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alone girl from KSA in UK , need help , week 4 in citalopram

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roby_54688
roby_54688

Hello ,

I'm new here , I'm from Saudi Arabia but now I'm with my husband at UK , and just had my first child and no help around sad

before I get pregnant 2 years ago , I was dignosed with anxiety and slight depression , I take citalopram for one year , I think it heped me , in first when I toke it it med my worst but I think it take 2 weeks to work but thier is noticeable improvement

Now , after my baby reach 2 month old , my sleep start disturb speacial , and there was mood swings , and maybe lettel anxiety from becom depressed again , I was reading a lot that I'm more likely to becom depressed

however , one night I had anxiety which made me unable to sleep I was worrying , irritable and trifled and scare , I was secre from being crazy and many thought that I couldn't control my self , I was afried that the thought of harming my self will come . I went to amragncy they give me Dizepam and told me to take the medication Citlopram

I take it along with Dizepam , in first week I take onley 10 mg , it made me worst in first day , but after I complete one week I recover , but again when I increase the dose to 20 mg as the GB said , and I become worst , my anxiety increasd to higher level , to the dgree I never excpriens before I don't know if it because of medication or I became worst in my postnatal depression , I start to became tearful and so sad , I didn't accept that im dpressed because I love my child so so much and I was so excited to become mom , I read a lot of books about rising a children and u really do my best to be a perfect mom , so why I become dpressed I don't even cry befor taking the medication

However , in week 3 I start recover , my mood in the morning becom better and onley I need one tablet of Dizepam in that week , my sleep becom batter but one day on that week I couldn't sleep I think I had insomnia which make me anxiety worst and sweeting a lot and hot flash I take Dizepam but it didn't help maybe I take it late aftar the anxiety really getting worst !

however I had onley five day that I feel almost my self , but one day I forget to take my medication 10 minutes of the usele time , and after 2 aye of that agin I start feeling dpressed and so anxiety sad I couldn't sleep and again swerating and bad thought attake me

I hate the upsid down that happen to me , when my day will getting blanched ? when I will recover tottaly I'm now in week 4 and stile not in full balance

I don't know if the medication will work with me this time or it's the right dose !

I don't know if I'm really in postnatal depression becz I feel it's deferent than what happens 2 years before

I'm confess and feel lost

some time I thought maybe I'm piupoler cause most of the time I become happy the next day I become sad sad

and sometime I think it maybe sessions depression becouse it happened exciitly the same time before 2 years , at Februry

and the new thought I reach it today that maybe it just sever PMS because I become very dpressed and anxious just before my period and now a days it become really really worst after giving a birth

I really need helps

pleas assure me I'm alone and confuse

what's my proplem really ? do I comple on medication ? is right for me ?

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  • lynne69494
    lynne69494 roby_54688

    Posted

    Hi, Really sorry to hear your going through such a anxious and confusing time. l think most people with severe anxiety and depression get same sort of confusion and the feeling theyre going mad, but rarely do, just feels like that.  Diazapham is a sedative and more for anxiety, but dont think it helps with depression, whether yours is normal type of depression and anxiety youvve experienced before, but its possible youve post natal depression on top of it, which is a serious problem, your baby should be starting to sleep longer at night and that will help with sleep. If you feel worse when stopping meds you need to stay on them unless your sure theyre making you feel worse. Not sure if your on an anti depressant now or not, diazepham wont help with depression, so you need to see your doctor again, or a therapist councellor phycologist to express your feelings to, are you in a financial position to see a therapist phycologist privately, if you are you could see one quicker.   Have you family in saudi you could skype to help with loneliness, or find local group.  Or you could try a different dr at your surgery or change surgeries till you get more understanding and help over what is happening to you. Best wishes.
    • roby_54688
      roby_54688 lynne69494

      Posted

      thank u so much

      I think u right

      I alerady have my therapist and she is amazing

      she think that I may also homesick above of PND , my case is so complicated 😓

      but really ur words halpe and help me with my confusing , maybe I'm really In PND but denying that 😓

  • haylee93669
    haylee93669 roby_54688

    Posted

    Sorry to hear you're having such a hard time. I had the same issue taking citalapram. So you're not going mad - so please don't worry. My advice to you would be to go back to the doctor and ask if you can try a different antidepressant as you feel the ones you're on aren't helping. Sometimes it takes trying a a few different types before you find one that suits you. I would also ask if you could see a therapist so you can talk through your fears and feelings. Maybe a group therapy where other new mum's are going through the same as you? Don't suffer alone - the doctors are there to help you, if you feel the doctor you're seeing isn't helping ask to see a different doctor - maybe a lady doctor or ask the receptionist which doctor would be best to see who deals with post-natal depression and anxiety.

    I wish you the best of luck. Soon this will all be a distant memory and you'll be able to enjoy being a mother and a wife xx

    • roby_54688
      roby_54688 haylee93669

      Posted

      thank u so so much for replay

      I have my apotmint with GP after 4 days but I don't want to try other medication and suffer again until it's work , I think I will give Citlopram more weeks and see

      I hope it will work more effctvily soon

      thank u for ur wish , it's give me a hope

  • agentdove
    agentdove roby_54688

    Posted

    Salam Aleykum Roby

    What you are saying sound alot like post natal depression. ...it can affect people differently from one pregnancy to the next.

    The irritability you discrided could be from the diazipan as it is very addictive and could be withdrawal symptoms. It may also be a side affect from the citalopram.

    Citalopram usually makes things worse before it gets better as it changes the chemicals in your brain. But once it starts to work can be very useful for depression.

    I think you have already had some good advice, and all I could add is if you are religious, to do taskbee when you begin to feel down. This helps me when I am anxious.

    I pray you find relefe soon and start to feel much better, we are always here for advice and reassurance x

    • roby_54688
      roby_54688 agentdove

      Posted

      we3lykom aslam

      I didn't know that Dizpam has withtdrawal symptoms

      and yeah I think Citlopram make thing worst at first , as I said my case is so complicated from diffrent factors

      taskbee , Sorry but that dose it mean I didn't understand it , can u explaine it to me

  • erika_007
    erika_007 roby_54688

    Posted

    It seems that you suffer from depression and anxiety! I'm not a doctor but I heard that the medication for these disorders just make things Worst! Unless there is a real unbalance in your system that make you need these meds otherwise Try to get help from a therapist, psychology. Good luck
    • roby_54688
      roby_54688 erika_007

      Posted

      Yeah , it med things worst at the begging now today , I feel slightly batter than 2 days before

      thank u for replay and ur wish

      I hope I will get batter soon

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