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Success on Citalopram😁

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gillian176
gillian176

I just wanted to feed back to you all how wonderful I am feeling week12 on citalopram 20 mg

This is my second time on this drug since 2013. With hindsight I should never really have come off it but stayed at a very low dose .

I spent hours..again ...researching the internet in the early stages. This time it took 6 weeks until I started to feel better. It had taken only 2 the first time

Yes I had all the side effects and felt much much worse whilst my brain waited to rewire  itself in those initial weeks

It may not be the drug for everyone but it's worked wonders for me 

So I just wanted to comfort and give empathy to those of you out there who are still on their journey

My path is now much straighter

Good luck all 

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  • will24219
    will24219 gillian176

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    Hi im at 5 weeks on this med and im experience the zombies, no emotions whatsoever. No motivation, nothing, ive had glimses of my old self during the day sometimes but the depressed feeling is still in the back of my mind has improved but still there. Was sleeping okay but now not so much. Mornings are extremly rough. i want to get better but i dont want to lose my emotions and be numb to everything. any advice? will this pass?

    • gillian176
      gillian176 will24219

      Posted

      i am sorry i have only just seen this post

      i am self isolating day 12

      suprisingly i ammdoing ok myself and am using tablets from a differant brand and country which i always thought would be a problem

      its not a slow curve recovery and what your experiencing sounds pretty standard to me

      it takes time ,,.. your probably on lock down yourself but try keep a structure to the day like we all have to

      exercise at home

      you tube had loads to do

      communicate with people

      thats mutually beneficial

      watch trash tv

      it will pass

      but its tough i know

      6-9 weeks

      ur seeing some improvement you sar already

      keep going

    • emilyroma98
      emilyroma98 gillian176

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      I've been on citalopram for anxiety and depression since december 18th, been signed off work most of this time, 3 weeks at 10mg, 5 weeks at 20mg and now 5 weeks at 30mg, each dose increase I felt better for 4 weeks then go straight back down again rapidly and at one point resulted in being suicidal and getting a mental health team involved, I've dipped straight back down again and I'm not sure what to do now as this feels like it will never end and I'm just not sure if citalopram is working for me

    • Potatoghost
      Potatoghost emilyroma98

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      sometimes it's a case of powering through as some people do have a delayed reaction when it come to the worse before better stage. it seems to get to them after a month or so.

      I'm sorry you are feeling so terrible. bless you. try your best to power through if you can. if it's too much for you then definitely talk to your gp. x some meds I've tried I feel worse straight away and some meds I don't start feeling worse until a few weeks in. it's so hit and miss.

    • emilyroma98
      emilyroma98 Potatoghost

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      it's happened since december now every 4 weeks I go downhill its killing me becuase I just want normal life back, not better for 4 weeks then bad again 😭😭😭

  • joanne171083
    joanne171083 gillian176

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    Just took my first tablet this morning, so about 9 hours ago and so far just feel very disoriented, headache and sudden hot flushes. Really encouraging to hear success stories on this as I am going to to need something to get me through these next couple months. After a failed attempt at starting Citalopram 6 months ago due to the unbearable side effects, I really needed something to give me a boost. I am really hoping I can get through these next few week/months and see some improvement as I just feel I cant continue like I have been.

    Thank you for posting success and positive stories, really does help us at the beggining of our journey. x

    • gillian176
      gillian176 joanne171083

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      it is going to be a long haul especually in these current climes

      but u will get there ,,,,

    • joanne171083
      joanne171083 gillian176

      Posted

      Well was on these for a few weeks and Tuesday was the worse day of my life. I literally couldn't function due to crippling anxiety and low mood. I decided to stop taking the tablets as just wanted to feel better. I've woke up today feeling really anxious again and now thinking I should just carry on with the tablets as doctor said to give it 4-6 weeks but wondering if missing 2 days will put me right back at the beginning. 😥

    • gillian176
      gillian176 joanne171083

      Posted

      OMG

      seriously the worse thing you could have done

      you have to give it time

      i have been thru and understand what your saying abd feeling i really do

      i am medically trained so i have vg discipline

      no it wont...... but take one immediately now

      pretend thats just your bkfast am tablet taken later

      and repeat am again

      you may feel rough fir rest of week but it will pass

      stick with it

      trust me

  • HopefulV
    HopefulV gillian176

    Posted

    Been on Celexa for almost 4 weeks, 10mg for 2 weeks up to 20 the last 1 1/5 weeks. Took it years ago and like you it worked really quickly. No t so this time, high anxiety in the morning, some relief in the afternoon but not consistent. Hope things get better soon. So hard dealing with anxiety and depression. Your post gives me hope.

