_Emma
23-08-10, 22:15
Hey...
I'm relatively new to this site, my name's Emma-Louise and I'm from Glasgow, so hey :)
Anyway... I have been suffering with anxiety/panic attacks and agoraphobia for about 4 months now, and as well as seeing a therapist, I was put on 20mg of Citalopram, however after about 6 weeks of being on it, I was finding that it was making absolutely no difference to me, so on Friday my doctor changed my meds and put me on 30mg of Zispin. I started taking it on Fri night and I am feeling absolutely awful. It hasn't helped with my sleep as much as I hoped it would have, but during the day it is making me feel so so drowsy, feel like my head is cloudy, feel like I'm slightly drunk or something :S Can hardly function at all, tried 2 do the ironing and just felt like I could hardly move my arms! You'd think that by feeling like this I'd be sleeping loads, but no! I'm shutting my eyes, but hardly sleeping. My mum is saying she preferred me on Citalopram, because although it didn't seem to be doing much for me, at least I could have a conversation with her and be relatively alert during the day! Now I feel zapped of energy and am like a walking zombie!
Just wondered if anyone can tell me if this is normal and if it'll last long??? Should I have been put on such a high dose 2 start with??? It's 15mg tablets, but I've been told to take 2 at night, so should I just take one at night?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, at my wit's end here!
Thanks,
Emma xxx
I'm relatively new to this site, my name's Emma-Louise and I'm from Glasgow, so hey :)
Anyway... I have been suffering with anxiety/panic attacks and agoraphobia for about 4 months now, and as well as seeing a therapist, I was put on 20mg of Citalopram, however after about 6 weeks of being on it, I was finding that it was making absolutely no difference to me, so on Friday my doctor changed my meds and put me on 30mg of Zispin. I started taking it on Fri night and I am feeling absolutely awful. It hasn't helped with my sleep as much as I hoped it would have, but during the day it is making me feel so so drowsy, feel like my head is cloudy, feel like I'm slightly drunk or something :S Can hardly function at all, tried 2 do the ironing and just felt like I could hardly move my arms! You'd think that by feeling like this I'd be sleeping loads, but no! I'm shutting my eyes, but hardly sleeping. My mum is saying she preferred me on Citalopram, because although it didn't seem to be doing much for me, at least I could have a conversation with her and be relatively alert during the day! Now I feel zapped of energy and am like a walking zombie!
Just wondered if anyone can tell me if this is normal and if it'll last long??? Should I have been put on such a high dose 2 start with??? It's 15mg tablets, but I've been told to take 2 at night, so should I just take one at night?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, at my wit's end here!
Thanks,
Emma xxx