Hi
I feel so lost, i have tried Citalopram for 9 weeks and did not work, and i have changed to Flu and am on it for 5 days now, but i feel so edgy, spaced out, constipated, could not concentrate, in the morning i feel like a zombie, that my husband has to do the breakfast for me. Could not stand to be on my own.
This is my 8th depression and i feel that this is the worst. I dont know whether to change it again, or give it a chance the Flu.. but it is just awful.. the creepy crawlies, head so heavy.. i just want to feel better.
I have not had a good day for three months now since i was made redunandant. Have a job now but just could not concentrate.
Please can anyone give me some advice. Am i losing my mind?
Really sorry your feeling bad just now. I don't have any experience of other anti dep drugs, and i'm going through my first and hopfully last \"bout\" of depression.
I would say to give the flu a chance first, i have been on it for 7 weeks and started to slowly feel the benefits as the weeks go on.
I also had a heavy body feeling which lasted about 10 days, i take my flu first thing in the morning, after i've has my breakfast i feel a surge of energy which i use for doing the housework! After which i spend the day on me! which will not be doing much but i don't put myself under pressure to leave the house or anything. Maybe this could happen to you! At the end of the day if you still feel like this after a while speak to your GP. If your not already there i also suggest speak to a counseller.
Keep posting any thoughts and i hope you start to feel better soon
Take care
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Hi helplessmum.
I don't think you're a helpless mum - try to use positive affirmations for yourself.
I'm in a similar situation to yourself. This is my 5th day on flu and I feel what you're feeling. I've suffered from depression for about 18 years and wouldn't go on anti depressants for fear of what they'd do to me. I think part of my problem was that I was in denial of my depression and tried so many other ways to help myself. I also tried Citalopram but it didn't work for me. All it gave me was terrible carbohydrate cravings and awful mood. I stayed off meds for a while and now am starting out on flu.
I'm trying to be as patient as possible because it takes a while to kick in and do it's job. I've had a lot of support from this site which is helping me to understand these early side effects. See how you go and if you still don't feel right after about 8 weeks then go and see your doc.
Keep posting on this site - everyone's so great!
Take care
Hi behappy, you said the Citalopram did not work for you, did you have any withdrawal symptoms in stopping b4 you changed to Flu? Are you feeling better now?
I am now two weeks with Flu, but will give it more time. Sometimes, i feel that i just want to give it up and not take anything as I hate the side-effects but the Depression is still with me. I might feel worse if i go cold turkey.
I have to remain optimistic. It is just awful being depressed and no interest in anything. Still hoping that one day the Flu will kick in...as the my GP said if it doesn't then she'll change it to Venlaflaxine which is a lot stronger and widely prescribed by psychiatrists.. I just hate the thought of starting another one and back to square one but i suppose we have to find ways to get the right one and feel better.
Thanks for all your replies and keep us updated, it is always inspiring to hear stories from fellow sufferers that i am not alone.
Helpless mum I read your post and felt so bad for you you seem to be having an awful time. Just wanted to give you some encouragement and let you know my experiences.
10 years ago or thereabouts I had depression following a stressful event in my life. I took prozac for around 4 months if I remember correctly and slowly very slowly my depression lifted and things got better for me. It was not the answer to everything I worked hard I guess to implement changes within my life to help myself. But I saw it as a crutch that helped me walk on a broken leg so to speak. It did not heal me but gave me that extra push to get out of the depression I just couldnt do it on my own.
Here I am ten years later and following a series of stressful events I am back on fluoxetine (10 days now), and have been prescribed half inderal for panic . anxiety attacks which are crippling me at the moment. I am hoping the prozac will help give me that crutch once again but I have started all of the things I put in place 10 years ago and have obviously slipped once I got better and went back to stressful life and job.
Just wanted to tell you what I am doing as it may at some point be useful for you maybe? However crap I am and however bad the panic attacks are or depression is I haul my arse out the house and walk for one hour in the morning and one hour in the evening. Hate every second of it but its slowly getting easier . Meditate for twenty minutes three times per day just try and do breathing excercises and clear my head even though negative thoughts do creep in its getting easier / better. Talk to my husband and mum and dad every day about how I am feeling trying to give positive affirmations about mysef and the in roads I am making to get better. When I feel up to it make a list of a few jobs for that day and try and work through them dont beat myself up if cant get all done but it does help to distract from bad thoughts and keep going again slowly getting easier. Also about to embark on six smal healthy meals a day as my blood sugars play havoc with my depression.
Can you please post back and let me know how yor doing if things are getting any easier for you? Hope some of this will help I know everyone is different and I hope there is something these you can use in conjunction with the prozac to give you a small lift. Please take it day by day. Maddy x