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Depression and cilift

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Hi guys. I've never taken any depression meds before. But have been going through alot the past few months with my brother being incarcerated and my boyfriend losing his job. Been in a black hole for months. Dr decided to give me cilift. On day 4 now. 10mg. Having quite hectic side effects, hoping it will pass within the next few days?? Resting yesterday and today. Need to go back to work tomorrow.

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  • SaraNashville
    SaraNashville Guest

    Posted

    Hi 

    Sorry to hear you’re not feeling good. 

    What side effects are you experiencing? 

    • Guest
      Guest SaraNashville

      Posted

      Hi Sara

      I had very bad diarrhea dry mouth nauseous feeling fuzzy and tired and anxiety but the good news is i can feel it getting a bit better every da. Today i feel fine only have a bit of jaw clenching and drove myself to work.

  • wayne1962
    wayne1962 Guest

    Posted

    Hi elaine - sorry to read you are suffering. Meds will take 3-6 weeks to work efficiently, so give them a chance. If there is no improvement or you feel worse over the next month, insist that your meds are changed. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to depression. There are multiple different meds available. hang in there and we are always here to talk. 
    • Guest
      Guest wayne1962

      Posted

      Thank you Wayne. I think it is starting to settle in a bit Im feeling an improvement think the first 5 - 7 days are the worst for the body and mind to adjust probably, which I was not aware of and it was very hard for me to deal with all the side effects as it is my first time ever taking a anti depressant. But it can only get better right?

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