I am quite concerned about everyones comments about this drug. I have jsut been prescribed it to combat anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder which can cause fits of depression. However, weight and academics are the two main things that i am obseesive about so i am extremely worried about the comments whereby people have put on weight and or can no-longer concentrate or suffer memory loss. Has anyone taken this for similar reasons to mine, and did it work? I hope i dont suffer these side affects and tht it helps me get better.
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seriously, if you are depressed you are more likely to not being able to concentrate than if you eat the medicine.
atleast, that is my experience.
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I have found that my concentration is a lot better now I am on the maximum dose, I can sit still for hours and really seem to get hypnotised by what I am doing. The only problem is my memory is now awful, so if you can always try to finish what you are doing because if you come back to it, its likely you will have forgotten what you are doing, but if you continue you will find that you have sat there for hours so engrossed! Also try to write things down when you think of them as it gets frustrating not being able to remember things. Hope this helps.
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yes i have add and my stimulants worked untill i started taking citalopram, i do suffer frombad deppression so ihave stuck with citalopram having been cinvinced by the docs that citalopram didnt effect concentration,but after reasding your comments im going to come off it.
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