easier starting meds second time around?
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easier starting meds second time around?
| Tue, 01-11-2005 - 2:16pm |
i finally deciede to go back on celexa (i was on it for about a 1 year -2002). please tell me it gets easier the 2nd time around. i am on 10mg to start off slow. the last time i was in heel for about 2 weeks. i feel so crummy, that i need to go back, like a failure that i can't just be normal and cope like everyone else.....please send some positive feedback my way i sure need it. thanks in advance!
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| Tue, 01-11-2005 - 2:30pm |
I had a much easier time when I took Celexa the 2nd time around. I was tired for the first 2 weeks, but also started feeling better metally in those 2 weeks. The second time I took it for about 1 1/2 yrs and I have been off of it for about 7 months now. Please don't feel like a failure! I too had those feelings and did not understand why I couldn't handle things the way other people do naturally. I have been in counseling for about 2 yrs now and I realize that it is not something that you can help. Your are just "programmed that way" and be thankful that their is medication to help you! If I ever feel like I need it in the future I will not hesitate to go back on it again. take care..........lmichelle
| Tue, 01-11-2005 - 6:40pm |
thanks sooooo much for your response, i feel a bit better!!! did you gain any weight on the celexa? i did not but was on only 20 mg......thanks again, i feel like someone understands, no one in my family/friends gets it. i so i feel alone many times!!!!
| Wed, 01-12-2005 - 9:51am |
Your are welcome!!..I did gain weight, but I'm not sure that it had anything to do w/ the Celexa. I went off of birth control pills at that same time and attribute more to that than the antideppressant b/c my appetite increased immediately after stopping bc. The celexa did affect my periods ( they stopped) I didn't have one for like 1 yr w/out taking something to make me start. That is the only bad effect that I had from it. I know that is what was causing that b/c 2 weeks after I stopped taking it I got my period!! I only took 10 mg, I started out w/ that and it helped, so me and my dr kept it at that dosage, however in the past I have taken 20mg w/ no problems. Luckily I do have people (my mom, friends at work,and my boyfriend) that do understand. But my counselor has helped me tremendously to understand how common this problem is, most people are just too scared to ask for help and suffer needlessly!! Have you tried counseling?...I absolutley understand how you feel, it is conforting to know that other people have these feelings and that your not weird! (at least that is how I felt)..If you have any more questions don't hesitate to aske!!........take care.......lmichelle
| Thu, 01-13-2005 - 2:19pm |
thanks again, i appreciate it...i have thought of counseling evetually, but my husband is from the old school and thinks that you just "get over it"....it doesn't even know that i am going on it again. i feel like a freak, plus trying to take care of a 4 month old and 4 year old is not good. i was on 20 mg for a year and it seemed to help, i just don;t want to gain weight ya know. i have been on 10 for 6 days know and i still have anxiety at like 3:30 every morning & can't faal back to sleep & i feel anxious all day. i guess i have to wait it out another week to see what happens, it took me 2 weeks the first time to see any improvement....i feel crummy and alone with dealing with it...not good for my kids, plus not having any family close by or true blue friend doesn't help..( i deal w'shyness) anyway sorry to go on..thanks again
| Thu, 01-13-2005 - 3:55pm |
I'm sorry that your husband doesn't really understand what your are going through. But, most people that haven't experienced depression/anxiety just think that you can "get over it" what they don't know is that it doesn't work that way. It would be like willing yourself to not have diabetes or cancer.... You Can't.Sometimes your body does things that you can't help. Personally, I think you should go to couseling, just talk to your husband about. Even if he doesn't really understand, he should support you in trying to help yourself. Which will also help you to be a better wife to him and a better mother for your children b/c your not capable of doing that the way things are. As far as gaining weight goes, I understand your fear of that, but the way I look at it, is that I would rather be happy and gain a little weight than be miserable and waste my life being anxious and depressed! Just remember that life is too short to spend time being unhappy!..Good Luck to you!!
