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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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mummyhill · 30/12/2005 21:37

I was over protective with dd (now 4) and seem to be following the same pattern only 10 times worse with ds (13 weeks). It's not that I worry that they will love someone else more than me more that what if something happens and i am not there????? I constantly worry that if someonelse has him even for an hour something horrible will happen to him. I wouldn't let my parents let alone anyone else look after dd overnight till she was two and talking well as I was completely paranoid about her welfare.

mummyhill · 30/12/2005 21:40

I have to return to work in feb. Luckily dh will be looking after the children otherwise I think I would be in a complete state of panic.

It must be the PND cause I had become much more relaxed with dd and allow her to sleep over with either set of grandparents, I even let my dp's take her away in their caravan for a weekend last year. Now however I am back to being the overprotective mummy.

SHHHHnearly2006 · 30/12/2005 21:41

yeah I worry about that as well. I constantly check on dd and that she is ok..breathing etc...even though we have the angelcare monitor that monitors breathing I still have to check..thought it would change when we have others but it looks like it may not.....

What you are feeling is due to the pnd though. I spoke to my gp about it all and she said straight away it was pnd..I was glad in a way as I thought I was starting to crack up. I also feel as though people are watching me and waiting for me to "fall flat on my face"..I feel like everything I do is being scrutinized....Such a shame that we all have such gorgeous babies but feel so low.

SHHHHnearly2006 · 30/12/2005 21:45

xpost...is there nothing you can take for the pnd along side the medication for thyroid problems ..?? Another thing to think about is that I am sure I have read on mn that depression is also a sign of thyroid probelms..?? Maybe this is causing you more problems because its combined iykwim..??
I think I would rather be overprotected than underprotective to the point of not giving a damn..I suppose its our way of showing love for our babies.??

mummyhill · 30/12/2005 21:59

Thyroid is well under control at the moment had blood tes last week and levels are perfect. Not sure why they are telling me I can't have ad's as they gave me fluroxitine last time round and although I hated feeling like a zombie they did seem to help a bit.

SHHHHnearly2006 · 30/12/2005 22:24

it may be worth going back to the gp and asking for them..see what is said..I agree, I have days where I feel like a zombie but I suppose its better than feeling in a black hole. I am lucky because my gp is also suffering from pnd so she understands me which is good.

Whats also getting me down is my weight. DH is all over me more than normal which is lovely so I don't think he has a problem but I feel fat and ugly. I am back at the gp on 3rd so will ask them to check my thyroid as apparently pregnancy can alter it..?? I have around a stone to get to prebaby weight and then I have about another stone.. I have told dh that I am not geting pregnant until I have lost the weight..I think he realises how serious I am..

Sound ungrateful about dd but honestly I am not..suppose I just wish my body would spring back!!

mummyhill · 30/12/2005 23:23

I strugle to lose weight due to the thyroid problem but since they have got my meds right I have been luckiy in that the weight has fallen off me.

dramaqueen72 · 31/12/2005 00:25

my dh takes these. he had very slight side effects at the start but nothing now. he lost weight on them, and basically raves about how great they are. he was told to take them first thing in the morning....

mummyhill · 31/12/2005 08:18

I am not losing weight due to ad's as I cannot take them. My weight loss is due to thyroxine levels being correct for the first time in 12 years I have gone from a size 22 to a size 16 in 15 months.

I am having to try and manage my pnd with councelling and very little support here at home.

mummyhill · 31/12/2005 08:19

SHHH & Biglips - lets hope 2006 sees an improvement for all of us.

SHHHHnearly2006 · 31/12/2005 16:12

mh, thats a brilliant weight loss.I suppose it makes my 1-2 stone required weight loss look like a moan...But I suppose everyone has hangup's about themselves..ffs even those that are a size 8....!!!

How are you feeling mh and biglips..?? Not heard from biglips for a while hope she is ok...Maybe she is away at the moment..??

Yeah I hope that 2006 is a more positive year for us all. I am trying hard enough!!!

