Hi!
I'll post this in this forum and also the Citalopram forum.

I've been aware from an early age that i'm always had a very mild form of OCD, but I've never really taken much notice of it. I have been taking Citalopram 20mg for 2 weeks for my clinical depression, and I've heard that the depression can get worse before it gets better. I haven't been feeling much better.

However, I have noticed that I my OCD tendencies have been getting worse, espeacily at night, whereas my depression's worse in the morning. I think maybe because the Citalopram can make you get worse before you get better, this is what's been happening with the OCD.

Has anyone had similar experiences such as this?


Also- these are my symptoms of OCD (well it might not be OCD, but whatever it is). I think I'm a 'repeater', because alot of the time when I touch things, or put things down eg- a glass etc, or itch myself etc. I have an overwhelming compulsion to touch them twice or even 4 times. I had to be an even number or 5 or 7. If I don't do it then I think something bad's gonna happen. It's the same when I look at things when your eyes goes out of focus, I have to like look at it and do it twice. Sometimes when I'm typing I have it type the last word in the sentance twice. When I'm reading a book sometimes I have to read the last sentance of the page twice, and when I turn the page I always have to do it twice. I also have to have my glass on the table over a line that goes around the table, overwise it feels like something bad will happen. There's probably more stuff but I can't remember at the moment- but it always ends up with having to do something twice or more!

I've never taken citalopram for OCD before. I never even heard of it. I take risperdal for it and it did the same thing for me. It got very bad but then it started to go away and now it doesn't bother me much anymore. Unfortunately by reading what you posted there is a very good chance you have OCD. I'm not a doctor so I can't say for sure but my opinion is you have OCD. The medication does a lot to help but eventually you'll have to do the hardest work. You basically have to not do those things that your mind thinks you have to do. It'll most likely be very miserable but you have to stop it. Eventually your mind will forget the things and move onto something else. It takes a long time to train your brain to do what you want though.

Yes, I think I probably do have acute OCD. But hopefully the medication I'm already taking should help, and as it's only acute, I'll just have to try and forget about it.

Citalopram is what it's called in the UK. It's also known as Celexa.

Not to be a stickler or anything...but Celexa is the US/Canada brand name, Cipramil is the brand name in the UK. Citalopram is the generic name for the drug in all three countries. Don't know about other countries.....Just thought I'd put this in for clarification, as I've lived in both Canada and UK and taken the drug on both sides of the pond now.

my doctor told me the same that have ocd or am obsesive compulsive but am in celexa too is possible have depression and ocd together?

greetings

wacko

Yeah you can have depression and OCD together.

Luckily I don't have OCD. Apparantly it's a symptom of my depression.