  • gillian176
    gillian176

    Posted

    keep going

    it took 8/9 weeks the second time for me

    these are very difficult times for all never mind when your struggling with anxiety

    trust me i understand

    i am in lockdown abroad from the uk at the moment

    but am keeping busy

    still on my tablets which i have been able to buy over the counter in the chemist

    exercising on you tube

    were not allowed out

    differant brand of tablets but they work!

    keep active exercise be kind to yourself

  • emilyroma98
    emilyroma98 gillian176

    Posted

    does morning anxiety ever go away?? mines really bad until afternoon

  • ashleigh73659
    ashleigh73659 gillian176

    Posted

    hi there. I'm at the end of week 7 10mg. I had awful start up for 3 weeks then seemed to be more myself weeks 4-6. now I'm feeling quite anxious again like churning stomach sweaty palms hand shakes headaches nausea. I'm a due my monthly cycle so not sure if its related to that. I'm also feeling quite meh in mood until evenings again.

    I'm not sure what to do about the citalopram if it's the right decision for me to continue. I was hoping it would give me back my zest for life and be able to enjoy my daughter and have a positive outlook on the future but I'm really not feeling it this week at all. I'm sleeping and eating great which I wasnt before I started taking the medication. any advice or positive outcome would be greatly appreciated right now. I feel quite lost.

    • gillian176
      gillian176 ashleigh73659

      Posted

      your eating better ✔

      your sleeping better ✔

      keep going its not an overnight cure

      nor a 7 week one...

      small steps... well done

      come back to me after week 12 or sooner as you will see the light at the end of the tunnel

      and yes hormonal changes will affect you

      This is a very weird world at the moment

      affects everyone

    • emilyroma98
      emilyroma98 gillian176

      Posted

      I'm almost week 13 and I just dont feel myself anymore at all, I'm not rock bottom atm like I was last week but just not interested in life or the future at all... my zest for life is long gone

    • emilyroma98
      emilyroma98 ashleigh73659

      Posted

      same for me at 13 weeks almost, except my problem was directly caused by other antidepressants... feel like I'm just "meh" all the time... dont care about anything other than what's going in with me its awful

    • ashleigh73659
      ashleigh73659 emilyroma98

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      have u not felt any better at all during the 13 weeks?

      I have ocd and I used to obsess about my health but that seems to have calmed down now I have a fear of suicide and obsess about that I'm hoping it goes away it's making me feel sad.

    • emilyroma98
      emilyroma98 gillian176

      Posted

      my phsyciatric nurse is going to be taking me off all meds, becuase I wasnt like this before meds and they believe the meds are exaggerating and causing pre-menstrual depression, I've not been the same since I started these awful meds... so they're taking me off everything as I never had anxiety/depression before meds

    • emilyroma98
      emilyroma98 ashleigh73659

      Posted

      I've been on citalopram for over 6 months altogether, but I'm being taken off all meds as they caused me to be like this

    • ashleigh73659
      ashleigh73659 emilyroma98

      Posted

      awww that's awful. I'm on 10mg I'm defo seeing a pattern in my cycle and my moods. I'm hoping it calms down as I adjust to the medication. hope you feel better soon

    • emilyroma98
      emilyroma98 ashleigh73659

      Posted

      I thought mine would, 6 months later and I'm not the happy girl I was before these drugs

    • babsyboo
      babsyboo gillian176

      Posted

      Hi gillian 176

      how are u doing

      been a while ☺ but I'm back on Celexa now for 160 days yes over 5 month and still not out yet .

      Do u know much about having blips in does times

      I think I had my first 1 10 days ago and still waiting to get back to the better days I had before I got hit by it

      do u know how long the blips can last

      do the days all stay bad or do u come daily out a bit better again and get back to ur better days u had before u got the blip

      hope u can help me with this

    • ashleigh73659
      ashleigh73659 gillian176

      Posted

      thanks so much for your reply. just seems to take so long especially after having it for 12 months previous. it's just the headaches that's getting to me now and I'm only on 10mg I'm going to give it to 12 weeks would be silly to stop now.

    • gillian176
      gillian176 ashleigh73659

      Posted

      i never had headaches myself

      yep keep going your right

      but ...

      why 10 mg ??

      20 is therapeutic dose for GAD

      it just may not be effective

      many GPs dont understand as much as some of us here to be honest '

      yes its so annoying isnt it

      took me longer second time

      i had bad couple days this weekend to be honest

      no idea why

      just fell into black hole

      ok today tho

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