Hi i have posted on ere a few times i am 24 years old my anxiety started begging of last year i was put on serterline and citralpram sorry for any spelling mistakes the citralpram made me feel worse so i stopped taking them and relaced them with kalms a herbal remedie after a few months on serterline and kalms i started feeling fine i didn't have thoughts or anything as the anxiety makes me have unwanted thoughts i think i might have OCD aswell and i also suffer with a.d.h.d i stopping taking serterline and the kalms because i felt i didn't need them anymore big mistake that was i started back to were i was before unwanted thoughts shaking sweating not being able to sleep eat prop ect i have been having problems with my stomach had to have camera and biopsys they picked something up on it and i after go back on Thursday i got my letter a few weeks ago so ino it's nothing bad but I've suffered with it since the night the anxiety kicked in so wondering if when the problem with my stomach is sorted might my anxiety go but this isn't why am writhing this i have recently been put on amitriptyline 10mg i got told these would help with stomach pains aswell as my anxiety so i thought great I've been on them 2weeks and they r kinda helping with it but my stomach pains still there for the last 2 nights I've taken 2 but last night i spoke 1 of my thoughts out and i am just glad it wasn't a bad 1 then i started getting a weird feeling in my ear like all the wax was breaking away am guessing these could maybe be side effects when i was on serterline i didn't have the thoughts and was me again but my stool was like water and i was on the loo all the time i really don't know what to do am thinking of going back to serterline just want to know what other people would do feel normal and happy again but be on the toilet nearly all day lol or take amitriptyline which kinda helps x
It certainly sounds like you should go back to your doctor and discuss with them the things that you have talked about here.
i made exactly the same mistake as you. I felt great on venlafaxine, so I stopped taking them. Not actually stopping to think that it was because of the medication that I was feeling OK. I ended up very ill because of it. Please don't make the mistake that I made. Go back to your doctor and get back on the drug combination that works best for you. Stick to your guns here. You know your own body and you know what has worked for you.
Have you discussed the possibility of OCD with your doctor yet? I think it would make you feel better if you did. Good luck.x
No i haven't discussed the OCD part they dont even no i have adhd as there a new doctors am back there on Monday so il explain everything to him i just want the old me back i have a 4year old son and wonderful partner but i feel like these thoughts will destroy my family i was the same last year but i started feeling fine after the combination i really think am going to go back on my tablets x
You shouldn't decide for yourself what to give up and what to take ....are you a qualified GP? I don't think so. You really messed yourself up and you need to go to your GP and tell him the problems you have had, admit what you decided to do and ask for help. Drugs such as Serterline and Citalopram can't just be stopped! You literally need to be weened off them over a period of weeks or even months! Don't do anything else off your own back. Go to your GP, tell him your problems and take the advice you are given. Give it a number of weeks to work and if no improvement is made go back again.
Hi gwen i totally agree i have messed up ino that am only young and i felt i didn't need them anymore and i agree i shouldn't be messing about changing medication we all do stupid things in life but the serterline and kalms really worked for me and i wish ide of kept on them but can't change past all i can do now is try again and hope to get back to myself again x
Hi I was on amytriptalin and I felt they made me tired a lot of the time, I think everyone responds differently to meds.It sounds like you need to speak to your doctor though if your having tummy troubles and your on the loo a lot. On to the anxiety Have you tried meditation before? I feel it's brilliant and it's helped me no end. I listen through head phones and have many off u tube, it's really worth trying. I hope you get this sorted. Good luck
Hi hun it was the serterline that i was on toilet alot with but i felt better in myself I've had tests done for my stomach am back at hospital on Thursday to find out my results the amitriptyline I've only been on a few weeks i do sort of feel better but i got told they would help with stomach pains and they don't seem to be working so i took 2?for last 2 nights but last night felt really bad and a bit foggy today am back at doctor on Monday and askin to be put on serterline again as i felt myself again on them i tried a relax cd i got from the crisis team last year but didn't seem to work i will try meditation though thank you for taking your time to write 😘