Eggy
06-09-10, 22:59
I felt fine until May 2004 when I woke up one day and felt like I had Flu or something and I just thought I had come down with something, My energy felt like it had completely disappeared and later that day I felt all weird and like something was happening and a feeling of Impending doom and I felt like I was going to collapse or something, This was obviously a panic attack.
I went to the doctors and had urine tests, blood tests and stool tests etc etc and nothing was found.
I was put on Sertraline in August 2004 but after a couple of days I went back to the doctors as I thought they were making me Ill so I was put on Cipralex.
I took these until April this year and they had helped my panic attacks but I still felt tired all the time and still didn't feel right and I thought after 5 and a half years on them they weren't going to do anymore for me.
However I have been feeling worse lately so I went to the doctors to get a prescription for Cipralex but was told they aren't being manufactured anymore or something? So they gave me Citalopram, I started taking them last Tuesday but by Friday I stopped taking them, Basically because my appetite has completely gone and i feel like i am force feeding myself and i already felt tired all the time before taking them and i have found that this has made it 10 times worse so i am not sure what to do next?
I don't like taking anti-depressants to be honest because of the side effects and because it makes you gain weight and affects your sex drive etc etc.
So, really not sure what to do next, In the past 6-7 weeks I have had 2 blood tests which were more or less totally normal apart from the fact that my white blood cell count was slightly high but doctor says that's probably nothing.
I've also had 2 urine tests lately which have been ok and last week the doctor done a full medical (blood pressure, listening to my chest and heart etc.)
I've got to have have another blood test done in the next week or so just to make sure my white blood cell count has come down.
These are my main symptoms:-
*Feeling really tired, weak and exhausted all the time
*Aches & pains Inc in the knees, stomach, back pain (mainly in the middle of my back), headaches etc
*No motivation (This is down to the fact that I feel so crap all the time and don't feel like I can do much.)
*Short-term memory problems (Although my GP did a memory test on me last week which included remembering words and doing calculations and i got them all right.)
*Lightheadness (I feel fuzzy headed and like someone is pushing down on my eyes as they feel really heavy and they twitch a lot, Just hoping there's nothing wrong with my eyes.)
Feeling tired all the time is frustrating me like mad and makes me feel like i'm not alive, It makes me feel terrible, I sleep for 8-9 hours every night and when i wake up i feel like i have not even been to sleep and like i have just got into bed, It's horrible and i just cannot get rid of it, I wish i could run away from it as it's the worst thing i have been through in my life.
As i have had problems with feeling tired a lot of the time for quite a while now my doctor has referred me to a Chronic Fatigue Specialist (anyone else on here been in this situation?)
I don't know what to do next regarding my medication and what i can do to try and lift my constant tiredness and generally feeling crap all the time?
I don't seem to get many panic attacks now, The only ones i had recently were within a few hours of taking Citalopram last week.
Also as i haven't taken the Citalopram for 3/4 days how long do they take to get out of your system completely? Considering i only took them for 3 days?
I am considering doing the following (I have no idea if this will work?)
1500MG Fish Oil
500MG Vitamin C
Multi-Vitamin
Don't know if any of that would help me? I'm not confident but it's worth a try.
I'm not sure if i am actually suffering from anxiety/depression or whether it's Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Obviously I was on Cipralex for nearly 6 years and it stopped my panic attacks but after coming off them i more or less feel the same as i did when i was them maybe a little worse but i never had that much energy when i was on Cipralex either.
I have like a fuzzy head/head fog where my head doesn't feel right and feels like it affects my head and eyes so i'm worried about my eyes now.
Also, Right at this moment apart from the above symptoms my hands are hot and my ears and head feel hot like i have a temperature.
What would you suggest i do from here?
I went to the doctors and had urine tests, blood tests and stool tests etc etc and nothing was found.
I was put on Sertraline in August 2004 but after a couple of days I went back to the doctors as I thought they were making me Ill so I was put on Cipralex.
I took these until April this year and they had helped my panic attacks but I still felt tired all the time and still didn't feel right and I thought after 5 and a half years on them they weren't going to do anymore for me.
However I have been feeling worse lately so I went to the doctors to get a prescription for Cipralex but was told they aren't being manufactured anymore or something? So they gave me Citalopram, I started taking them last Tuesday but by Friday I stopped taking them, Basically because my appetite has completely gone and i feel like i am force feeding myself and i already felt tired all the time before taking them and i have found that this has made it 10 times worse so i am not sure what to do next?
I don't like taking anti-depressants to be honest because of the side effects and because it makes you gain weight and affects your sex drive etc etc.
So, really not sure what to do next, In the past 6-7 weeks I have had 2 blood tests which were more or less totally normal apart from the fact that my white blood cell count was slightly high but doctor says that's probably nothing.
I've also had 2 urine tests lately which have been ok and last week the doctor done a full medical (blood pressure, listening to my chest and heart etc.)
I've got to have have another blood test done in the next week or so just to make sure my white blood cell count has come down.
These are my main symptoms:-
*Feeling really tired, weak and exhausted all the time
*Aches & pains Inc in the knees, stomach, back pain (mainly in the middle of my back), headaches etc
*No motivation (This is down to the fact that I feel so crap all the time and don't feel like I can do much.)
*Short-term memory problems (Although my GP did a memory test on me last week which included remembering words and doing calculations and i got them all right.)
*Lightheadness (I feel fuzzy headed and like someone is pushing down on my eyes as they feel really heavy and they twitch a lot, Just hoping there's nothing wrong with my eyes.)
Feeling tired all the time is frustrating me like mad and makes me feel like i'm not alive, It makes me feel terrible, I sleep for 8-9 hours every night and when i wake up i feel like i have not even been to sleep and like i have just got into bed, It's horrible and i just cannot get rid of it, I wish i could run away from it as it's the worst thing i have been through in my life.
As i have had problems with feeling tired a lot of the time for quite a while now my doctor has referred me to a Chronic Fatigue Specialist (anyone else on here been in this situation?)
I don't know what to do next regarding my medication and what i can do to try and lift my constant tiredness and generally feeling crap all the time?
I don't seem to get many panic attacks now, The only ones i had recently were within a few hours of taking Citalopram last week.
Also as i haven't taken the Citalopram for 3/4 days how long do they take to get out of your system completely? Considering i only took them for 3 days?
I am considering doing the following (I have no idea if this will work?)
1500MG Fish Oil
500MG Vitamin C
Multi-Vitamin
Don't know if any of that would help me? I'm not confident but it's worth a try.
I'm not sure if i am actually suffering from anxiety/depression or whether it's Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Obviously I was on Cipralex for nearly 6 years and it stopped my panic attacks but after coming off them i more or less feel the same as i did when i was them maybe a little worse but i never had that much energy when i was on Cipralex either.
I have like a fuzzy head/head fog where my head doesn't feel right and feels like it affects my head and eyes so i'm worried about my eyes now.
Also, Right at this moment apart from the above symptoms my hands are hot and my ears and head feel hot like i have a temperature.
What would you suggest i do from here?