My Celexa Daily Log

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I am starting celexa 10mg today. I will be logging daily, sometimes multiple times a day, to share my experience with the drug. I will not sugar coat or hide anything, you all will get to hear the positives and negatives of my encounter with the drug on a day by day basis. Follow this thread, and enjoy...hopefully this helps people considering starting the drug!

Day 1: I took my first pill at 6:40am (10mg) and am headed off to work. I did take the pill with a cereal bar this morning and a coffee. I will report back later with updates on day 1

Update 1 (8:50am): It's now two hours since I've taken my first dose. So far so good, feel a bit odd but very tolerable so far. Able to keep focus at work for the time being.

Update 2 (3:30pm): I have had a pretty good day today. I have felt a bit spaced out on a few occasions, but all and all, I feel okay. So far, today has been very tolerable. I am not as hungry as usual, but did eat lunch just out of good habit. Staying focused at work was not an issue really, in fact, keeping busy helps greatly to keep your mind off of it. I have had no anxiety today (which is rare, I doubt the meds have provided any positive effect yet, but it's the truth), and I was able to slow down today and not run 2000 mph like I typically do, which provided a stress free day as well. All and all, day 1 is going okay.

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Day 2: I wanted to make sure I reported on my quality of sleep from night 1. I had no issues falling asleep,, staying asleep, or waking up this morning. I took my second pill at 6:40am this morning and I am headed to work. Day 2 is officially underway! I'll update later!

Update 1 (4:15pm): Shortly after I took my first pill this morning, I began to feel "strange", for the lack of a better word. Tired, headache, and just plain crappy. Luckily, this only lasted about an hour and I have been doing very well the rest of the day. I still feel a bit wierd, but that is to be expected. So far, I feel as though it is going very well for only being day 2. In conparisson, day 2 of Effexor was absolutely terrible and I couldn't function at all. I realized that I have forgotten to mention why I am taking the drug in the first place...and the answer is anxiety and obsessive behavior revolving around anxiety. I will certainly keep everyone updated on my progress, I hope you enjoy being a part of my journey, and maybe it will also help you mentally when starting this medicine on your own!

Update 2 (7:35pm): I promised the truth while reporting my journey, here it comes. Tonight I have a killer headache after a pretty tolerable day, and ibprofen will not ease it at all. In general, I feel pretty strange. This will be the first notable time where I don't feel great. I am sure this will pass after time on celexa, but it's my responsibility to share the truth.

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Day 3: Good morning! I want to start off by saying I slept great last night, not seeing any sleeping issues arise from this medicine as of yet. I woke up and took my pill like usual this morning, and headed off to work. The only difference is, today, I don't feel strange, funny, or tired like the past two days. I actually feel energized and in a good mood. I hope this lasts all day, I feel great! More to come later...

Update 1 (4:30pm): Today is certainly a great day. I have had tons of energy, not tired, and not feeling strange much. My mood has been excellent all day, and I laughed all day while at work. I'm hoping this trend continues in the following days!

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Day 4: Took my pill a bit late this morning, I slept in until about 9 and took it then. I am sleeping like a baby. Honestly, so far today I don't feel any side effects. We will see how the day progresses! Back with more later...

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Day 5: Yet another good day in the books. No side effects to note at all, other than a headache this morning that went away. Also, my wife and I engaged in some fun under the sheets last night...all is well, lasted longer (no arguments there), but it did take a bit extra effort to finish, but I can't live with that. Libido is still excellent. I have no direction to up my dose from 10mg to 20mg at this point,but I do see my doc in 1 week, so we will she what she says.

[superchick22684]

Hang in there. I've been on Celexa for a little over a month now, started on 10 mg and I've been on 20 for about 2 weeks now. Glad you are having a good experience with the med so far. :)

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Thank you, I appreciate your encouragement!

Day 6: Today, I was more tired and yawning then the past few days. I've read a lot that you can see quick improvements the a dip down for a bit before leveling back out after a few weeks. I'm not discouraged, it's all a part of my goal of an anxiety free life.

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Day 12: I've been very pleased with the drug. Most side effects have passed completely, with the exception of some tiredness from time to time. I see my doctor tomorrow for a two week checkup (if work lets me out on time, might not happen), but in interested to see if she will up my dose to 20mg at that point. I can't say I've had any anxiety lately, seems to be a very effective drug this far. I will keep updating this with info! If you have been contemplating taking this drug, take my advice...do it.

[NixonRulz]

Good to hear it is working

Most meds will if you give them their due time

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Day 15: As I stated in my last post, I went to see my doctor and told her that it makes me tired in the daytime, yawning all day, sleepy, no motivation to work. Her answer was to skip my dose yesterday morning and begin taking it at bedtime instead. I did exactly that, and slept OK, but not great. Didn't really get into a deep sleep like I usually do. I'm assuming this will level out after a few days, but on a good note...I woke up great and so far am having a much more energetic day than when I was on the morning regiment. Wish I would have started it at bedtime to begin with!