Cilalopram...

[YommyMommy]

I can only handle positive stories right now please :)

I have started on 10mg today for anxiety and depression. I'm do relived to b getting some help and looking forward to feeling like myself...I know it won't work over night but would love to hear success stories!

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Sounds like a great life style! That's exactly why we want to go to Oz. hopefully we can get there!

I will give the pills a few more days.

What ages ate your kids? Do they live out there with you? X x

Brices I feel that too. My kids just seem like such hard work at the moment. In reality they are great kids and it kills me feeling like this. I think a lot of the low mood is guilt that I do feel this way.

Wish I could just shake it off

DH gound that citalopram didn't worrk for him, he went onto fluoxetine and noticed the difference within days.

Thanks coco, I'll give it a few more days. I just want this to work and to start feeling better :/

I think when the placenta comes out they insert the guilt [hwink]

It can take more than 2 weeks for them to work. Why not ring the surgery and ask to speak to the dr? Sometimes they ring you back.

Yeah think you are right curious

I 'll wait to see how I feel tomorrow. If no better will ring for appointment. I have hv coming out to see me Friday morning too. X x

Just be kind to yourself. You work and have two young dcs, no mean feat.

placenta out, guilt in!

How have you been feeling Brices? X x

Ah same old
Teething babies, dreading leaving house later but will force myself too, just want to crawl under a stone.
Let's hope these tablets work soon...

Oh happy Halloween ladies x x

Happy Halloween from me too [hsmile] I'm loving it, had loads of dcs at the door, must've been around 50 so far? Some so cute.

Hi everyone. Happy Halloween. Only one lot so far. Those Fun Size Mars Bars may be coming my way later.

We had loads of kids too!! My boys have enough stuff to keep them going for weeks lol!

One of my favourite times of the year

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I started a thread on trick or treaters, we had loads too, was great. I love it mainly because of ds1's birthday being the day before so we've always celebrated. Plus any excuse for a bit of fun [hsmile]

Curious - I think I started on them around the end of May. I just couldnt cope with the shock of the ex walking out with no prior warning....

I was told that they could take up to four weeks to kick in, but I started to feel better within days, but I was barely eating at the time, so dont know if that made a difference. When I hit a plateau and the dosage was upped, it took round 7-10 days for it to level out again.

Morning ladies,

How is everyone feeling? I'm still not feeling as good as I hope I might have been

I'll give meds til next week and if they are still not having effect need to go to GP's. I think the might be having slight effect as I have been able to eat a bit more. My mood can be up and I think I'm feeling better then it can go right back down.

Possible that it is working slightly, but need more that 10mg.

Just want to wake up in the morning and not feel that I can't face the day ahead.

Sorry for all the doom and gloom x x

How awful for you skyebluezombie

I'm ok thanks although been to dr's with ds1 this morning because he's TOTT. Been like if for ages and he went to the dr over a year ago about it but they didn't take much notice. This dr was so thorough, she looked at his tonsils, they were big and red so she's told him to take pain relief. He hasn't had an appetite and was beginning to think it's normal to have a sore throat, hadn't even mentioned it! He's 15 btw. Anyway he was supposed to go for blood tests at a different surgery at 11 and exdh was picking us up to give us a lift, got to 10.53 and no joy so I rang the GP's and thankfully got in tomorrow. I'll get there without exdh though. He said he couldn't get here any sooner but I know he's always late. Don't know why I relied on him tbh? Luckily my lovely dp is very reliable, just works night shift so was asleep.

I didn't have a good morning to start with. DS2 has problems at night, thinks there are snakes in his room. He had calmed down but it's flared up again. Plus he's just gone 12 but still has occasional wet nights. He came in with me this morning and was soaking!So I had 2 beds to change and had to make sure he was in the bath. I did get annoyed with him for getting in with me when he was wet.

Sorry you're not feeling so good YM. I hope you feel better soon? When have they told you to up your meds? You won't stay on 10mg that's just to start with. Usual dose is 20mg.

Yes, I was on 10mg for two weeks then as no side effects I was upped to 20 after two weeks. That worked for a couple months then I went s bit downhill again, was upped to 30 and have been fine on that ever since

A friend of mine ended up on 60mg, I hadn't heard of that before? She's a lot heavier than me I wonder if weight has anything to do with it?

Oh no curious, sorry about DS's, it's horrible when they aren't well isn't in have they both gone to school now?

Your DS's are at a great age! I love my DS's, but can't wait to have lots of fun with then when they are older

This is my last day at work til Monday, hopefully I'll feel a bit better over the weekend. I'm only in 1 day next week the in for Op on Tuesday.

My DH works away from home do he will b home Monday too! Cannot come quick enough! X x

Thanks skyblue, I will go back to GP's next week n see what that say!

Curious, I was just reading a thing this morning too that said 60 was no proven to be any more effective than 40 so possible could have been a weight issue?

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Dss are off this week go back Monday. I wish I could win the lotto and travel around the world with them, and homeschool at the same time. I really miss them. God knows what I'll be like when they leave home!

Keep thinking positive thoughts YM. When you feel a niggle of negativity creeping in, think of anything to take your mind of it. Your favourite colour, something little one said, a sunflower or future trip? Maybe keep a little book of blessings, you could write happy thoughts in it and open it whenever you feel down at work? It sounds twee but it's all tools to change your mindset. Or even try to imagine yourself surrounded in your favourite colour, just a minute of this can help boost your mood.

No that would b nice curious!! Not sure about the home schooling though, think I'd bring a private teacher with us

We had our October break a few weeks ago. I get to drop both boys at school and nursery before I come into work, which I love doing. It's great seeing them go into school smiling

Your right curious I've written a list of positives today and yesterday and it does help! X x

That's good am glad the list helps.

DS1's been out for a long walk with the dog, he came back looking rosy cheeked He also went to buy a new monitor and keyboard from PCworld/Currys and got ripped off (another thread) I was raging! We won't buy from them again!

So are you home now YM?