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Citalopram Hydrobromide tabs (ADs) 20mg

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biglipskissinunderthemistletoe · 13/12/2005 10:24

What are your experience using them? as i have been given them by my docs today as ive got a depression

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biglipskissinunderthemistletoe · 15/12/2005 08:29

no worries shhh as youre welcome!

ive started mine 2 nites ago and im fine apart from constipating abit

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feastofsteven · 15/12/2005 09:32

SHHHH - please check with a pharmacist or GP whether you need to leave a longer gap between stopping the SJW and starting the Citalopram again.

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biglipskissinunderthemistletoe · 16/12/2005 09:29

does these tabs make anyone go on the loo all the time!! as i was on and off the loo all afternoon yesterday - i didnt have any drink either

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biglipskissinunderthemistletoe · 16/12/2005 22:14

im ok today as didnt repeat the loo pattern, must've of been a one off!

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SHHHHsantaiscoming · 17/12/2005 04:44

well no problems weeing all the time but I can't stop yawning!!! Thing is as well......it's 4.45am and I am WIDE AWAKE..!!! Anyone experienced this..?? I have taken them at night and this is my 2nd night...can cope now with the side affects as mostly at night..maybe its the excitement of christmas .

WigWamBam · 17/12/2005 08:22

I didn't get that, but lunavix said earlier that she thought they were a stimulant and might disturb your sleep ... although it could always be Christmas

If it carries on, maybe you could try taking them a couple of hours earlier every day until you're taking them in the morning?

SHHHHsantaiscoming · 17/12/2005 16:43

wwb,I will carry on taking them at night for a week or 2 when hopefully the side affects should decrease..once it does then I may start taking them earlier so I can get sleep!!! Just don't want to take them in the morning at the moment as they make me feel sick...

Other than that I seem to be doing well....feeling positive and actually thinking more practical when it come to dd and issues iykwim..

Thanks for the reply.

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biglipskissinunderthemistletoe · 17/12/2005 18:44

im finding that im waking up at 6am for the past 2 mornings (i take tabs before i go to bed) and im not tired at all. yesterday i was awake for 17 hrs !!! and no naps between it!

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SHHHHsantaiscoming · 17/12/2005 21:43

oh my god biglipskissinunderthemistletoe !!! Must admit aftre last night lack of sleep I started to feel v tired at about 5pm...feeling awake though now...Don't think the glass of wine helps . Hows things going at your end.? Feeling more positive..?

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biglipskissinunderthemistletoe · 18/12/2005 19:55

shh - i take the tabs an hour before i go asleep and im out for the nite but today i didnt wake up till 9am... so im okay but still waiting for the tabs to kick in

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SHHHHsantaiscoming · 18/12/2005 21:37

Yeah I have been taking mine just before I go to bed. Must admit last night I slept really well (well, as well as expected with a 7 mth old!). We woke at 8am then went back to bed from 10.30am-1pm ..!!! I have found myself yawning so much though and I think this is one of the side affects given. I feel quite relaxed and positive though. Christmas seemed to be a big nightmare for me with everyone "wanting a share of dd" but tbh I feel as though I can cope with it..just about...hope this is due to the medication and not just because I am having a good day. Surely they should be doing something to us by now..???

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biglipskissinunderthemistletoe · 18/12/2005 22:00

shh- how long have you been taking them?

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biglipskissinunderthemistletoe · 20/12/2005 20:09

ive been taking mine for a week but dont feel any different... i know ive got one more week to go to see whether it works or should it be working by now?

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WigWamBam · 20/12/2005 20:12

Biglips, it took a couple of weeks before I started seeing any difference at all, and it was probably closer to a month before it kicked in properly. Give it a bit of time, but if you don't feel any better after the first month, go back and see the GP again.

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biglipskissinunderthemistletoe · 20/12/2005 20:13

ok ta! WWB

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SHHHHsantaiscoming · 22/12/2005 17:45

SORRY ABPUT DELAY BUT DD HAS NOT BEEN WELL SO NOT BEEN ON MUMSNET THIS WEEK. Damn caps lock..didn't mean to shout that message!!!

Bigslips, I started mine 2 days after you. TBH I have noticed a difference. I feel much more in control although I felt myself going backwards when dd was ill. Maybe that was the stress of it all.??? I also don't feel as ill. I am still tired but sleeping loads. I don't feel sick as much. It may be that yours may not be suited to you. Like wwb says leave it a little longer before you speak to your gp. How are you feeling today..?

feastofsteven · 22/12/2005 18:01

biglips - it's quite normal feel no different (except for the side effects!!!)for the first few weeks. Could take up to 6 weeks to start working. Agree with WWB - go back if you're not noticing any improvement after a month

SHHHHsantaiscoming · 23/12/2005 21:56

biglips how are you.?

