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Side effects?

So today my Celexa dose was upped from half a pill to 1 whole pill and the side effects are coming back like when I first started...  Sweaty, can't sleep, headache, stiff neck, clenching teeth...  Etc.  I don't know what to do.  I tried taking stuff for it, including an Oxy but still no change. What can I take to make these side effects not so bad?  I don't see the dr till Thursday, so I can't ask her...  If anyone has any suggestions?  I have to work on Wednesday so I can't have this last almost a week again.
Thanks!
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I see the dr on Thursday.  She told me to take half a pill for 5 days (I did 6 so as not to waste half a pill) and then a whole pill after that.  I do get really shaky when I first started taking them and now with the higher dose and I couldn't sleep last night because I was sweating so bad I got up at 2 am and had a shower etc.
Thanks for the link and info.
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I have a question for you- did your physician direct you to increase your Celexa dose or have you been increasing the dose on your own?
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Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

very stiff (rigid) muscles, high fever, sweating, fast or uneven heartbeats, tremors, overactive reflexes;

nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, feeling unsteady, loss of coordination; or

headache, trouble concentrating, memory problems, weakness, confusion, hallucinations, fainting, seizure, shallow breathing or breathing that stops breathing.


Reference

Drugs.com.  (2010). Celexa information from drugs.com.  Retrieved November 2, 2010, from http://www.drugs.com/celexa.html
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