New User - Feeling Low

[Serenitie]

Laurajaney!

[*laurajaney*]

Hi all,

Just wanted to let you know that i am having a good day today

Had a little stressy panic at lunch but a quick chat with my boyfriend sorted it all out

So far so good - i just hope it stays this way!

Laura x

[amber angel]

Hi LauraJaney! I have been on citalopram 20mg for a couple of months now. I found the first couple of weeks i actually felt a lot worse. I still get anxious sometimes and also occasionally still get the horrible dark thoughts! I feel they have worked to stop things getting really bad but wouldn't say they cure everything. I have just started counselling and quite enjoyed it. Have you thought of trying that?

[*laurajaney*]

im on day 4 of my 20mg dose of Citalopram and my teeth are killing me! i have had really bad symptoms today - shaking, dizzy spells, weak, inability to sit still, ear ache (probably from the sore teeth), nausea and severe drowsiness.

feel really really bad

i hope that it dies off by saturday as i have a wedding to attend!

has anyone else had these symptoms?

Laura x

[Annip]

Hi Laurajaney,
Hope you are managing to cope with the side effects from the citalapram. I took this 4 years ago and found the SE quite difficult to cope with but when the tablets kicked in they lifted my mood and I was so better able to deal with my anxieties. I had counselling too which helped. Hope this helps you,
Annip x

[fozzy is crying]

[Sparkle1984]

im on day 4 of my 20mg dose of Citalopram and my teeth are killing me! i have had really bad symptoms today - shaking, dizzy spells, weak, inability to sit still, ear ache (probably from the sore teeth), nausea and severe drowsiness.

feel really really bad

i hope that it dies off by saturday as i have a wedding to attend!

has anyone else had these symptoms?

Laura x

I'm on 10mg but I did have side effects like inability to sit still, feeling fidgety, feeling drowsy (although for the first 3 nights I hardly slept at all), feeling nauseous (which meant that I hardly ate anything for the first few days). The side effects did wear off for me in less than a week.

I hope you'll feel better by the weekend and that you'll enjoy the wedding.

You should be proud of yourself that you've taken the first steps to overcome your depression/anxiety.

[*laurajaney*]

thanks for your support guys

the s/effects are not as strong today which is good but i still dont feel well enough to drive or walk for long distances

i also have a strange feeling in my throat, as if i have strained it somehow, its very odd!

have a long car journey to the wedding later today so i hope that this leaves me a bit of rest time (im not driving of course, my boyfriend is haha)

hope you are all well and looking forward to the weekend also

Laura x

[Annip]

Hi Laura, Hope the wedding all went ok.
Does the feeling in your throat feel like a lump every time you swallow. If so I had (and still do get ) this. I saw a consultant because of this, had tests and a scan and was diagnosed with Globus hystericus! he said it is because of stress and anxiety. Look it up online and it will tell you all about it.
Anni x

[almamatters]

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