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Today is 5 weeks

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Mylo88
Mylo88

I'm really down you guys. Today Is 5 weeks at 30mg. I moved up from 25 mg which I was taking inconsistently over the last year.I broke down crying at work twice, luckily it wasn't in front of my students. My mornings have been pretty bad. I really feel like I'm going backwards. I'm also insanely tired and I've lost my appetite again. I'm down Nearly 15 pounds. I'm not going into work for the next two days but I'm also scared to just sit in my thoughts. I'm really in a bad place. I thought I was seeing some progress but I'm not too sure now.

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  • tracy64346
    tracy64346 Mylo88

    Posted

    SOoo glad o came across this thread , I’m totally freaking out , gone up to 30mg this is my third week having been on a smaller amount for eleven years . I just need some reassurance . The last few days I could tell it was kicking in but today has reAched another level . I feel nothing at all , no emotions please tell me this is normal I don’t feel normal x
    • lois95799
      lois95799 tracy64346

      Posted

      Is quite normal Tracy..a higher dose is like starting the process again..
    • tracy64346
      tracy64346 lois95799

      Posted

      Few months now I’ve been having ocd thoughts , can citrilapram help with this x
  • Matt_M
    Matt_M Mylo88

    Posted

    Hi Mylo, I'd say just stick in there with them and make sure it is consistent. I've been on it a while now and found taking it at night before going to bed seemed to work better for me. Unlike you though I've put on a stone. Students can be little sods so I'm glad they didn't see you at a vulnerable point, even though a bunch of them will be in the same boat they can make life difficult.

    Matt

    • lois95799
      lois95799 Matt_M

      Posted

      Yes celexa makes you crave carbohydrates..I gain 30pounds but recently lost 18pounds .. cutting all white carbohydrates..
    • Matt_M
      Matt_M leticia89168

      Posted

      Hi Leticia

      I would say that I started to notice a difference after about a month and a half, where I just didn't seem to worry about stuff as much or overthink things all of the time. That said I've not really felt like myself for years but that is probably because I can't remember what it was like to be myself (with work stress and marriage issues I lost part of my identity, that I am now trying to rediscover).

      Matt

    • Matt_M
      Matt_M lois95799

      Posted

      Hi Lois,

      I've been on Citalopram for 2 and a half years now. Though if I think back I should have been on it a year earlier. That said I didn't realise what I was going through until I got to a point that I began to breakdown.

      Matt

    • lois95799
      lois95799 Matt_M

      Posted

      So when you say you lost your identity .you mean before celexa..?
    • Matt_M
      Matt_M lois95799

      Posted

      Hi lois, yes quite a long time before I started taking anti depressant medication.

      Matt

    • lois95799
      lois95799 Matt_M

      Posted

      I was the same also..and thank goodness for celexa..it has me on an even keel..
    • Mylo88
      Mylo88 lois95799

      Posted

      Good morning yesterday was a good day for men. Had manageable anxiety. Question, did you feel like your depression lifted first then the anxiety? I don't feel as low but I still have a lot of anxious thoughts. 

    • Mylo88
      Mylo88 Matt_M

      Posted

      I feel the same way Matt. I wish I would have been on this immediately after my first panic attack. When you started to feel better did you feel the depression lift first then the anxiety?  I'm still having morning anxiety which is the worst. 

    • lois95799
      lois95799 Mylo88

      Posted

      Yes because depression feeds of off anxiety and vise versa..I would say depression lifted first..I was no longer crying..so I say yes..
    • Matt_M
      Matt_M Mylo88

      Posted

      Hi Mylo,

      I'd say the depression lifted first and that made other aspects feel better. I took my tablet at night before I went to bed so it was usually the evening that I started to get the feelings of depression and anxiety creeping back in.

      Matt

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