anyone had any experience of citalopram?

[sickandtired]

Yesterday I went to the docs and burst in to tears, she said she thinks that I have had undiagnosed post natal depression (from 2 years ago!)and has rescribed 20mg daily of citalopram. I am shocked to be on these tablets but realise something had to give as I kept shouting so badly at my little ds's. She has also referred me for couselling. I feel such a fraud as today I don't feel that bad, and am not sure if I should take them or not. I have just been on a website (i googled citalopram and said I felt lucky if anyone ones to take a look) and it has scared the crap out of me.

I am wondering if there is perhaps something more suitable, as these tablets seem to be for people with extreme depression and no offence, I am just not sure I am there yet - thankfully.

Any advice would be appreciated.

No, he hasn't.

I've been on them a few months and they're fab

well I would make an appointment for 2 weeks if your gp allows appointments and then if you have any worries or questions you can see him, if you feel things are going ok then you can cancel it. You will need an appointmentbefore the 4 weeks is up so that he can check any possible side effects and decide whether you are on a high enough dose or whether it is starting to take effect.

I just rang and asked for my regular GP to ring me back later, so hopefully she can set my mind at rest. Do you know, I'm most irritated at being called asexual!

I was going to post that i didn't know what asexual meant (or it obviously doesn't mean whta I assumed it meant but thought this would just add to my wrinkled pruneness)

Citalopram and seroxat are both ssris but different ones..I'm on citalopram at the moment but think I'm going to have to change as I feel that it is not suiting me, unfortunately

I have started taking mine at night before bed, and that is working much better for me.

Feeling a lot calmer and not as stressed out about the little things that were big time pissing me off before, still a little stressed, but am only a week in today.

What does asexual mean then?

According to the dictionary

1. Having no evident sex or sex organs; sexless.
2. Relating to, produced by, or involving reproduction that occurs without the union of male and female gametes, as in binary fission or budding.
3. Lacking interest in or desire for sex.

I'm assuming he means the 3rd one, although how my sex life affects my periods god only knows! Also, just because I'm not getting any, doesn't mean that I don't want to!

Sorry Fio, yes I would like to meet up. Haven't seen you for ages.

I asexual too then - cos I can relate to number 3!!