Anyone else have 'Down' times when on AD's

[tubismybub]

I've been on 30mg of citalopram since july and they have really helped and i was just getting to the point of feeling my old self again, but this last week or so i've felt really quite off. Not exactly depressed just a bit flat really and there is no real reason to be.

I guess i'm confused because it doesn't feel like what i did before the AD's i used to feel very anxious about my health and had a lot of physical symptoms but that isn't what i'm feeling now, like i said just a bit flat and miserable.

I'm so worried this means the AD's have stopped working and I'm really scared that this means I'm never going to get properly well. I thought I was back on track. Has this happened to anyone else?

Hi tubismybub - I'm sure the AD's haven't stopped working. We can't feel 100% all the time with or without AD's.
I know what u mean about feeling anxious about your health before u took AD's. What physical symptoms did u have?
I would carry on with the AD's for another few weeks and if u still feel flat and miserable u need to go back to your GP. I would of thought 30mg was quite strong so maybe u need a different type of AD. I don't know. Maybe Lulamama will answer your post. She seems to know a lot about AD's.

Hi alexa, thank you for posting. I know what you mean about not feelinh 100% all the time with or without AD's it's just that my head was so all over the place before i started taking them that I still struggle to know what is normal IYKWIM I'm still a bit ' Is it the PND, is it PMT or am I just tired?'

My physical symptoms were somewhat endless, headache that lasted 3 months, pins and needles, rib pains, shoulder pains, nausea, I always felt like I was about to come down with flu. I became a complete hypochondriac and convinced myself i had all sorts of terrible diseases

I'm supposed to see my GP every 6 weeks anyway to review the AD's so i'll wait until i'm due to go and see how i feel then.

tubismybub,ime its perfectly normal to have down days on ads,ive been taking ads for 6+ years mainly for pmt and have always had occasional down days,particually round the time of the month
nothing to worry yourself with and keep taking the tablets,you will feel much better on them.
i personally dont think i will ever be off them,im an evil cow without them!
i used to get serious pmt for 3weeks out 4 and got to the point where i actually had a physical/nervous breakdown,which is when i first started taking ads,im a different person now!

Tubismybub I've been on Citalopram for about the same length of time as you (currently 40mg) and I've made an appt with my GP to review as I've been feeling quite weepy again recently. I'm seeing her on Monday so will report back.

Having said that, I agree with the other posters who have said it's not possible to feel 100% all of the time, with or without AD's.

I don't think it means you won't ever get properly well, btw.

This may sound a bit odd - but are you coming down with a cold? I find I get really low and depressed if I'm fighting off a bug. If I don't realise it I find I panic a bit that I'm getting worse again when in fact it's just the bug...

I had a bit of this just this week.

I think mine is pmt. It's normal to feel down from time to time. Try not to worry

Completely normal. I think its just real life happening, the only difference being that you are very aware of your feelings particularly because your taking ADs.

I have wobbles now and then which get me thinking along the same lines as you, ie, never going to be OK again. I do suffer terrible health anxiety from time to time and I am slowly but surely learning how to deal with this.

Maybe CBT would help you, ask your GP.

Thank you so much for the replies, other than my husband nooone knows about the AD's so it's hard to talk about it. I'd be interested to hear what your doctor says Verso and yes as it happens I have got a bit of a cold this week and so has DS so you're probably right.

The health anxiety is awfull isn't Madmarchhare? It totally ruled my life after DS was born. The AD's have done wonders for this though. I'm quite now about some of the illness's I thought I had!

oops posted using wrong name sorry!! (was feeling all proud last night cause i've lost 4 pounds!)

I was on AD's 'on & off for around 7/8 yrs. I often had times of feeling the way you do, & yes its worrying really as "why" enters your head alot.
But its normal for anyone to feel up & down whether on AD's or not.

Are you taking them at regular times of the day?
Are you remembering to take them every day?
Is it abit of PMT?

I tried around 3 different AD's until I got the one that suited me.
When I was on prozac, they made my feelings numb. When I thought I should feel sad about something-I didnt! I felt it wasnt normal to not get sad/unhappy about things that would normally make you feel that way. It was like I wasnt able to feel normal fellings at all.

If it carries on I would make another trip to the GP's.

Good luck, hope this feeling passes soon.

((hug))

tubismybub - Yes the health anxiety is pain in the backside. I can be fairly glib about it when I am not suffering but when I am I have never felt as bad as with any actual physical illness.

I too have felt worse than I have before since having DS. I imagine some of underlying reason has to do with who would look after your children if anything did happen.

Its a vicious circle. I found CBT helped in the past and sometimes wonder if I need a refesher to add DS into the equation.

Thanks fo all the reasurrance, it's really helped to get my perspective back, I've even felt a bit better the last couple of days. I think maybe I over analyse my feelings all the time and end up worrying myself.

thanks again.