Ugh... Thinking of cutting my meds to half the dose

[Terre Nova]

Being so depressed and anxious is so hard!
Especially when its at the same time...
So from 20mg to 10mg i go..
Wish me luck...

[Th13thOne]

Good luck!! :)

I just did this starting today with prozac. I'm barely hagning on and going to beg to get into my psych tomorrow 'cause I need to be stabalized. Prozac made me so much worse

[Terre Nova]

Good luck!! :)

I just did this starting today with prozac. I'm barely hagning on and going to beg to get into my psych tomorrow 'cause I need to be stabalized. Prozac made me so much worse

Good luck to you too :)
I have Dr anxiety sooo i always try to do it on my own... Heres to hoping :)

[jessed03]

Good luck!

[Terre Nova]

Good luck!

Thanks!
Hopefully it will help with feeling so tired and apparently wanting to be like a vampire all the time (sleeping patterns, not drinking blood) ;)
Need to get back into my workouts and living..
Gonna go get my workout on. Ttyl :)

[GeneAllen]

You can do it. All my best. Peace

[Terre Nova]

You can do it. All my best. Peace

Thanks i hope it works! The best to you as well :)

[kris123]

Just wondering how your are doing with the decrease in your medication.
I was increased to 30 mg of celexa, but I could only tolerate for 3 days. I felt awful on Friday, totally depressed. So, after that, I went back to 20mg. And today, dare I say, I feel good. I'm smiling with out it feeling forced and I'm also looking forward to work tomorrow. I understand that with an increase in these types of meds there are side effects, but I definitely couldn't tolerate it, even if it was only 3 days.
I know that there will be ups and downs on this road to recovery, but I don't want to be so drugged out that I can't cope with those days when they come and that how I felt I friday.
Anyway, I hope you are getting some relief with this decrease. All the best:)

[Terre Nova]

Just wondering how your are doing with the decrease in your medication.
I was increased to 30 mg of celexa, but I could only tolerate for 3 days. I felt awful on Friday, totally depressed. So, after that, I went back to 20mg. And today, dare I say, I feel good. I'm smiling with out it feeling forced and I'm also looking forward to work tomorrow. I understand that with an increase in these types of meds there are side effects, but I definitely couldn't tolerate it, even if it was only 3 days.
I know that there will be ups and downs on this road to recovery, but I don't want to be so drugged out that I can't cope with those days when they come and that how I felt I friday.
Anyway, I hope you are getting some relief with this decrease. All the best:)

Yes, i'm right there with you! Other than my morning panic attacks( which happen every morning) i felt a bit better, not so lethargic and also got news my father in law had a heart attack yesterday (on his Bday) and i didn't completely meltdown.. I thought that was an improvement! But i find myself super on edge about loud noises since meds.. Thats annoying since i have two young children that are the dictionary definition of loud lol..
Happy to hear that you're feeling a bit better!!
Hopefully it will all even out soon! :)

[kris123]

Yes, i'm right there with you! Other than my morning panic attacks( which happen every morning) i felt a bit better, not so lethargic and also got news my father in law had a heart attack yesterday (on his Bday) and i didn't completely meltdown.. I thought that was an improvement! But i find myself super on edge about loud noises since meds.. Thats annoying since i have two young children that are the dictionary definition of loud lol.. Happy to hear that you're feeling a bit better!! Hopefully it will all even out soon! :) So sorry to hear about you're father in law. Glad that you're holding it together. I hope he's going to be ok.
Isn't it funny how the things that should send you into a downward spiral...like medical emergencies in your family, don't actually do that...somehow you are able to "keep it together". But, the small things, the things that most likely won't actually happen, are the things that do.
I remember when my sister was involved in a pedestrian/vehicle accident...she being the pedestrian. This was a little more than 7 years ago. I was still taking celexa at the time, and though I was recovering, this incident definitely exacerbated my anxiety. But, wouldn't you know, I didn't fall apart like one would expect under such stressful circumstances. My sister was In a medically induced coma for 10days. Her doctors couldn't saw one way or the other how she would be when and if she ever woke up. She had a severe brain injury. But somehow, I was able to cope with it. While everyone around me was falling apart. I think at that point in time, I was probably disconnected from my feelings, probably because of the celexa. I'm not sure if I ever regained the ability to get in touch with my feelings after that.
Anyway, I hope you're doing ok!
I think I'm doing better than I was...fingers crossed! I'm cautiously optimistic! I had a good day at work and I'm still feeling good now.
By the way, my sister made a miraculous recovery...you would never be able to tell what she has been through. The only thing is that her personality changed as a result...but not in a bad way. She's the most generous and amazing person I know! She's much more outgoing since her accident.

