doctorjohn
26-04-13, 16:59
hi folks
at the tail end of last year, out of the blue, I was having episodes of ectopic beats, sometimes lasting for hours at a time.
I had all the hospital tests including echo's and x-rays and bloods and so on and all was well with my heart, thank God. Benign.
these periods of beats were nevertheless causing me a great deal of stress even although I had been given the "all clear"
so off I went the my GP who prescribed CITALOPRAM for me to help me cope and calm down a little.
as the weeks went by I started to get worse, much worse with depression and anxiety and on line research had revealed to me than CITALOPRAM can sometimes have this affect on patients at first, so I stuck with them.
the sudden onset of PVCs I endured for 10 weeks BEFORE starting the CITALOPRAM program, by the time I was on the CITALOPRAM for 5 weeks I was a total nervous wreck, couldn't eat or get out of bed ,crying, even in my sleep, I guess I had some sort of total meltdown, a nervous breakdown perhaps. That was almost 6 months ago.
I had to have an emergency Doctor visit me at home and she stopped the CITALOPRAM, gave me MIRTAZAPINE 15mg at night and some DIAZEPAM 5s and I started to pick up within 2 days.
thing is whenever I get the odd PVC now (they more or less are normal now, a dozen a day perhaps, rather than the 6 or 8 a minute I suffered from some months ago) I associate it with getting very sick, I think I am on that same rocky road to bed and depression and anxiety
some days I struggle when I have even a handful of ectopic beats. when I got to thinking perhaps it was NOT the ectopic beats that broke me down ,perhaps it was the CITALOPRAM....after all week by week, whilst on these, tabs I got worse and worse, soon as I stopped them, BINGO! a recovery.
can CITALOPRAM be THAT devastating to some folk?
I am just trying to see my illness in a different light I guess.
I was referred to a psychiatrist who said I was suffering from "low mood" and sent me down the corridor to a psychologist.
I have seen the psychologist for 3 or 4 weeks now and have not been impressed. She says we will talk for a few weeks and THEN formulate a plan of action...I desperately need some "tools" to enable me to cope WITHOUT the need of DIAZEPAM
I have a feeling these sessions are gonna be worthless
sorry for the ramble folk but it's been a very hard time for me of late. I'm John, 58, and never had anxiety issues in my life but many episodes, over the years, of manageable depression
is COG therapy any good, and any stories of CITALOPRAM making your life intolerable?
good health to you all
John
at the tail end of last year, out of the blue, I was having episodes of ectopic beats, sometimes lasting for hours at a time.
I had all the hospital tests including echo's and x-rays and bloods and so on and all was well with my heart, thank God. Benign.
these periods of beats were nevertheless causing me a great deal of stress even although I had been given the "all clear"
so off I went the my GP who prescribed CITALOPRAM for me to help me cope and calm down a little.
as the weeks went by I started to get worse, much worse with depression and anxiety and on line research had revealed to me than CITALOPRAM can sometimes have this affect on patients at first, so I stuck with them.
the sudden onset of PVCs I endured for 10 weeks BEFORE starting the CITALOPRAM program, by the time I was on the CITALOPRAM for 5 weeks I was a total nervous wreck, couldn't eat or get out of bed ,crying, even in my sleep, I guess I had some sort of total meltdown, a nervous breakdown perhaps. That was almost 6 months ago.
I had to have an emergency Doctor visit me at home and she stopped the CITALOPRAM, gave me MIRTAZAPINE 15mg at night and some DIAZEPAM 5s and I started to pick up within 2 days.
thing is whenever I get the odd PVC now (they more or less are normal now, a dozen a day perhaps, rather than the 6 or 8 a minute I suffered from some months ago) I associate it with getting very sick, I think I am on that same rocky road to bed and depression and anxiety
some days I struggle when I have even a handful of ectopic beats. when I got to thinking perhaps it was NOT the ectopic beats that broke me down ,perhaps it was the CITALOPRAM....after all week by week, whilst on these, tabs I got worse and worse, soon as I stopped them, BINGO! a recovery.
can CITALOPRAM be THAT devastating to some folk?
I am just trying to see my illness in a different light I guess.
I was referred to a psychiatrist who said I was suffering from "low mood" and sent me down the corridor to a psychologist.
I have seen the psychologist for 3 or 4 weeks now and have not been impressed. She says we will talk for a few weeks and THEN formulate a plan of action...I desperately need some "tools" to enable me to cope WITHOUT the need of DIAZEPAM
I have a feeling these sessions are gonna be worthless
sorry for the ramble folk but it's been a very hard time for me of late. I'm John, 58, and never had anxiety issues in my life but many episodes, over the years, of manageable depression
is COG therapy any good, and any stories of CITALOPRAM making your life intolerable?
good health to you all
John