Hi - I've been reading all the messages on this site with interest and was so pleased to find that I am not alone. Didn't think I was, but nice to see it in black & white. My Doctor prescribed me Citalopram yesterday - 10mg for one week - then I've got to go back to see him. I've sufferred with depression for approx 8 years but weaned myself off Seroxat about 3 yrs ago. I have struggled with bouts of depression since then but managed to \"push on through\" as they say without meds but things have got really bad again. My main symptom is anxiety and panic attacks, to the point where I can't leave the house. I'm a single woman and live on my own. I have a good job but have had to ask the Doctor to sign me off for a week or two to get myself together. Work have no idea. I've lost both my parents to cancer and nursed them both til the end. I have a small circle of good friends but none of them know about how I am feeling at the moment. Hence, why I'm waffling on here I suppose!! Feels like I'm getting it out there which has got to help - hasn't it! Anyway, I would love to hear from anyone else taking Citalopram and their experiences. I know that all drugs affect us differently, but I have no idea what to expect. Many thanks for \"listening\".
Coincidentally my doctor put me Citalopram last Thursday – 20mg a day. I have/had been on amitriptyline for 17 years. I went on the internet, as I suppose most people do, to get more info than the leaflet gives and for other people’s experiences. Anyway I saw your posting and decided to join the forum and reply. I am trying to be very positive and hoping these new pills will have the desired effect. My main symptoms are the same as yours, anxiety and panic attacks and when I was at my worst could well understand why people became agoraphobic. However, when I was signed off work, I forced myself to go out - not to do anything – even the thought of a trip to the supermarket would send me back to bed. So I either walked round the block – never to far from home – the biggest problem was bumping into people as the last thing I wanted to do was talk to anyone. I solved that by driving a little bit further away, parking and just walking around with the car with sight so I could make a quick retreat.
It was hell but I somehow managed to dredge up whatever non-existent inner strength was left and in hindsight I am I sure this worked for me. People at work are absolutely amazed when I tell them I have been on anti-depressants for so long and often say they thought I would be the last person to be affected by a nervous disability. Anyway here’s hoping the Citalopram does the trick for both of us or at least moves our situations in the right direction.
hello hang in ther i was the same as u would not go out wanted 2 stay in bed crying . i have been on citalopram for 7 wwks now and i fell great. frist 2 weeks was bad but once u get passed that things start 2 get better .so keep at it and gd luck x
keep with it,took a while for me to find right med and hopefully citalopram is it ...............patience is the key.
please feel free to email me if you want to chat
I have today been prescribed Citalopram.After a few years of thinking I could sort my problems out myself, I relented and went to the Doctors. Being the vigilant, over interested, lets get all the info i need to need to know before taking it (instead of just trusting Doctor!!) I came onto this site.. Mind blowing, as reading all posts in the last month I can relate to many, if not all. I thought I was going around the bend and that I was totally disfunctional!! I thought that I was in a realm of my own.... However, I see I am not (well not totally!!)and whilst this comment may seem flippant to you, I am so relieved to hear that there are others out there who think as I do.... Im not the only one afterall.
I am saddened by many stories/comments Ive read and would love to help others, HOWEVER, I think people like you and me are great sources to others.. just not ourselves! and cannot get to grasps as to why that is.
I am 41 and have read the feelings of someone at the young age of 19/20 (my daughters age) having the same kind of thoughts as I. That made me think even more.. perhaps Ive been like I have for more years than I thought. What makes us like we are ? Why do we think/act the way we do ?....are we like we are for no apparent reason or is there some underlying cause that we need to acknowledge,forgive and then let go of ?
I have had a daughter who went 'off the rails'.....was that because of me i wonder ? My kids have had a good upbringing,received a great deal of love, taught morals and values, had a nice place to live, food in their mouths and clothes on their backs etc etc... I have worked all my life... was that my pennance ? I wasn't totally there for them ? I had to work, needs be and all that.
I guess im babbling but really wanting you to know basics in order to get some grounding as to why i am like i am and what I can do to enhance not only my life, but my childrens too. I want to be a good mum and a great individual.
Hi, as a new \"user\"!! just wanted to check on how it is going for you? Just posted my blurb on my experiences today.
Seem to have a similiar path.
A