I'm 3 weeks in off 20mg off clitlpram before that I did 9 days on 10mg and still feeling awful and I'm struggling with anxiety, tiredness and feeling sick. I feel like they just aren't working for me it's been the worse month for me ever on them do I keep going or go back to sertaline which I was on before and I know it works.
This is the side effects it does get better honestly x It is just your body and brain getting used to them once they kick in u wont look back x Just practice your deep breathing and try listening to meditation apps x I felt awful for the first 3 weeks then from week 4 i just started feeling better
Lydia,
I'm so sorry to hear you are still having such a rough time. I definitely understand your frustration and fears of the meds not working. I am not sure about switching meds so soon in the process, citalopram does take time to work. The first 4 weeks have been very difficult but I told myself I'm going to give it at least the 8-12 weeks that many people on here have recommended. In the mean time I started a journal to track how I've felt at different points each day. This has helped me to see progress even when I don't think there has been any and to identify behaviors that are not helping me. The journal started off full of negativity but I started making myself come up with at least one positive or small accomplishment that I had made. Now when I am having a really bad moment or day and think things just aren't getting any better I can go back and read through and see that things are getting better slowly but surely. I also noticed that I seemed to really pick up in the later afternoon or early evenings, but on mornings that I had felt really bad and refused to get up and do anything that I would not get those pick ups as long as I just laid around. It almost as if we have to work to trick our minds into thinking things are ok and then it slowly just becomes that way
A few other things I have done that have helped. I started doing word searches, they are fairly simple but occupy my mind. I've made it a goal everyday to do at least one household chore, this makes me feel like I am helping my wife. I make myself take time everyday to do something with my kids that does not involve a tv, cell phone, or tablet. Might be coloring, painting, playing a board game. And just to clarify doing these does not magically make me feel better, many times I am faking my way through whatever I am doing and internally feel unwell but I have to do something.