having a bad month on citalopram :(
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i have now been on citalopram for 3 months nearly .This month and past week im having a really bad time .Feel like i dont want to go out , feel nervous and few anxiety attacks .Im on 20mg ... do you think i need to be on a bigger dose or will i just get times like this ?
how do you cope with this bad weeks ?
thanks very much :D
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Felis natasha70054
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sorry to hear that you are feeling so despondent. I know how you feel I have been there. Sometimes it takes longer than 3 months to start feeling really well. perhaps you should talk to your doctor about increasing your dose or persevering with 20mg a bit longer.
I can also recommend a book called "Living with It" by Bev Aisbett (I Think) It's very easy to read and really helpful.
I also found getting out of bed and busying myself helped to take my mind off things. Also make sure that you are eating well and providing your body with nutrition.Stress and anxiety can lower your immune system.
honestly things will get better just remember that you are not on your own.on this journey and plenty of people are here to support you.
Hope this helps. Take care😸
David_21660 natasha70054
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You may possibly benefit from going higher, but as always discuss with your Dr first. I have been here 8 months now and increased to 40mg in stages.
Keeping busy is good, accepting what is happening to you and really enjoy the ups so that you can reflect on them when down can help. It takes a lot of doing and everyone here should either get a medal or graduate as a counsellor at the end of our illness. Felis said in support we are here for you (and ourselves) and this makes for a nice onlline group of friends almost like Family!
Diet and exercise with at least 10 minutes exposure to sunlight (when we get it! Lol!) vitamins D3 and B6 are a help with the serotonin levels too!
Keep posting, keep asking, keep chatting, every little helps and you never need to hesitate regarding however insignificant something may feel to you, we're all just plain nosey and happy to help! Lol!
Regards,
David
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cindy1957 natasha70054
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natasha70054 cindy1957
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xxxxx
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cindy1957 natasha70054
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David_21660 cindy1957
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I have a big smile and soooooo proud!
Love,
David & Ann XXX
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E.L.R. natasha70054
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Welcom aboard. This is a great place to be. As someone said on another post I read the other day. We are all on the same journey. Just at different stages.
Im on Citalopram, and have been for 9 weeks. I started at 10 mg, progressed through 20mg, am currently on 30mg and am due to increase to 40mg next week. As anyone who has been following my journey will tell you, it has been one of tremendous ups, and dreadful downs. We cannot tell you what is the best dose for you. That is a job for you, and your doctor. Yes, you too! You have a fundamental right to be involved in decision making about your meds. If you think you need a higher dose, then tell your doctor. True again if you think you are doing ok, say so.
Ive been through the wars in the short space of 9 weeks but was lucky enough after 8 weeks to obtain a proper psychiatric doctors review of my case. Together we knew the gradual increase I'm meds my that the GP was prescribing me was not enough so we are running harder at my illness with an increase from 20mg to 30mg Citalopram this week, progressing to 40mg (the mad Citalopram dose) next week. On top of this my anxiety & nerves were all over the place. I wasn't sleeping and this was making everything worse. I was becoming more anxious. Paranoid. Angry. Stressed. The more these applied, the less again I was sleeping. The psychiatric doctor has therefor added another pill to my mix. Pregabalin. I'm on 150 mg of that for a week, increasing to 225 next week.
Since Friday when I had this review, and started adjusting my doses and taking the new pill too, things have really been turning around for me. Ok, I have got side effects. I'm spaced. Got vertigo. Can't drive or cycle for a couple of weeks while I adjust. But at last, I'm confident I can see the road opening up ahead of me. Last week I was tethering on the edge of a very dark place. Look at what I'm typing now, only a short 5 days later.
The moral of my story? Please try and get involved with your treatment. If it's not working, seek changes. Don't take your doctors word as final. If you want psychiatric help, seek it. It's so tough, especially when we are down and anxious, to push for the services and support we need, but it is there, and together we shall get better.
Take care Natasha. Onwards and upwards.
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David_21660 natasha70054
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That's the ticket! Each time you feel like it'll never end come here and we'll help you to the next stage and so on until, before you know it you'll be out the other side!
Well done!
Best Regards,
David
Felis natasha70054
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Just thinking of you and hoping this week is going well for you.If you have an episode and feel awful remember it's just a minor setback. Eventually the Meds will do their thing and the anxiety will fade.
Take care.
shazzer69 natasha70054
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Welcome.
How are you feeling this week?
I'm glad to hear you are going to persevere on 20 mg.
Youre going to have ups and downs. Its natural.
I was on 20 mg for 18 months and I had bad days.When you have bad days you feel as though you're going backwards but you're not.Anyone can have bad days whether they are on tablets or not.
I saw my doctor every 2 months and he reassured me.
Also at first I couldn't wait to take the tablet every morning because I wanted to feel better quickly but it doesn't work like that and if I had a bad day I thought WHY!!
So as I've said in previous posts.I had to pretend I was taking an aspirin every morning and relax about the whole tablet taking business and let the tablet do the work slowly but surely.
You can always see your doctor if you're concerned.
Plus you've got us on here when you need a chat.
I've loved coming on here because you know you're not on your own and others understand.
I came on here asking for advice which was much appreciated and now I have been tablet free for 5 weeks but I am enjoying giving advice now because I've been there.
I'm still in the early stages of being off Citalopram but it's been a hard journey but worth it.
Stick with it Natasha.
love,
Shazzer.x