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biglipskissinunderthemistletoe · 24/12/2005 17:34

shh- im fine atm.. was stressed out yesterday as washing machine is broke and had clothes in it but now clothes is out, gotta buy a new washing machine

i still feel no different
how about you?

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SHHHHnearly2006 · 27/12/2005 22:54

well last week I was on top of the world...the last few days I feel a rock bottom. I feel like I am again at the bottom of that mountain that I have to climb ....

The pnd is making me quite protective over dd and noone other dh & I have ever been left with her. Christmas day saw us invited to neighbours for a quick drink at night which we felt obliged to do. DD was left with both grandparents who we knew could be trusted. She was fast asleep in bed...BUT once back around an hour later (we couldn't get out any sooner..virtually had to fight our way out) we found out that apparently dd started to cry as we left and then had a dirty nappy so needed consoling,changing etc....I can't help but think that as soon as we turned our backs "everyone" was upstairs peering in on dd... I suppose it sounds ott but leaving dd was a BIG BIG BIG thing to me and I feel as though people are doing things to test me iykwim..."lets see how she copes if we pick dd up", "lets she how she reacts to us changing dd nappy", "Lets see how she copes when we feed dd" etc. I also feel like I am being discussed..I am sure my dm was talking to my mil about how "possesive" I am over dd...I suppose I want to do everything for dd. I don't want her to love other mor than me....FFS even mil commented on the fact that my dm has never changed dd nappy ...! I didn't think this bizarre but the more I think the more I think I am abnormal....I really do feel like I am being discussed and people are seeing how far I can be pushed...Sorry for the long reply.

How are you today.? Have you managed to find a new washer..??? xx

feastofsteven · 27/12/2005 23:00

the Xmas period can be hideously stressful - family invasions, lots of junk food and stodgy turkey roast/curry, possibly too much alcohol. I wouldn't worry too much about a few tough days over Xmas - you need to watch for a few bad days turning into a few bad weeks.

in terms of the relatives - I really don't think they are deliberately trying to test you. I do think that grandparents can unintentionally make all sorts of tactless and personal comments. Focus on the positive - you felt the fear and did it anyway (left DD with GPs) so you know that you can do it again.

SHHHHnearly2006 · 27/12/2005 23:17

but fos I feel that although I have done it once..I never want to do it again...TBH the only reason I did it was because I felt pushed into a corner by our neighbour iykwim.

I suppose you are right in the fact that christmas is stressful..maybe it has stressed me more than I thought. Maybe the tablets are contributing to these mixed emotions as well.

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biglipskissinunderthemistletoe · 28/12/2005 15:51

im okay shhh but on Xmas eve it was getting too much for me and i was filling up,due to washing machine broken, cancelled to go to a wedding (we've would've went today but skint!), my mind had been on a rollercoaster about foods shopping and get peoples shopping..aarrrggghhhh!

so its hard work... today just stayed in and tidied up so im doing everything in my pace today whilst dp is out fishing today

i hope you be ok once the Xmas period is over as it is very stressful for EVERYONE... just take a deep breathe when you start to feel panicky (if you can!) as its works me wonders

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mummyhill · 29/12/2005 21:22

I am sooo glad I am not the only overprotective pnd suferer. Hope you cope ok with the ad's I have been told I can't have them by my GP cause of my thyroid problems and have been reffered to a psychatric team instead. Not sure how they will be able to help though. I am releived no christmas is over but dread new year as it means i am getting closer to having toi go back to work.

SHHHHnearly2006 · 30/12/2005 21:21

how are things now biglips..? This week dh has been back in work and I have hated it as I felt so lonely..sounds mad esp as dd is never far away but I just felt low this week. In fact I felt like I was before I started the ad's...DH has been brilliant and like you he says that once christmas is over things should calm down for me.He agrees that christmas is not the best of times for everyone let alone when suffering from pnd.

Mummyhill, it's nice of you to join us...yup I am so protective over dd...I can't help it but at the moment I can't see it changing. Like I said before I think it's the fear of her loving others more than me... How old is your ds/dd..? My GP put me onto ad's as the referral group wasn't ideal for me..The idea was that dd would be left in the hospital nursery for 3 hours while I went to a group conselling session ...I NEVER leave dd with grandparents so how could I leave her in a nursery.. . My sister suggested going for an hour and coming away early but I would work myself up with the fact that in an hr's time I had to walk out in front of people..No No No... I am not usually this shy/quiet but think it's the pnd. It does mad things.
Luckily I am now a sahm so am quite relaxed in the fact that I don't have the added pressure of work. When do you return.?