Phoenix24
20-03-09, 19:01
Hi,
I'm new so I'm sorry if I should have put this in as part of the other threads, please let me know if I should have done it a different way. One of the forums I used in the past for something different asked you to go through all the relevant threads to see if your answer was there before posting something but this is a bit specific.
I've just been prescribe Citalopram which I haven't started taking yet. I'm a bit against anti depressants for myself after a really bad experience with Seroxat about 8 years ago. I'm scared to start taking it and may have come up with another way but wanted to ask some advice. I've started having nightmares since I agreed to take them.
My best friends wedding is in a weeks time and she doesn't know how bad thing have got and I don't want to add to her worries. I'm concerned that if I start the meds now and I get drowsy on them my best friend will end up with a zombie maid of honour.
I'm wondering if I should suggest CBT to my GP as an alternative, I can't help feeling that I would feel ten times better if I could alter the way I think about things. A friend of mine also suggested that because it's always so much worse around a certain week of the month that maybe a hormone imbalance is playing a big part and that perhaps I should ask for a blood test to check my hormone levels.
Does anyone have any advice at all? My doctor's lovely but I find going to the doctors about this really stressful and I've got myself worked up about it all. I'm sorry if this is all long winded.
Thanks,
Nic
:scared15:
I'm new so I'm sorry if I should have put this in as part of the other threads, please let me know if I should have done it a different way. One of the forums I used in the past for something different asked you to go through all the relevant threads to see if your answer was there before posting something but this is a bit specific.
I've just been prescribe Citalopram which I haven't started taking yet. I'm a bit against anti depressants for myself after a really bad experience with Seroxat about 8 years ago. I'm scared to start taking it and may have come up with another way but wanted to ask some advice. I've started having nightmares since I agreed to take them.
My best friends wedding is in a weeks time and she doesn't know how bad thing have got and I don't want to add to her worries. I'm concerned that if I start the meds now and I get drowsy on them my best friend will end up with a zombie maid of honour.
I'm wondering if I should suggest CBT to my GP as an alternative, I can't help feeling that I would feel ten times better if I could alter the way I think about things. A friend of mine also suggested that because it's always so much worse around a certain week of the month that maybe a hormone imbalance is playing a big part and that perhaps I should ask for a blood test to check my hormone levels.
Does anyone have any advice at all? My doctor's lovely but I find going to the doctors about this really stressful and I've got myself worked up about it all. I'm sorry if this is all long winded.
Thanks,
Nic
:scared15: