Diary Of A Druggie...........

[thewiltedrose]

Dont mind me im just writing this so i can keep track of my symptoms and how i feel.
Feel free to comment, take the piss or add your own experiance of being on AD's.

Ok so took 2nd pill at 11
Felt fine for an hour or two and then becasme so tired i had to lie down.

Then throat felt funny like i had something stuck in i u know that feeling like right before you throw up?

Had some jam and toast and felt a bit better.
Noticed im a little shaky and i keep clenching my jaw which really bloody hurts.

Im fine one minute then i yawn and my eyes start to water like i havnt slept in weeks and it takes another 5 moniytes to wake myself up again

hi are you upset about being prescribed them? dont be, they will help.

i have been on them before, though have escaped pnd so far (6 weeks) this time.

Oh im going to add this aswell actually, yesterday i didnt think i was to upset about being put on the pills until i started walking home and becasue it started raining on me and i couldnt put the raincover up quick enough i burst into tears right in front of the local pub i was mortified! Once i started i couldnt stop and cryed all the way home like i was a nutter

not sure why that happened but i havnt cried again since which is good.

Ahhh if i dont stop clenching my jaw im going to crack my teeth! How do i untense??

Ooh I'll join in I'm on day 5 (fluoxetine).

Very very tired.

Low and tearful (although DH may be losing his job, so that hasn't helped!)

No appetite. Feel sick when I do eat.

Fun innit?

Rescue remedy and chamomile tea help

Lol its certainly interesting!
whats fluoxetine?
Im on citalopram 20mgs.

lol at diary of a druggy wiltedrose!

am glad that you have taken the plunge and taken first tab, good on you.

a good cry is good for you girl...you cry if you want.

must admit that i was very tired for about 2 weeks when i started them, but this does pass. i took mine last thing at night to get over this.....try that

Prozac 20mg

Ahh ive got neither and cant buy anything for whole month so no homemade remydys to relax or thing i can do?

Just lots of deep breathing then Watching a flame helps me (a candle - don't start on arson just to relax!!!)

Oo see i wouldnt mind saying "im on prozac" coz thats just cool but "im on citalopram" just doesnt have the same ring does it? I dont know if there going to make me go on drugs they could at least make it catchy!

take tab last thing at night.....
you can be tired in bed then

Lets add our list of symptoms to watch out for shall we?

Side Effects of citalopram: The most commonly-noted side effects associated with citalopram are nausea, vomiting, excessive sweating, headache, tremor, and inability to sleep. Overall, between 1 in 6 and 1 in 5 persons experience a side effect. Some patients may experience withdrawal reactions upon stopping some SSRIs such as paroxetine, and such symptoms also may occur with citalopram. Symptoms of withdrawal include dizziness, tingling sensations , tiredness, vivid dreams, irritability or poor mood.

Side effects of Prozac (fluoxetine) Common side effects include restlessness, insomnia, anxiety, headache, asthenia, flu-like symptoms, fever, nausea, diarrhea, anorexia, dry mouth, constipation, flatulence, dyspepsia, vomiting, somnolence, yawn, abnormal vision, sweating, trembling, weakness, weight loss, skin rash, delayed ejaculation in men, decrease in sex drive, and there have been reports of subsequent weight gain. As with other SSRIs, an overdose of fluoxetine or combining it with other antidepressants can lead to serotonin syndrome

Oh thats encouraging

How was your first couple of days flame? I couldnt believe the symptoms kicked in so quickly, have you still got yours bad or are they fading?

v bad move reading the side effects, tis like googling some thing...bad news.

Hmmm... my pack doesn't mention the weight gain. tis a slightly diff version, will get the other name for ya

lol deany i know what you mean but i think if i can see everything that might and does happen then i wont panic if i start feeling rather strange with one of them iykwim?

For example if i was to start sweating like mad i can look so see if thats normal instead of panacing and running off to the docters saying im dying!

This medicine may cause some side-effects. These may include headache, dizziness,
diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, indigestion, constipation, abdominal pain, dry mouth, loss
of appetite, anxiety, drowsiness, sleeplessness, nervousness, sweating and itchiness.
You may experience movement disorders and movement difficulties with muscle rigidity,
tremors and twitching.
Your whole body may feel weak with shortness of breath, inflammation of the throat and
you may experience a lower sex drive, also weight loss and hair loss may occur. Other
side-effects may be fever, hyperthermia, excitation, fits and abnormal bleeding.

I seem to recall reading on one site that I may get vaginal bleeding too... was a bit thinking I get that monthly anyway

For me they have only kicked in the last couple of days

BUt Wiltedrose - citalopram is a second generation SSRI, wheras Prozac was first - so really you are on the new improved Prozac.

FWIW, I was so ashamed of being put on Citalopram that I didn't tell anybody, not even Mumsnet. It was only once they started to work that I felt I could tell anyone, because I realsied that I was actually being very brave and sensible by admitting I had a medical problem and getting some medical support. I don't expect you to actually be able to believe that yet, but just remember that so many other people have been where you are and got better, and you will too - even if it doesn't feel like it now.

Lmao at the virginal bleeding now thats strange.

So how do you feel being on them for nearly a week? Have you noticed anythign changing or are you sitting there feeling like crap and thinking they will never work?

I'm actually feeling lower, but it is a different low iyswim, so I am taking that as a sign they are having an effect

lol pru new and improved?
Prozac is still stroger than citalopram but it usually comes with stronger side effects to.

what do you mean by a lifferent low?