[Terre Nova]

So sorry to hear about you're father in law. Glad that you're holding it together. I hope he's going to be ok.
Isn't it funny how the things that should send you into a downward spiral...like medical emergencies in your family, don't actually do that...somehow you are able to "keep it together". But, the small things, the things that most likely won't actually happen, are the things that do.
I remember when my sister was involved in a pedestrian/vehicle accident...she being the pedestrian. This was a little more than 7 years ago. I was still taking celexa at the time, and though I was recovering, this incident definitely exacerbated my anxiety. But, wouldn't you know, I didn't fall apart like one would expect under such stressful circumstances. My sister was In a medically induced coma for 10days. Her doctors couldn't saw one way or the other how she would be when and if she ever woke up. She had a severe brain injury. But somehow, I was able to cope with it. While everyone around me was falling apart. I think at that point in time, I was probably disconnected from my feelings, probably because of the celexa. I'm not sure if I ever regained the ability to get in touch with my feelings after that.
Anyway, I hope you're doing ok!
I think I'm doing better than I was...fingers crossed! I'm cautiously optimistic! I had a good day at work and I'm still feeling good now.
By the way, my sister made a miraculous recovery...you would never be able to tell what she has been through. The only thing is that her personality changed as a result...but not in a bad way. She's the most generous and amazing person I know! She's much more outgoing since her accident.

I know right??? Its always the little things that get the anxiety bug excited...
Wow that's an amazing story about your sister!!!
Thank goodness that it all worked out positively for her!
I think i am feeling a bit better and less tired..
I had a migraine for the first time yesterday and that got me a bit riled ( thought i had an aneurysm or something) but it went away, so guess i'll live lol
Happy to hear that things seem to be getting better for you!!
Keep me updated :))

[kris123]

I had a bit of a rough day today. Went to work for 4 hours and was completely exhausted afterward. Anxiety wise, I've been ok, but just so tired. I tried napping when I first got home, but that didn't work. I really hope my sleep patterns improve. I wake up soooo early every morning and can't get back to sleep.
I'm assuming it's related to the celexa, but shouldn't that settle after 5 weeks? I've also been taking 0.25mg of Ativan at night to help me sleep, but clearly it's not helping. I don't know how I'll ever get back to working 12 hour shifts if I can't even get through 4 hour shifts.
Anyway, hoping you are finally getting some relief from your anxiety!

[Terre Nova]

I had a bit of a rough day today. Went to work for 4 hours and was completely exhausted afterward. Anxiety wise, I've been ok, but just so tired. I tried napping when I first got home, but that didn't work. I really hope my sleep patterns improve. I wake up soooo early every morning and can't get back to sleep.
I'm assuming it's related to the celexa, but shouldn't that settle after 5 weeks? I've also been taking 0.25mg of Ativan at night to help me sleep, but clearly it's not helping. I don't know how I'll ever get back to working 12 hour shifts if I can't even get through 4 hour shifts.
Anyway, hoping you are finally getting some relief from your anxiety!

Ummmm had a bit of a set back and been in a panic all day.. We had a crazy windstorm that shredded the outside of my house :(
A lot of damage :(
Um as for your sleep i am in kind of the same situation.. So maybe it is the celexa... I can't sleep at night and want to sleep all day and i wake up in a panic every time! But have you considered taking an Ativan when you wake up so early, to send you back to sleep? That is a really low dose of Ativan so maybe take two?
I would think it should settle by 6 weeks..
But i'm about the same amount of time on it as you and i'm not digging it lol
I have switched to 10mgs like 3 days ago or 4 (like we talked about) and i have noticed a bit less lethargy...
Heres to hoping for us both! :)))