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Before taking Seropram (citalopram)
Before taking citalopram make sure your doctor or pharmacist knows:
- If you are pregnant, trying for a baby or breast-feeding.
- If you suffer from heart, liver or kidney problems.
- If you are under 18 years of age.
- If you suffer from epilepsy, diabetes mellitus (sugar diabetes), glaucoma (increased eye pressure) or a bleeding disorder.
- If you have suffered from mania (great excitement, hallucinations, difficulty in concentrating or staying still).
- If you are being treated with ECT (electroconvulsive therapy).
- If you have ever had an allergic reaction to this or any other medicine.
- If you have taken a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) antidepressant within the last two weeks.
- If you are taking any other medicines, including those available to buy without a prescription, herbal or complementary medicines.
Getting the most from your treatment
- Before taking any 'over-the-counter' medicines check with your pharmacist which medicines are safe for you to take alongside citalopram.
- Keep your regular appointments with your doctor.
- Citalopram may slow your reactions. Make sure your reactions are normal before driving or doing any other tasks that would be dangerous if you were not fully alert.
- It is sensible to avoid drinking alcohol whist receiving citalopram.
- Citalopram may cause your skin to become more sensitive to sunlight than it usually is. Avoid sunbeds and try to avoid sunlight or use a suncream higher than factor 15 until you know how your skin reacts.
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