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***Citalopram Buddies... ;o)***

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ShinyHappyPurpleSeveredHeads · 25/10/2007 12:18

Well.. jumping in on the act of the other "buddy threads", there seem to a shed load of us on citalopram.

How many of us are there exactly?

What dosage are you all on? Is it working?

I'm on 10mg for anxiety. It certainly takes the edge off the panic feelings and stops me waking up with that dreadful, crippling anxious feeling, as if my stomach's in a vice. But being as things are a bit crap at the moment, I do feel generally down even though I've never been technically considered depressed (just suffering from lifestyle induced anxiety!)

DH is on 20mg. Similar reasons, slightly different symptoms.

We have been on it since June.

I came off mine (sensibly) a month of so ago but the horrid panic came back and I just couldn't face all that again. It makes life "un-do-able" and I have a lot of stuff that I have to get done everyday/responsibilities etc. So not sure what the answer is but I certainly don't want to stay on anti depressants forever and GP originally mentioned a 6 month time slot.

What are other's experiences?

PS I hate the "no orgasm" side effect of citalopram!! It really really bothers me.. main reason I wanted to come off it.. but I hate the anxiety more! Anyone else on it suffer in that way?

OP posts:
itsahardknocklife · 02/02/2008 20:34

Autumn - it was Twigy's fault. She bullied me into drinking...

Cor, I would have rather done the child and clothes than the car too!

Twigy · 02/02/2008 20:46

Autumn dont you believe it, that one doesn't take much purswading. (excuse the spelling)

itsahardknocklife · 02/02/2008 21:56

how well you know me already!

All Twigy had to say was that she was drinking and I abandoned all thoughts of driving.

Twigy · 02/02/2008 22:11

Ahh I've met your sort before.

Has everyone else gone to bed....

itsahardknocklife · 02/02/2008 22:13

I'm still up. We havent even had dinner!!

Twigy · 02/02/2008 22:18

Oh good got someone to talk to.

Guess what hubby bought me another bottle of cheap champers lemonade. He thinks i'll be jumping off the wardrobes later.

Sent him off for a cheeky keebab!! Lovely

itsahardknocklife · 02/02/2008 22:21

you porn queen, you! I'm off for my dinner - Jon has just summoned me. back later x x x

Twigy · 02/02/2008 22:26
Wink
itsahardknocklife · 02/02/2008 23:01

i is here

itsahardknocklife · 02/02/2008 23:01

i is here

AutumnMists · 03/02/2008 10:15

lol at you two! Great that you live close and can support each other in RL as well as here.

Dh has taken dcs swimming so I have a little bit of peace, but then dd is going to a party this afternoon, and i need to take dh to the airport. Interesting to see how i manage without him for the next 4 days. If I do, back to work following week (actually looking forward to it at the moment and making plans ...)

Hope you all have a good day

riles · 03/02/2008 10:48

I'm on day 3 of these tablets and feel horrible. Got no energy, am knackered, jaw feels wired and I'm feeling depressed (and i'm on them for anxiety not sodding depression). Feel like my heads wrapped in cotton wool and that my feelings are numbed. Not sure if this is normal, how long it'll last or if I can actually keep going on these. Am making emergency visit to GP tomorrow for some clarification... Any suggestions / comments much appreciated.

itsahardknocklife · 03/02/2008 11:26

Hi Autumn - we're here if you need us while DH is away. Make the most of the peace while he is swimming this morning, eh?

Riles, stick with it. I felt the same way and it passed after a week or so. I've been on them just over 3 weeks and I feel much better- almost normal (although I was never really normal!).

