OK, this is starting to fray my nerves...

On Friday (its now sunday) I started hiccuping after having a glass of rootbeer. I normally burp some after that. I managed to get rid of them, I haven't had the hiccups in a long long time. However they soon returned after I slightly coughed. I managed to get rid of them again, but they returned in the middle of the night while I was sleeping and woke me up.

Its getting ridiculous as they won't stop and they only seem to go away temporarily and then come back again... this is interfering with daily activities..

Any advice?

I was recently put on citalopram, could this have something to do with it?

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Originally Posted by the gunslinger

ok, this is starting to fray my nerves...

On friday (its now sunday) i started hiccuping after having a glass of rootbeer. I normally burp some after that. I managed to get rid of them, i havnt had the hiccups in a long long time. However they soon returned after i slightly coughed. I managed to get rid of them again, but they returned in the middle of the night while i was sleeping and woke me up.

Its getting rediculous as they wont stop and they only seem to go away temporarily and then come back again...this is interfering with daily activities..

Any advice?

I was recently put on citalopram, could this have somthing to do with it?

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I'm no doctor, so I would call yours if you want to know if that could be a side affect of the medicine. But I do know a simple remedy in the meantime - peanut butter. A spoonful ought to do the trick. If it doesn't Google some other tricks.

Citolapram is a generic form of lexapro. For anxiety and mood stablilization. I was on it for a while . I never read anything about hiccups. Sometimes they have to run there course.I would definitely talk to your DR. Maybe He/SHe can fix it, Good Luck.

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Originally Posted by qween00

citolapram is a generic form of lexapro.

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This is incorrect information. Citolapram is a generic form of Celexa. The generic of Lexapro is escitalopram.

Hiccups is NOT a side effect of Celexa, which is the medication you are taking.

I apologize for the incorrect information. I asked a nurse friend of mine and she was under the assumption that celexa is a generic for lexapro and the generic for celexa is citolapram. I am sorry - good luck finding a cure... GOD BLESS

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Originally Posted by qween00

i apologize for the incorrect information. I asked a nurse friend of mine and she was under the assumption that celexa is a generic for lexapro and the generic for celexa is citolapram. I am sorry - good luck finding a cure... GOD BLESS

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Your nurse friend is very wrong. Both medications are used for anxiety and/or depression, but are NOT the same medications. I AM a registered nurse and prior to giving any advice regarding medications I look them up in my PDR.

Now, hiccups can be caused by diaphragmatic irritation, or irritation to the gastric system. Celexa can cause gastric upset. However, hiccups are not a listed side effect of the medication itself.

Have you noticed any gastric reflux? Heartburn?

Hello Gun',

Just something that I do when I get hiccups.

Sit on the floor, arms relaxed and limp take some deep breaths and totally relax.

Have some one behind you press in between the 2nd and 3rd vertibrae ( neck) in your spine with both thumbs keeping the thumbs on the spot whilst you continue to relax and breath, when you feel that your diaphram is calming down breath very steadily until you are happy that the hiccups have gone

Always works for me... try it

Just check on how the hiccups are coming along or if you got rid of them. Update us... Thanks

Try to swallow a spoonful of granulated sugar. Try not to dissolve it in your mouth before swallowing. I was on Citalopram 20 mg and 40 mg. Not only didit not give me hiccups, it didn't help my depression symptoms, so my physician changed my medication.

Try the sugar. It does something miraculous to your diaphragm when you have hiccups.

Hey guys!

Sorry for the late update. I finally got rid of them, but they lasted 12 days total :S. Talk about a bloody nightmare.

My doctor couldn't find any connection to my diet, my medication, or anything that might have been causing them... So weird.

Eventually they just stopped, but I tell you I wouldn't want to go through THAT again,

Had a girl locally here that had them for a few months... she tried all sorts of things, getting ideas sent to her from around the world as she had made the news about it. They stopped as suddenly as they had come on.

Hooray!

I'm so glad they stopped. Don't forget to try the spoonful of sugar tip the next time!

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