Depressed
It has been nearly three weeks since my miscarriage and I come to accept that I am depressed. My DH is happy that I …
Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is the natural or accidental termination of a pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or the fetus is incapable of surviving, generally defined at...

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Citalopram??? anti depressants???
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OK im a little scared of anti depressants, my doctor prescribed me with lexapro 20mg and i thought it would be ok cause ive heard alot of good things about it on this site and from people i know who have used it.
well my medical didnt cover that, so they put me on citalopram 20mg i guess also known as celexa instead, ive never heard of if. i took one pill last night and it made me feel very very wierd. out of it. and a little shaky, and it feels like someone is grabbing the back of my brain? is that odd?? is this normal? they say it takes a couple weeks to adjust but should i just give it time? ugh, im scared of anti depressants, i dont want to be on them for the rest of my life however i feel like i need something to keep me calm. ok thats it, any info would be helpful. Posted on 05/16/08, 03:05 pm |
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I'm not sure about the med you are on. The doctor has me on 40mg of prozac and 75mg of wellbutrin. They said they would be safe if i ever got pregnant again.
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They gave me the same thing cause my ins. did't cover lexapro either. I still haven't taken it even though I have it. My doctor said it will make you feel jittery and shaky for the first couple hours and then it will make you sleepy, she recommended that I take it mid afternoon, since I am not taking it and you are hopefully this is helpful advice!!! :)
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I take zoloft but my sister is on celexa. She likes it better than the zoloft. A lot of people have side effects at the beginning. I wanted to change to celexa but my doctor said that zoloft is better to take while trying to get pregnant, during, and even after. There has been a lot more research done on zoloft than another other anti-depressant during pregnancy. When I started mine, I took it at night because most of the affects happened while I was sleeping and weren't bothersome. You can try that? If you are every uncomfortable when any side effects CALL YOUR DOCTOR. They may need to try a few meds and/or dosages before they decide which one will work best for you. I have been on anti-depressants for a year, I started on something else (don't remember which one) but they have had to change my dosage on the zoloft several times. I think I'm finally regulated. Let me know if you need to talk. I am here for you!
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thanks so far everyone, im just looking for input, i tried welbutrin before but only stayed on it for 2 months, it did absolutely nothing which is why i quit. but this i can feel the affects. i just dont want to go through interchanging medicines forever, and im scared and skeptical about anti depressants.
i hope it works though.
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Ive been taking citalopram for about a week now. It made me feel strange also, but I started to take it just beofre I went to bed, and it's fine. Keep taking it, it helps!
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Hi i am on citalopram aswell i have been taking it now for 6 years to help with my depression and it does make u feel like that for the first few days try taking it a few hours before you go to bed that is what i do it helps you sleep! I have been right up to the max dose of 60mg and now trying to come off them i am now on 10 mg feel free to message me if you want to talk xxxx all the best xxxx
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wow angle, that was alot, thanks, i hope i dont have to up my dose. im very scared cause i do want to get pregant again. and i dont trust the doctors, i had a horror expirience with my miscarriage. i went to the hospital and the nurse didnt even tell my doctor i had a miscarriage. ugh. and he didnt seem to care too terribly much. cant switch doctors though.
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I'm on citalopram I started last thirsday but my phychologist started me on a lower dose for a week..10 mg then up to 20 I talk to the pharmacist said there could be side affects for a few days and I would talk to your doc again cuz I think Cit can bring on some aniexty for some people I had it before the anti-depressent so I am used to anxiety
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