I felt drunk for a few days - it was great

I still have a bit of jaw grinding and a few headaches but I can live with that. Sleep is still not good and I am having bad dreams - last night Phil Michell woudln't give me a life so I threw myself in the sea...

riles · 03/02/2008 11:33

Thanks. I feel worse on them than I did off them. Does your sense of fun come back. I seem to have lost it. The tablets seem to be making me feel like I'm 'watching' myself rather being myself. Good to hear it does get better though.

itsahardknocklife · 03/02/2008 11:43

I did feel worse for a bit and i was thinking that the doc would increase the dose. Then after 2 and half weeks I felt ok all of a sudden. I do stuff again now and get up before midday and stuff.

AutumnMists · 03/02/2008 13:31

Welcome riles

I felt the same to start with - it takes 10 - 18 days or so to start to get the real benefit. if you can do anything like exercise in the early stages that may help as it raises the serotonin levels anyway and gives the pills more chance to work (seemed to with me anyway)

stick with it!

chubbymummy · 03/02/2008 18:24

Stick with it riles the first bit is the worst, unfortunatly you can feel worse before you feel better but you'll be past that soon!

Not had a bad weekend considering I've reduced my dose and my son has been really ill with a bad chest and a temperature of 41.4. I'm coping pretty well I'm pleased to say (now I've said that I'm bound to be having crying/screaming fits at work tomorrow).
I love this thread, it's great to have people to chat to that actually understand what I'm talking about. Only a couple of my friends know I'm on ad's and my husband tries but doesn't really have a clue bless him!!!!

itsahardknocklife · 03/02/2008 21:48

chubby, how old is your son?

How come that even though I'm work, Sunday is still depressing?

chubbymummy · 03/02/2008 22:30

He's 2 1/2. He has chronic asthma and a real problem regulating his temperature when he gets ill. He's been in and out of hospital with it since he was about 6 months old but he's only had 2 really bad episodes in the last year so hopefully it something he's starting to grow out of. That was a big factor in my depression to be honest, I was struggling to juggle a poorly child with a full time job and a less than sympathetic boss, I was also the sole carer for my 87 year old grandad who had recently has a stroke as my mum was on holiday at the time and he had no other family around to help. On top of that a good friend of mine committed suicide and I found it really hard to deal with. I had beeen depressed for a long time but that just tipped me over the edge and I finally went to the doctors.
Phew, that was a big outspilling. Don't know where that came from - you only asked how old my son was!!!!!

itsahardknocklife · 03/02/2008 23:10

that's a lot to cope with, chubby. but things can only get better, and you have to keep thinking that.
My sister died 3 and a half years ago and I fell to bits. I asked advice from someone I worked with at the time, who had lost her mum when she was 18, about 6 years previously. She gave me a good bit of advice: she said whenever things seem crap, think about how you feel now (ie when you are really low) and you realise that things are ok... if only just.
Dunno if that was really relevant but I've typed it now!

itsahardknocklife · 04/02/2008 07:20

morning all

AutumnMists · 04/02/2008 10:11

You're up early itsa!!

Feeling good so far without dh Kids really well behaved and loved getting their own breakfast - long may it last! Still strugggle to get up at anything approaching a reasonable hour (up at 7.20am this morning and need to leave for school at 8am )

chubby you sound very strong, it must be hard dealing with a really ill toddler, plus caring for older relatives. It's tricky with asthma isn't it, as you cannot use ibuprofen to keep the temp down and calpol is never enough. I used to resort to tepid baths every couple of hours - kids hated it but it helped!

Sun is shining - hope everyone has a good day

itsahardknocklife · 04/02/2008 11:00

yes we took DS to the childminder at 8 and then doggie to the vets for 9 - he's having the big op today

itsahardknocklife · 04/02/2008 11:01

yes we took DS to the childminder at 8 and then doggie to the vets for 9 - he's having the big op today

kkgirl · 04/02/2008 14:10

Hi girls, you all seem to be doing really well now, do the tablets help you cope with the early morning. I'm still at the can't do it early in the morning stage, if that is a stage, but by lunchtime shaking wears off and I start to feel better. I don't understand this at all, it doesn't make any sense, and I just want to get on with my life

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