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

[ShinyHappyPurpleSeveredHeads]

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?

Mascara ((((((((hugs))))))))

Sue, not sure, not had that side effect, neither has DH. We could both sleep for England! Others have though so I expect they'll advise.

I know that feeling Sue, once I'm asleep I'm OK it's just if I wake in the night (which I do frequently) I can't get back to sleep again.

For the teeth/jaw thing.. I'm thinking of trying chewing gum.. I'll let you know how I get on

I am feeling really not good. Not sure about anything, not getting much done, feeling like I am just a big fake and that everyone else will find out soon .

Told DH this morning I just felt like crying all the time and ended up feeling worse (although managed not to cry).

Am all shouty and horrible .

I felt like that the first time I took it but after a couple of months I really started feeling better.. I don't know what I'm really feeling this time round as I have so much going on!

Hang on there Idris

Thank you MoH .

I think it's just I am feeling like depression is just always there (took sertraline for just over 2 years - stopped taking it in April) and I don't even have the mental ebergy to do anything about it.

I feel sorry for DH and DS and DD having to have an irrational me around the place.

Everything you are saying sounds like me... no energy to sort myself out, racing mind but tired body (although I don't do the teeth grinding thing) I chew a lot of gum though as I find I overeat a lot if I don't

Feeling better today, my chest infection seems to be clearing and I feel more awake than I have for a couple of weeks

Can I join? Am on Citalopram for anxiety and hormonal depression. Been on it since about June. 20mg per day.

Have loads more to say/ask but DS is asleep on my arm so can't type very fast

Cremola - you are the only other person I have 'met' who has been diagnosed with PMDD. No one has ever heard of it!!!!!

Hi Wilkie. What is PMDD?

HERE explains it a little more

Blimey, Wilkey, that sounds like a bundle of fun

How long have you been diagnosed?

Sorry everybody seems to be having a shit time this week but so glad I found this thread. Thought I was alone!

Have had an up and down week myself.
Down - dp forgot my birthday! Just what I needed.

Up - erm....getting excited about birth of my first neice.

Blardy nora.

I can't even spell.

Sorry Wilkie

Alistair - it is wonderful. Love every minute of it!! Not.

I have had it since I was about 14 (onset of puberty and periods). Was diagnosed about 3 years ago [shock} (am 26). I get anywhere from 2 - 14 days every cycle of complete and utter despair/anxiety/crying. At least now I am on Citalopram I feel relatively normal.

Although- I have to say. I do feel 'meh' alot of the time. Not happy not sad just meh!

Shite isn't it. I just want to be normal

Hi can I join? 5 days in with 20mg of citalopram. This is the fourth ad I have tried, and if this doesn't work I'm going to give up with them!

Suffered with low level depression since I was 18 (think it's called dysthymia sp?) with periods of major depression too. I only sought treatment after developing pnd with my second child, which was awful and took it to a whole other level.

Hope you are all ok, look forward to talking.

Also can I ask, does anyone else have trouble answering those depression questionaire thingys. It's quite bizarre but the doctor asks e.g have you been having trouble concentrating over the past 2 weeks etc, and I really do not know, it's like I have no insight (or oversight) to my own behaviour, so i just say erm no/dunno not much help really

was going to write a long thread about how I love this ad and it works for me ,but I cant be bothered LOL

I find i just have general apathy. I can't be bothered to do anything. It's hard with a 9mo.

Hi everyone.How are you all today?.it is a sunny day here so I am trying to stay outside all day if I can.Find fresh air makes mefeel better.
Wilkie- PMDD -so few people seem to know about it.i am interested to know what other therapies you have had to compare notes.
I was diagnosed a couple of years ago when i was 40.so have had over 25 years of thinking I was a complete lunatic(the mood swings were insane) before i found a fab doctor who recognised it. He was the only one who took a full background on my menstrual history.It was really really bad for a number of years.It nearly caused dh and me to split up.One time I drove 200 miles in a fit of rage and woke up in the car not realising how I had got there.It was so out of control.
Have you been on Decapeptyl wilkie? it was hopeless for me. atm i am on the citalopram and was also on cerazette but it made me bleed all the time so i am now off it again and waiting to see what happens.I am dreadingthe alod feelings coming back.It makes me want to fight with everyone.
Dr thinks the only solution is a hysterectomy.Dread that too.
Please tell me about your experience-i am really interested as I haven't met anyone else with Pmdd.

Well, I was thick enough to try a big bottle of merlot to try and sleep last night and ha ha, I was throwing up from 4am, so that worked like slapping myself on the head with a brick.

I've been in tears most of the day, and Dh stormed out for some space this afternoon sending the kids into meltdown. He was very apologetic afterwards, poor sod. I scraping the bottom of the barrel, and I desperately want to have another drink now, but he's poured all the alcohol down the sink

Alcohol mmmmmmm

I think I could have a problem if I could afford to have one! I love the way that after a couple of glasses of yummy wine the issues just float away.. and those that don't really don't seem to matter all that much however had they are!!

Hello everyone! I started on Citalopram on Tuesday for depression - I have PNI but have had depression for 22 years anyway. I'm starting on 20mg and going to see how it goes.

On Tuesday I also saw my GP for my bad back and she put me on painkillers. Just read the leaflet and Citalopram is specifically mentioned as one that doesn't go together! EEK!

All week my body has been responding as though I am tired (which I'm not) I feel like I want to yawn (but don't) my eyes feel heavy, I fall asleep most times that I blink and get vivid audio dreams when I do, I think that people are talking about me, but I'm not sure I forget them when they're over. I have a desire to bite my tongue, that I'm managing to resist at the moment - very odd! I feel anxious and withdrawn.

I've also been getting pain in my womb, I don't know when I'm due on because I'm still nursing it doesn't quite feel like period pain anyway. I don't know if it's to do with my back ache or a side effect.

Please someone, tell me it will get better soon!

Hi sorry to butt in, can i join you guys? Im new and was put on cit when my son was 8 weeks old. He is now 16 months old!

I tried to come off them a few months ago but was acting very 'pmt' so went back on them. I have decided to try to come off them again as feel ive been on them too long now and i am a diff person to before i went on them. For the better.

Tinkerbellesmum - it WILL get better soon x

Hello to all the recent additions

It does get better... everyone seems to have different side effects but on the whole they tend to pass after the first couple of weeks or so. If you find they aren't, or that they are unbearable, you need to go back to your doctor, you may need to change AD's.

I am feeling better tonight than I have done in ages - but I am back to work tomorrow after having a few days off with a chest infection so we'll see how that goes... dd has had two (count 'em!) parties this weekend so I have had to be well enough to get her there, it's not fair on her if I can't pull myself together. The one today was a bit of a laugh actually, there was a children's entertainer that was far too patient with a room full of 3yo's, we decided he must have to go home and drink himself insensible to get over it and to stop himself wondering how his life ended up like this (am waffling, sorry

Here's to a better week ahead for all of us

Course you can join us Mad4.. welcome

Glad you're feeling better Tigerfeet

crying today so much. Dh is in a really bad mood, and I just want to disappear.