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 Nov 13 2009, 07:18 AM
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QUOTE (fritz269 @ Nov 11 2009, 02:26 AM)  Hi All, I am new to the forums. I was taking Wellbutrin and later Lexapro until about 2 years ago when I stopped do to sexual side affects. I have been good on and off for about 2 years but lateley I have been feeling worse so I was put on Citalopram. This is my 5 day on 10 mg and am I supposed to be going to 20 mg in 2 days. I have not had any real side affects other then a little stiffness, sleepiness, headaches and very minor sexual side affect until today. I felt nausiated and had to go to the bathroom and started to do something simular to dry heaving but not exactly. I am used to some of the side affects from LExapro but the Citalopram is causing me to feel tingling in my head. I hope this is just the side affects that go away after a week. A litte afraid of what the side affects are going to be when I bump up to 20 mg. Would appreciate experiences. Thanks :  Hi and Welcome to DF Fritz269 You will find a lot of support and information here. You may want to have a look through the room or perhaps start your own topic to see if others have experienced these side effects. Please make yourself feel at home. Trace
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True beauty must come, must be grown, from within.... - Ralph W Trine.Faith is the true belief we have in hope and hope is the thing that keeps us going to have faith
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Nov 13 2009, 07:19 AM
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QUOTE (Otter @ Nov 12 2009, 12:48 AM) Hey guys, new to the forums and very glad that I found my way here.
I have been taking 150mg Wellbutrin SR for awhile, and my doc recently added 20mg Celexa (10mg for the first 6 days and 20mg afterwards (first 20mg dose was today) ). WB SR gives me energy, but I still suffer the symptoms of depression and anxiety. Hence, the addition of Celexa.
I have experienced nausea, increased anxiety, agitation, insomnia and headaches. I was beginning to wonder how this is better until I read from others here that these SEs often subside with time. I am going to give this a chance, suffer the temporary side effects, and hope to come out better on the other side.
Thanks to all who have shared their story. Hi and Welcome to DF Otter I am glad that you found us and I hope that your side effects ease up soon. Please make yourself feel at home. Trace
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Listen in deep silence. Be very still and open your mind.... Sink deep into the peace that waits for you beyond the frantic, riotous thoughts and sights and sounds of this insane world. - A course of miracles.
True beauty must come, must be grown, from within.... - Ralph W Trine.Faith is the true belief we have in hope and hope is the thing that keeps us going to have faith
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Nov 13 2009, 07:28 AM
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QUOTE (bj5063 @ Nov 13 2009, 01:38 AM) Hey everyone, new to the forums and on my week 7 of celexa, i'm up to 40 mg of it, and I can't say that it is working. The depression is still there, although now I just sleep most of the day since i've been out of a job, so it hasn't been too too bad. I'm still yawning mid-day lol. I don't think this celexa's going to do me any good, although I've also been on other things that didn't work so maybe it's just me. Hi and Welcome to DF bj5063 I am sorry that Celexa does not seem to be working for you. I hope in time that perhaps it does. Please make yourself feel at home. Trace
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Listen in deep silence. Be very still and open your mind.... Sink deep into the peace that waits for you beyond the frantic, riotous thoughts and sights and sounds of this insane world. - A course of miracles.
True beauty must come, must be grown, from within.... - Ralph W Trine.Faith is the true belief we have in hope and hope is the thing that keeps us going to have faith
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Nov 15 2009, 05:00 AM
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I have suffered from depression and anxiety in the past, but I have been fine for the last 2/3 years.
I am in my last year of University and things have not been going well, school sucks, my living situation is crap and my boyfriend lives in america ( i live in the uk) So I started having panic attacks again 2 weeks ago, and then the depression sprang from that. My doctor put me on citalopram, which I took before but not when I was this bad.
The first few days I felt great, but that might have just been as I was looking forward to feeling better and felt I was taking steps. But then after 3/4 days, my mood has really dipped badly again, the mornings are always tough, but now they are REALLY tough. and then the mood stay with me, I do tend to feel a bit better come evening. But then I am back to feeling terrible in the morning. I take the citalopram when I wake up, but I am thinking of starting to take it when I go to sleep so as maybe I will wake up feeling better.
The thing is, my boyfriend is coming over the uk in 5 weeks, and I really want to be feeling better for when he is here, I do not want him to see me like this, I know this possibly fuels my anxiety, but I cant help it.
I just want to feel better and I am worried now that the citalopram is not going to help
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Nov 15 2009, 06:59 AM
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QUOTE (romeosghost @ Nov 15 2009, 12:00 PM) I have suffered from depression and anxiety in the past, but I have been fine for the last 2/3 years.
I am in my last year of University and things have not been going well, school sucks, my living situation is crap and my boyfriend lives in america ( i live in the uk) So I started having panic attacks again 2 weeks ago, and then the depression sprang from that. My doctor put me on citalopram, which I took before but not when I was this bad.
