citalopram

[crjs1]

Im on 40mg at the moment and I think it helps. When I first started (started at 20mg) about 9 months ago I noticed it working well, at least for a good few months.

Only side affects have been the tierdness, essp since going up to 40mg. To be honest I think I may feel more depressed since I had my dose increased (about 3 months ago), but my doc wants be to stay at 40mg and not drop back down.

[BrightRed]

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Originally Posted by Vlad

Now I can just be sitting and suddenly have a thought out of nowhere that I should just kill myself. The slightly scary part is that the thought doesn't feel weird, it feels rational and logical at the time. Before the idea wouldn't just appear like that.

Yeh.. I got those kind of thoughts the other day, it was strange.

I didnt take it today, because I cant bare the side effects. I think I might ask my pdoc if i can to stop taking them and try something else

[Albemarle]

I found it helped with depression (no difference with anxiety) but it affected my concentration severely and I literally had to skip a dose when I had an assignment due in. I was studying at the time and working part time too so was virtually taking it PRN as needed to be able to concentrate for my work and studying.

I had terrible upset stomach when first taking it or when increasing dose but this only lasted a few days.

I didn't find that the higher doses helped any more than the lower dose really.

When I took it second time round I could only stay awake 4 hours a day and kept falling asleep all the time and I can't really live like that (and it's potentially dangerous) so had to come off it. Still not sure why it was so different the second time round.

No weight gain though, which I was very pleased about!

[MrsCoulter]

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Originally Posted by BrightRed

Yeh.. I got those kind of thoughts the other day, it was strange.

I didnt take it today, because I cant bare the side effects. I think I might ask my pdoc if i can to stop taking them and try something else

The side affects are really bad at first but stay with it :) :) it might get better. I had a lot of random suicidal thoughts but I am a lot happier now :)

[hidingme]

hi not sure if i said this already or not is i did im sorry..(my new med causes alot of disorientation and confusion)

20 mg of celexa *brand name for the med yall are discussing here* doesnt seem to do a whole lot for me.
while in the hospital, ahe kept me on the 20 mg once a day and add this new med,Buspar, which is an antidepressant and anti anxiety that i take twice a day.
i thought it was just me feeling disoriented and confused but the pharmacist told me that its the Buspar but those effects will go away after a few weeks.. anyhow too soon to really tell if it helps alot.. seems to help some, but I guess we will see after I have taken it longer.
oh and btw, again sorry if i have already said all this here..if so its prolly cause i forgot or something..lol
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