I've been off citalapram for 10 weeks now, I did a 4week stint on mirtizapan but also got taken off them as both meds were giving me side effects, worst one was suicide thoughts, scariest thing I've been through. I've suffered withdrawal symptoms which has totally changed me as a person. So I decided no more Ssri or sedative I'm going cold turke. I've started seeing an improvement in the last 3 weeks. I'm back at work, inky doing 3hours, I'm doing yoga nearly every day, vitamins and eating healthier. So why do I still get days like today...I feel lifeless...teary...bad thoughts... Anxious!
Takein your self off psych meds can difficult stressful your doctor prescribe them to you for a reason because they are helpful being off psych meds for a while you will suffered withdrawal symptoms
hi pamela some days i fill like you i get anxiety very bad i have been section last week by the police but the next day the doctors discharge me back home and the mental health team are all saying it is to do with my anxiety
I had a bad reaction to citalopram, and it kind of ruined me! Only took one tablet and the trauma of the huge panic attack I had left me in a state for a month. I tried for the whole month to get better on my own, but just got worse and worse, hqd the odd ok day, but couldn't eat and lost q lot of weight. Never wanted to take another ssri, but also couldn't carry on the way I was, so went on sertraline, I was sooo damn scared 😓, I started by only taking a quarter of the tablet then half , now I 5 weeks in, and am feeling loads better, eating well thank god, sleeping better too, able to function smile , plan Xmas, and most of all be me again. I am still not 100% my self, still get anxious thoughts, and if I dont get enough sleep I can have a crapy anxious day! At the beginning of sertraline, my symptoms of depression and anxiety did get worse and I was suicidal too, the most awful scary feeling in the world that is so hard to explain, as I'm sure you know.
If you can do it with out meds that's good, and if you are getting more good days than bad then its possible it will take more time, but I the bad days start to get more Tha the good, then please dont leave it too long.
You seem to be doing all the right things, so have a think and see how next few days go.
All the best x
Lattifa
Just come across your comment. I was diagnosed 5/6 years ago and first started on citalopram before i got pregnant and they worked magicaly! But unfortunately after i had a baby my hormones had changed and the tablets didn't agree with me. the doctors then prescribed mirtazapine - 4 years later i'm still on them but i don't "feel" them working anymore - i don't know if i need to dose increasing or not - they also prescribed me propanolol about 6 months ago. they are only good when the anxiety gets bad - settles your heart rate. I don't know whether my meds need looking at but i've never heard of sertraline - it's never been an option of medication for me from my doctors - do they seem to work better for you?
thanks xx
Hi Christine,
Yes sertraline has worked well for me so far ( been on them 5 weeks) and I wouldn't say I'm 100% better, but at least 85% .
I'm so angry with the Dr giving me citalopram, when I wasn't really depressed, I was just a bit down.
Anyway what's done is done, but thanks to sertraline, its saved my life!!!
You do get some side affects for the first 2 to 3 weeks, for me was increased anxiety, feeling heavy, dry mouth, not sleeping or eating, but then that all subsides. The only thing o get now is night sweats, but I can deal with that lol.
I would definitely advise to try it.
Let me know how you get on.😊
All the best x