I have those. I have not been on them long, but I got a lot of side efects to start with. I would recomend staying with it through the side effects as they tend to wear off in about 10days.
Errm I had a tremor (shaking hands) and water retention. Lasted about 9 days. But dont let that worry you, I often get extreme side effects off any medication.
I've been on that. The common brand name is Celexa. I was switched off of it because I ended up in hospital and all suicidal and crap.
It wasn't very effective for me, I guess, but I know a lot of people who have really found it helpful. And I didn't find any physical side effects from it. Just be careful because citalopram is one of the SSRIs that comes up in the whole antidepressants/suicide case. If you feel shitty, tell the doctor because it's very likely to be the meds and not you.
well, i have sown untidy furrows 'cross my soul,
but I am still a coward,
content to see my garden grow so sweet & full
of someone else's flowers.
This is one of my meds also, I found that initially they made me very tired and killed my appetite, but don't worry because the effects wear off after a week or two
I thought I heard you whisper my name yesterday,
And I turned around to say I love you,
But you weren't there and I realized; 1. Everything is beautiful, 2. Except for me. Destroy me one last time
...I dare you...
i hope it works for you.
im on an SSri and it works for me so i hop it works for you.
" my precious, precious child, I love you and I would never, never leave you during your times of trials and suffering. When you see only one set of footprints it was then that I carried you" you were carried out of are lifes into the next and when its my time to leave this life I know i will be carried into the next life with you.
I wish i had my world complete again.
'Can we protend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars, i could really use a wish right now' BoB
Feeling dizzy, shakey and sick after just one pill?
Is that normal? I'm not sure if that's the pill or just me being worried anyway :(
Thats how I felt when I first took them the first day they made me sick but each day I took them the nausea got better until it went. They still make my hands shake a bit sometimes but other than that they're ok for me
ETA - When I first got them they made my anxiety worse at first
Last edited by Fridays_nightmare : 06-06-2007 at 12:16 AM.
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I've been on Citalopram for depression. I found that it gave me an upset stomach the first couple of days and nausea for a week or so (it seems better to have food before you take it!) but it took effect pretty quickly. I started to feel better after about three weeks on it. You're probably more sensible than me and would never drink on medication, but I did find it made me get drunk REALLY quickly, so be careful!
Hope it works out for you, make sure you go back to your doctor regularly, especially if you have any bad side effects or it isn't working.
I agree with the person above, I was given Citalopram for depression and though I don't remember any side affects - I was a very cheap drunk!
However, as with most anti-depressants, it is recommened that you do not drink while on them, espeically while beginning, and if you're having severe side affects - tell your doctor (who should be monitoring the effects for the first few weeks anyway)
But yeah, i had a few side effects from it when i was on it...i'll ended in hospital a few too many times i think from it...i dunno? But yeah, i really hope it works for ya
I found they helped me muchly, and I found taking them before bed for a couple of weeks (instead of in the morning) meant side effects weren't an issue at all. I'm sure I've read that this causes sleep problems for some, but I had no problem at all. Hope they work for you, and like everyone else says, be sure to check in with your doc regularly, and especially if after a few weeks they're still not agreeing with you, or you feel worse.
Much Love
x x
I come to you old friend with a dull clarity of the dead not to beckon you but to feel the fire and intensity that still live in you... and the heavy weight of your burdens which I had once borne. There is truth you know, friend, if that's all you seek, but there's no justice or judgment without which truth is a vast... dead... hollow.
Go back. Do not look into the abyss or let the abyss look into you; awaken the sleep of reason and fight the monsters within and without.
