I have been in and out of dozing I am trying not to sleep to much so I can sleep all night fingers crossed thank for the words of encouragement it means a great dealOriginally Posted by needtogetwell
Hi joiningyou I hope your doing ok still would love to hear an update if your up for it I have been on them before and the 1st week or so can be up and down but after that I remember them working very well for me I remember even being able to get on a plane and go on holiday with no anxiety only the normal amount as I am not a fan of flying lol. Sadly after 6 years I find myself back on them today it has been a ruff year ups and downs my wife's sister sadly passed a way on my birthday last year in June and to the shock of everyone she took her own life. And I helped keep them altogether as best I can I was closer to her family than my own so it was very tough as I loved her just as much as everyone else and miss her dearly. On top of that I've been I my job for over 3 years now and still on a contract basis so with my wife 5 months pregnant I do fear losing it as I am the sole provider. The funny thing is I work in pharmaceuticals manufacturing and actually make celexa and lexapro among other things to do with Alzheimer's blood pressure etc. Thers irony for yaHi everyone, I hope you are all well today!
I'm 21 years old and I work in a special needs school which I absolutely love. I've always had an 'over the place' mind which could be fantastic or terrible depending on the situation! I was recently diagnosed with depression and social anxiety, and just 2 hours ago started on citalopram. I know it will be a long journey .. lately I haven't been able to cope, feel good at all, concentrate or focus, see anything through and have missed a lot of time from work. The tablet has kicked in and although I feel a little blank, my mind feels calm. I hope these tablets do work out for me! Besides a little headache they're seeming good for just the first try. Has anyone else had any positive experiences with these / have any advice for how to move forward taking them?
Hello everyone .. thank you for all your lovely messages! As I am on my phone it's difficult to respond one by one but please know I've read every message and you've all been so wonderful!
I am on my 5th day of taking them. On the first day I was so nervous about taking them .. I was incredibly hesitant and just say there staring at the packet but I took the tablet eventually. I have to say it didn't magically fix all the 'problems' I've had however it just made me feel more like I could 'cope'. I spent 2 days with my partner as he has been worried about me so he wanted me to stay at his while I started on these and it was so nice to have that support there. Sadly I've also come down with a sinus infection so I've felt a bit groggy but I did a day at my 2nd job yesterday and it went really well .. I didn't feel like I was going to break down or couldn't cope at all which was a nice change! The only side effect I had was the other night I woke up at 3am incredibly groggy, heart racing and was close to a panic attack .. for about 15 minutes I was incredibly scared of what was happening but then I thought 'no, I am in CONTROL' so I started doing some breathing excercises (breathe in to the count of 8, hold for 4, breath out 8) and calmed myself back to sleep. I did see one message where someone was a little hesitant to take them and my advice would just be to take it one step at a time, any side effects remember YOU are in CONTROL and to keep strong contact with your doctor. I hope you are all having a wonderful day and keep well and safe. X.
Glad to hear your doing well. I am on day two and just feeling dizzy and a bit sick and I also have this weird jaw thing when I yawn. Woke up a couple of times last night with feelings of panic but managed to clam down without taking anything and fell back a sleep so hoping it will fade sooner rather than later.
It's brilliant you were able to regain control when you were waking up in panic - from what I've gathered that's just your body getting used to the medication. I have to say my jaws been a little stiff lately, I don't know if that's to do with the relaxing aspect of the medication or just coincidence .. we'll have to see! Hope it continues going well for you
It's nice to see that everyone's side effects aren't terrible. I had some anxiety the first four days of taking it and none today, a bit of insomnia, some dizziness, and still have some apathy but that's apparently normal as your body adjusts to the medication. I actually don't mind the apathy after spending three months in a constant state of anxiety. I'm starting to feel like my normal self again but I guess we'll see by the end of the month.
Officially diagnosed with social phobia, dysthymic disorder, and nonverbal learning disorder. Suspected GAD and hypochondria.
I suppose I am not crawling the walls or anything but I wish the constant dizziness would stop its like a weird head fog or pressure type sensation that makes it very hard to concentrate or be motivated.
Still don't have any appetite as of yet mostly just making sure to take on fluids. Only day 3 so can't expect much I suppose but that's my update thanks for all the support.
I felt a bit dizzy when they upped my dose recently. More like a loss of balance more than anything. I also felt extremely tired. On the second day I was only awake for four hours.
This happened last week. I'm not sure if it had anything to do with the fact I had a fever and was sick as well, but it did compare to the symptoms I had last time.
A week later it has subsided considerably. I do notice I got less intrusive thoughts lately.
Day 4 today was very anxious this moring around 8am only up for 10 mins before crawling back into bed then before I knew it it was noon. Got up and went for a walk with my wife then came home and had to go back to bed its now 17:30pm don't know where the day has gone. I took my meds at 12 instead of 10 like previous days but I sure that's ok. Got the usual lightheaded and dizziness. Still have no appetite hope it fades soon I am normaly a big eater here's to hope for tomorrow being a better day.
I'm hoping tomorrow is a better day, one step at a time, you will get to where you need to be.
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