First big low while on Citalopram

I've been on 20mg of Citalopram a day for about 4 or 5 weeks now and everything was going fine, I felt so much more motivated and guarded from bad thoughts. However, this weekend was awful: I felt down for the first time in a while, I started to have a panic attack, my nerves were all over the place and all I wanted to do was to close the curtains and lie in bed during the day.

I feel quite annoyed that this has happened. I was doing so well and feeling so much better.

Hi Polly,   When a person is depressed, it is normal to have good and bad days.  Meds are great but they don't solve everything.  I still have low days and anxious times even though I take meds. Shy is right - try to work out what made you feel this way and that may help you to combat it in the future.   You could talk to your doctor about the possibility of increasing your med to see if that helps.  Don't be too hard on yourself, it sounds like you have been doing really well so please don't let one bad weekend spoil it.   Try to concentrate on the good days you have had and that they outway the bad times.   Take care