Celexa

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Has anyone tried this one? Curious about side effects, getting on and off the stuff, how long should you take it. All of them scare the crap out of me but am so tired of feeling this way.

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  • Denali
    Denali Member Posts: 347
    edited March 2009

    I've taken it for years and haven't noticed any side effects.  If you need it, at least try it.

  • pabbie
    pabbie Member Posts: 370
    edited March 2009

    I've also been taking it for years but I only take 10 mg. at bedtime. 20 mg was too activating for me. It was great when I could take it with my HRT but of course due to the BC I'm off hormone replacement. My dr has added clonazapem for sleeping and anxiety and a mood stabilizer and of course the 10 mg. of celexa.

    Keep looking for one that works. Good luck and take care.

  • amsky
    amsky Member Posts: 35
    edited March 2009
    I have been taking celexa for a couple of months, now.  For the first week, I was nauseated and felt kind of like I had the flu.  But after that, I began to feel great.   I feel more focused and calm about things.  Everything around me doesn't seem so hectic.  It seems to help with sleeping, also.  I had taken zoloft and cymbalta at different times throughout my life and wasn't satisfied with them and didn't really like the idea of taking medicine.  With celexa, I feel more settled and don't mind the idea of taking medicine because I feel better. 
  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited March 2009

    I NEED to take something and have taken Zoloft for years for anger. It is the only drug that has allowed to me "move on" in life. I also take Welbutrin for anxiety. Neither of these drugs make me feel drugged. They have to build slowly up in your system and take weeks to stabilize. I think many people give up before they have give a drug the chance.

    Let it work for you. The day you stop wondering if it's working is the day you'll realize it IS! Don't give up; there is a drug out there that will work properly with your brain chemisty. That's all it is. Balancing your brain chemistry.

  • Sierra
    Sierra Member Posts: 1,638
    edited March 2009

    I took Celexa some years ago

    with counselling

    and

    it worked well for me

    at the time

    wishing you well

    Yes, it did make me nauseaus at first

  • wetcoast
    wetcoast Member Posts: 193
    edited March 2009

    thanks for the input girls. Hopefully it will give me results and i can get on with life.

     many thanks

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