Success on Citalopram😁

Hang in there Emily. Most of us on here have been where you are. I would encourage you to get out as much as you can. I had a a therapist tell me once that I needed to make sure I stayed in control of my behaviors. Once I let the anxiety and depression dictate what I did and didn’t do it becomes increasingly more difficult to overcome the issues. Essentially he was telling me...the longer you ‘stay in’ the harder it will be to ‘get out.’ As I’m sure you know, you will have good days and bad days, but the goal is for the good days to far outnumber the bad ones. Stay positive and try your hardest to be in control of your actions. Don’t let the anxiety or depression dictate your life. Get out and do something no matter how much you don’t want to. Take care and good luck.

yes

well said JOE

Hang on in there

CITALOPRAM 20 mg works for me

Keep going Keep busy

are the ups and downs normal then? I've felt completley normal and back to myself since thursday afternoon now, however still very strange in the morning, I'm just waiting for the bad days to pop up, but is it a good sign the meds are working? been on cit for 4 weeks altogether now but have only been on 20 for 2 weeks almost, 11 days I think?

this happened before though, when I first started cit I felt fairly back to normal over xmas then went back downhill again before I was upped to 20mg

Yes

Stick with it

Its normal to have ups and downs

The therapeutic starting dose is 20 mg

So your on the right dose

Give it time

There may be days when you think oh its not working i need to go up again

been there myself!

Hang in there

Hi

oh boy u went though some stuff and still do so sorry , I like to say it gets better with time slowly very slowly 😡 sad to say but I know how u feel and I bet there are many on here that do to . The meds are slow and that's not what we want to hear because of all it brings along with does nasty side effects . By the way everything u called out u feel and have are normal side effects and there are so many and different once for us all that are on this medecine sad but true . How long have u been on the 20 MG now if u don't mind me asking . Also keep staying on it don't change meds to fast and often it really messes u up worse. The 24/7 crying is normal anxiety I'm going though that still now in the being of week 6 on the meds but it will let up in time it will lessen . Also the feeling of letting ur family down is normal going though the same thing and it makes me cry . That's when my hubby tells me not true and a lie from the anxiety. The early am awakening is side effects and will let up in time no apetite normal mornings worse anxiety normal all side effects that will pass in do time . Sorry but it takes time , I was told on hear not to look at the days but to look at each week and see what has changed. So that's what I been doing . In the first 4 weeks nothing 5 week a bit now starting week 6 today I seen some changes for the better , not much don't get me wrong but they there amen . So I hope I could help u some maybe as we all look for help and lifting up story's about this meds we on . U will get better just stay the course, here for u if u have more questionsor want to talk .

thank you all so much, the past few days I've felt completley normal if not happier, but I am just expecting for a few bad days to come my way so atleast if I'm expecting it then maybe I wont be so disheartened by it, its helped me immensely just knowing everything I'm going through is normal, and just having people like you guys to talk to is amazing, I never knew complete strangers to me would be so kind and helpful and supportive, I'm sure together we can all support eachother through the coming weeks of recovery, I'm not intending to change meds atm as I see the good days as a pretty sure sign the meds are going to work for me, it's just I've never been through depression or anxiety before so pretty scary being a young parent as well as trying to hold down my full time job, I feel so lucky to have my partner and the support from this site, thank you all, will be in touch and keep you all updated if ok xxx

thank you so much, you have no idea how helpful that is for me to hear, will keep you all posted xxx

Week 6 for me too. Get so scared i won't be me again. 30mg.

Hi

so we on the the same week thats awesome

yes today was very scared to and still are not to be me again 😢

it was and is with anxiety and crying today 😢😢😢 but have to keep reminding myself it's the first day starting week 6 and it's slow and I still have some more to go sadly but true

u have anyone that helps u though all of this , I pray u do

questions what side effects do you still have and go though ?

Mine are early morning anxiety with nausea and bad headache they last to afternoon sometime or early evening 😡 I get he shakes , earache, head dizziness weird feeling and not much of hunger . Are u on any meds that help u with anxiety attacks ? My Dr gave me lorazapam as needed it helps a lot going though the ups and downs on the Celexa . Specially when the anxiety attack scares you with low bad thoughts , like I'm going to stay this way , or I never be me again or I'm dieing or I will for the rest of my life stay in are house never watch TV again because I can't handle noise right now and so on do u get all that ? By the way I was told on hear u know the meds work when u get ur hunger back ☺ well hope u write back , didn't mean to write a book sorry lol babsyboo

Emily Amy

you will get there

use all your self help skills

You have to help yourself as well

It will be fine

It just takes time

I've just hot week 7 on 30mg and depression is back pretty bad and anxiety super high x how long have you been on 30mg? how you feeling? x

I have been on 40mg for about 5 weeks. I felt great after 2 weeks, but it got rough the last 3. Part of this is due to some stressful things I am dealing though. It certainly gets frustrating at times, but I know things will turn around for you. Patience is key and understanding we are not going to wake up one day be back to our old selves again (I still regularly think this is going to happen though.) Its so interesting how everybody uses the same phrases to describe how they feel (weird, foggy, not myself) and how they want to feel (normal, me again, who I used to be.) This gives me comfort to know I'm not alone.

KEEP FIGHTING!

My hunger is back and i sleep well, just anxiety and not feeling like me is making me so depressed. I

Can you give example of self help?

Exercise pilates yoga cardio wirk out

wether it be the gym or doing stuff on you tube at home Theres lots there

get out in fresh air for a walk

breathe deeply

meditation mindfulness

being kind to to yourself

taking 5 mins out for yourself to reboot your brain

I concur with Gillian on all the options to help yourself mentioned. I would also like to add one thing, do your best to be consistent with whatever you do. I found creating a routine was very helpful, but I struggle to stick with it for extended periods of time. Actually, I find it hard to stay consistent even for short periods of time. Don't beat yourself up if you miss a day or two. That is part of the reason we are all here, we are too hard on ourselves.

Be patient! You won't feel better overnight, it has taken a long time of trickling anxiety for me to hit a wall so how could i expect to be better super speed?! I get days where my head is plagued with self doubt, brain fog, stomach ache, head pressure. I now breathe and know its my body telling me to rest and change something. I now welcome these feelings as for every day of darkness you learn to know what true light is. If i hadn't experienced the lowest of lows I would not have the same appreciation of the good.

How long did the medicine take for you to work?

Starting week 7 today!

Yes i forgot to mention routine

i found that very important

having things planned to do

places to go

Well done Amber