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Depressed on 40mg of Citalopram..

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Maddy78 · 23/08/2010 03:07

How do I do this, well I have been on Citalopram since Feb this year but suffered from depression for years. The birth of my son in 2008 and having to deal with being a new mum and my fragile mental health finally broke me. I though I was getting better having started back at work a few hours each week about a month or so ago. But now I have darker feelings of harming myself or child. I have had thoughts of harming myself before but never actually done although I did take an overdose (not with the intention to die but to rest or sleep, I was totally out of it) back in May. If I go back to my very supportive GP and confess these feelings will by little boy be taken from me???? Or do I just need stronger/different meds??I feel so guilty :(

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BuzzingNoise · 23/08/2010 12:52

don't worry about going back to the doctor. I've been on citalopram for nearly three years. For two years I was on 60mg, and I'm now on 40mg and sort-of stable. Maybe 60mg would help for a while.

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