The first few days I felt great, but that might have just been as I was looking forward to feeling better and felt I was taking steps. But then after 3/4 days, my mood has really dipped badly again, the mornings are always tough, but now they are REALLY tough. and then the mood stay with me, I do tend to feel a bit better come evening. But then I am back to feeling terrible in the morning. I take the citalopram when I wake up, but I am thinking of starting to take it when I go to sleep so as maybe I will wake up feeling better.
The thing is, my boyfriend is coming over the uk in 5 weeks, and I really want to be feeling better for when he is here, I do not want him to see me like this, I know this possibly fuels my anxiety, but I cant help it.
I just want to feel better and I am worried now that the citalopram is not going to help Hi and Welcome to DF romeosghost I am glad that you have sought treatment for your panic attacks. You will need to give the meds time to work, about 6 to 8 weeks, before they work properly into your system. There may also be start up side effects. Have a look around the room for others experiences on starting Citalopram. Please make yourself feel at home. Trace
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Listen in deep silence. Be very still and open your mind.... Sink deep into the peace that waits for you beyond the frantic, riotous thoughts and sights and sounds of this insane world. - A course of miracles.
True beauty must come, must be grown, from within.... - Ralph W Trine.Faith is the true belief we have in hope and hope is the thing that keeps us going to have faith
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Nov 15 2009, 08:05 AM
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QUOTE (Trace @ Nov 15 2009, 07:59 AM) QUOTE (romeosghost @ Nov 15 2009, 12:00 PM) I have suffered from depression and anxiety in the past, but I have been fine for the last 2/3 years.
I am in my last year of University and things have not been going well, school sucks, my living situation is crap and my boyfriend lives in america ( i live in the uk) So I started having panic attacks again 2 weeks ago, and then the depression sprang from that. My doctor put me on citalopram, which I took before but not when I was this bad.
The first few days I felt great, but that might have just been as I was looking forward to feeling better and felt I was taking steps. But then after 3/4 days, my mood has really dipped badly again, the mornings are always tough, but now they are REALLY tough. and then the mood stay with me, I do tend to feel a bit better come evening. But then I am back to feeling terrible in the morning. I take the citalopram when I wake up, but I am thinking of starting to take it when I go to sleep so as maybe I will wake up feeling better.
The thing is, my boyfriend is coming over the uk in 5 weeks, and I really want to be feeling better for when he is here, I do not want him to see me like this, I know this possibly fuels my anxiety, but I cant help it.
I just want to feel better and I am worried now that the citalopram is not going to help Hi and Welcome to DF romeosghost I am glad that you have sought treatment for your panic attacks. You will need to give the meds time to work, about 6 to 8 weeks, before they work properly into your system. There may also be start up side effects. Have a look around the room for others experiences on starting Citalopram. Please make yourself feel at home. Trace Thanks for the welcome trace. Its nice to have a place to talk about this
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Nov 16 2009, 04:50 AM
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I am freaking out. The mornings are sooooo bad. I am so worried that this is not going to work for me, I know I am only on my 8th day, but I am a wreck in the mornings, all I can do is lie there and try to sleep but I cant sleep and I just worry. My boyfriend is coming to stay with me in 4 and a half weeks and I just could not cope with being like this around someone. I am so scarred. I took a valium this morning, but It did not do anything.
Is this normal!
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QUOTE (romeosghost @ Nov 16 2009, 01:50 AM) I am freaking out. The mornings are sooooo bad. I am so worried that this is not going to work for me, I know I am only on my 8th day, but I am a wreck in the mornings, all I can do is lie there and try to sleep but I cant sleep and I just worry. My boyfriend is coming to stay with me in 4 and a half weeks and I just could not cope with being like this around someone. I am so scarred. I took a valium this morning, but It did not do anything.
Is this normal! My first question is: What time do you take the meds? I take Lexapro (similar to what you're taking) in the morning and start feeling the way you're describing by mid-afternoon. I worry, can't concentrate, think negative thoughts, etc. I've been on it for about 2 weeks. So I guess if you take them at night then we're having the same type of experience and the timing makes sense, because mine does this to me about 6-8 hours after I take the pill in the morning. As to whether this is normal or not, I've heard of people feeling like this( all throughout the forums on this website) and the best thing is to ask your doctor or healthcare professional. If it's not normal then it looks like we both need to adjust our doses or switch meds. I think it just takes a while to kick in though.
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Hi, I just found this site and I just came from my first Dr's appointment. He prescribed Lexapro 10mg and I know I need to do something for my depression but with all of the side effects that I have been reading about...it is really scaring me. I am now more afraid of taking the meds than I am with the constant feelings of depression. I am still waiting to here back from the psycholgist office for an appointment, but am afraid of feeling physically awful now as well as mentally awful. The weight gain issue also scares me. Is it normal to be so scared of what is supposed to help you?
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