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biglipskissinunderthemistletoe · 31/12/2005 16:19

hiya there....

sorry i havent posted on here as im ok and i had nothing to say

mummyhill - well done about the loss weight do you feel alot better now since you've lost weight? as i feel alot better since we got rid of our car as feel sooooo much better as the first day i took baba out for a long walk, i had a stitch in my bum as was painful as lack of exercise !!

shhhh- i woke up again at 6am - been doing that for the past 3 mornings!!

Hope everyone is looking forward to a better year of 2006 and i hope im happier too! xxxxxx

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mummyhill · 31/12/2005 22:09

I feel better physically for the weight loss but can't seem to get very excited about anything at the moment. I may go back and ask for a second opinion re the ad's as i feel like i am stuck in a very long dark tunnel and am going through the motions of living a normal life for the sake of dh and the kids.

mummyhill · 31/12/2005 22:10

Some days its like i am in a very badly scripted play. I just hope i can get new/better script writters in the new year.

biglips · 04/01/2006 22:01

hiya all

oh well ive got an appointment next tues to see docs as i will finish my tabs but they arent working at all

im feeling ok, abit worried cos Dp is going fishing next month out in the sea and wilol be gone for 4 days!! (gulp!) that is the longest ive been without him in the last 5 yrs!!, im sure ill be ok! but he started to talk about his life ins and will - major panick setted in so now im worried

i worry about if something happen to Dp or my baba as i cant bear the thought of it and it really upsets me too

SHHHH · 08/01/2006 21:34

hows everyone doing...? Biglips...aww to your dh going away. Your worries are a sigh of depression so try not to beat yourself up over it. You should be happy that your dh cares and thinks about you enough to put plans in place iykwim...I am the same..it all scares me...

I am feeling better this week. Wasn't too good a bit back but suppose I am having a positive time now. Tried to get in with gp but she is booked up for 2 weeks!!!!!!!!! Won't get in till end of Jan now. Good luck at your apmt on tue biglips. xx

biglips · 08/01/2006 21:37

thanks shhhh! im glad youre feeling on the up as remember you will have days where you'll feel sown the dumps as its normal!

ive never been a worrier since i met DP and now ive gone worse since ive had baba as i get really upset watching summat on telly and i reflect it onto my family (i know, i shouldnt do it but cant help it!) and it really gets me down!
ill let you know about tues x

biglips · 11/01/2006 12:08

went to docs and he decided to carry on the same ADs and mg for another month and if no benefit for me, he will give me 30mg

expecting · 12/01/2006 22:58

Anti-depressants are most effective when used in the short term. Often they don't work (as people don't realise that it's a lottery with medication hence don't ask their doctor to re-prescribe)and sometimes they have a placebo effect. I am a psychiatric nurse so well placed to monitor their effect. As others have said, they take at least two weeks to work. If you don't see any change please ask for another. In my opinion Sertraline is pretty good but as I say it does depend on the individual.

mummytosteven · 12/01/2006 23:01

? what do you mean by short term, expecting?

expecting · 12/01/2006 23:18

It depends on the individual mummytoseven, but a period of less than 6 mths is ideal (3 mths even better). Longer than that and people become psychologically addicted so it becomes difficult to objectively say whether the drug is working. The withdrawal effects are certainly worse the longer one is taking the medication. Studies show that most people on ad's would've benefitted more from early intervention counselling when referred by GP. Worse still, alcohol is contraindicated with most ad's so you can't even have a drink! On a more serious note though, I do sympathise with anyone who suffers with depression and would urge you to be proactive about your medication - and informed.

mummytosteven · 12/01/2006 23:20

granted my main experience with meds is for OCD with secondary depression, but what you have said is very different to what I have previously been told. interesting. could you explain a bit more about "psychologically addicted"?

expecting · 12/01/2006 23:56

will try to get some info when back at work next week.

expecting · 13/01/2006 00:42

and worth mentioning that most of my clinical experience is with psychotic individuals who have an affective component to their illness. Will speak to the consultant to see if there is a tangible difference in clinical outcomes.

mummytosteven · 13/01/2006 00:44

gosh expecting, was just anticipating an off the cuff answer! Am sure you've got enough on your plate atm without making such effort to answer my nosy queries! I imagine then that your experience is with some very complex mental health problems.