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Hi I just wanted some advise on depression

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lyndsey_16387
lyndsey_16387

Hi I currently had quite a tuff year my sister had stroke was really ill nearly died was in a coma for 2 months! She survived 🙏?? I developed a need to turn to drink to deal with my stress! Have learnt to control it but still feel my days are quite  struggle some days I don’t even feel like going out I have beautiful children, and I asked my doctor for some advice he prescribed me anti depressants citalopram 20 mg once a day! I’ve read on here some bad side affects and I’m a little scared any advice if I should even take them cuz that also scares me I’ve heard there impossible to stop taking! 😔 pls any help x

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  • angie4567
    angie4567 lyndsey_16387

    Posted

    Hi Lyndsey

    You are over thinking, which is completely understandable.

    Everyone's frightened at first but you went to the doctors for help.

    Everyone's different, I read all the side effects and was scared stiff. I'm on 40mg and thankful that I did take it. I had side effects but nothing as bad as the depression. Hope this helps.

    Try to be positive x

  • Paula2019
    Paula2019 lyndsey_16387

    Posted

    Hi Lindsay alot of doctors start people on 10mg for two weeks before taking 20mg to give your body time to get used to the meds. They do not have to be impossible to stop taking, if you taper off small amounts slowly .
  • will20275
    will20275 lyndsey_16387

    Posted

    Hi Lyndsey, 

    I’m on 10mg for 20 weeks. I hear you on the hesitation. I loooked at the bottle in the medicine cabinet for about 5 weeks until I gave in. Feeling better totally outweighs how I felt before and it also outweighs the side affects. Keep us posted how you are. We are here for you. So many great people are here.👍🏼👍🏼😇😇😇😇😇

    Will😎

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