doctor wants me to take them for y anxiety and depression , but im so scared about taking them ...anyone can help me through it , hold my hand ...shes prescribed citroparm (cant spell it ) not sure weather to take day time or night ?
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can anyone hold my hand about to take my first ADs and very scared
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43mumof2 · 18/07/2015 09:51
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43mumof2 ·
23/07/2015 09:08
thanks , i know your all right i just cant see the woods for the trees right now all looks so over grown and out of control ....
talking is helping and others support and experiences so thank you for listening to me 
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43mumof2 ·
23/07/2015 09:40
ok iv taken no 3 tablet .... 
hope will turn a corner soon ...please keep posting your encouragment does help so much as in RL i feel so alone ..you mention the word ADs and get an odd look ....
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temporaryusername ·
23/07/2015 16:59
Stick with it 43, it may not feel like it but you're doing the right thing and you're doing really well. It isn't a good idea to take the odd day off or skip doses, because often the side effects are not so much caused by the drug as by changes in the drug. When I was on Citalopram I had 2 or 3 weeks of side effects (not bad, mainly dizziness) when I first went on, when I came off, or when I changed the dose. Then it stabilises. So if you skip doses you don't give your body a break from the effects, you just have even more of an up and down effect on the amount of medication in the system and don't get to stabilise things.
I know some people find low doses helpful, but technically I don't think 10mg is really a dose that is going to get results, it is a stepping stone to 20mg or more which should be more effective. In fact now Citalopram isn't prescribed much in doses higher than 20mg, so you'll probably end up on that. So to really see results you will probably need to work up to taking 20mg, and also give it some time. I have never found any effects from ADs before 2 or 3 weeks at the least. I'm just being honest, but don't worry because some people do find they help faster. You will get through this either way, I promise there is light at the end of the tunnel, whether from these drugs or from other factors. You won't always feel like this.
It can make you feel worse at first. You have to keep an eye out, as there are limits to what you should tolerate before going to the doctors, but in most cases you just get through that bit and wait to see if the drug is for you once you stabilise. If the side effects continue or if they disappear but the drug isn't helping, there are others that probably will suit you. Most likely citalopram will be fine for you though. When it does start to work, it can be subtle, you don't always notice the gradual effects but then you realise you're managing better.
Don't worry about the leaflet. I once took a drug that had sudden death listed as a side effect 
43mumof2 ·
23/07/2015 19:34
thank you everyone , doing ok ........tired today few pulps but ok ....bit shaky
meet a friend today for a coffee , which got me out , told her about my ADS not sure was a wise move she changed the subject quite quickly ..... 
what ones were you on farging ?
im seeing the doctor monday so if i can stick with this , she did say she may want me to be on 20mg so will see , bit scary side effects .......iv not read all the leaflet ...will set me off if i do i think and see that ..
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