Re: Sunbathing and citalopram
Hey Poppy,
Well done on your trek down the garden! I am glad you managed to get out and enjoy the sunshine!
It sounds to me like you just relaxed and as such it made you tired. I do not think the sun is directly related; I am on citalopram myself and have been for nearly a month, and I had a great day today but went really very sleepy afterwards and ended up dozing for over two hours this afternoon! I never normally do that, but it has happened a few times over the past few weeks, so it is definitely the tablets! It is listed in the packet as a side effect so I very much doubt it is a dangerous sign, and if you weren't allowed out in the sun with them it would say so on the packet, which it doesn't.
I personally think it is either just a random side effect, or possibly I think it is because, after being so tense for so long with the anx, now that your body is finally being allowed to physically relax due to the citalopram (especially if you are chilling out in the sunshine!) your body and mind are saying to themselves 'Phew, at last! Time to make the most of this!' and it is trying to catch up on the much needed rest it has missed whilst you have been tensed up with your worries.
I think we underestimate just how tired worrying makes us; we don't relax our muscles properly at all, we don't sleep deeply enough, and our minds are working overtime and possibly doing twice as much as a calm persons mind because it is whizzing with all the negative thoughts, and as such it drains us, but this doesn't hit us until we finally calm down, at which point our bodies are exhausted!
If your body and mind are tired, listen to them. Relax, have a sleep and enjoy the chilled-outness! And well done again!
Danny xxx
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