder you freaked out...as for the citalopram..i mean...why take 60 or 80 if 30 would do you? I guess maybe i'm lucky my pdoc really listens to my concern about medications, she is the one who said.. "we have to be really careful with medications for you...because your really sensative to them" so she starts me very low and i update her...and she up's the doses in Small increments over qa long period to ensure that i am getting just the amount i need..not more. How fast did you work up to 80mg i wonder..because...the first 3 days on citalopram i thought i would jump out of my skin...but after that...it really started to get better..it gave me the mental clairity..and the energy to actually participate in therapy...to actually work on my issues...hell even to go back to school and i have been wanting to for 10 years.....i even got my larners licence..i'm 28 years old..and i just now got my learners permit to drive...i would have NEVER even considered it ...while i was not on the citalopram..actually i didnt even consider it..i couldn't...hell i could barely leave my house with out a panic attack. i think..thats really what medication should do...it should allow you to get to place where you can make some real changes....a place where your not so pysically sick with anxiety about every little thing that comes your way...balanced with life..not so medicated that you can live a normalish life. Sorry went off course there...right the citalopram...i didnt... "notice" right away that it had made changes ...i mean if someone asked me how i felt i would almost say i feel the same...but thats the point.. i think..that you still feel normal..only over time..on the RIGHGT dose...you get better and better....you know what i mean? If you can feel the "medication" working..i would almost be tempted to say well then maybe your on too much...Maybe you should talk to your Pdoc..and just say...look..this is unreasonable...300 then the next day 600...thats too much and i wont be doing that anymore..tell him/her you want to start on smaller doses and work your way up...because it's destroying your body...and maybe even your mind...thats not unreasonable to want to start on less...just tell them your sensative to the medications...maybe they will be able to see how bad it's really affecting you...going from a huge amount to a huger amount the next day.