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Re: new to the board

Posted by Valley Girl on April 4, 2000, at 10:29:40

In reply to Re: new to the board, posted by Liz on April 3, 2000, at 19:50:05

I have been taking Celexa for about a month also. I am severely depressed. I have been most of my life. Paxil did nothing after taking it for a year and half. Zoloft made me feel like a zombie. Celexa gives me severe stomach cramps, headaches and I have just noticed recently that I can't focus or concentrate. I also am having problems spelling and finding the right words when I am talking. When first taking Celexa, I was tired all the time, sleeping 9-10 hours. Now I can't sleep. What's up with that. As for when I start my period, I do feel better with the Celexa, although the rest of the time I feel no different. It is funny but, I didn't have the cravings, or the cramps with my last period. >Food doesn't interest me as much anymore either. I am hungy but food doesn't taste the same. I do not like taking drugs. I have fought with doctors and therapists about this for years. They don't help me.

By the way, I seem to be losing weight with Celexa, maybe because of the lack of interest in food. I am craving clam dip and potato chips though.

I hope things work out for you. I do know that I can not drink alcohol when I have my period because I get really whacked!

Valley Girl
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I started taking Celexa about a month ago for sort of a low grade depression, lack of motivation thing. I was taking it every other day. After a month, I started taking it every day, with a dose of Adderall (10mg 2x a day). When my period started, I went into a sort of hypomanic stage, as my psychiatrist "diagnosed" over the phone. I liked the effect of the Adderall, which I guess is a concern. I was wondering if other women had an accentuation of drug effects while menstrating? I was initially diagnosed with OCD with underlying depression. So far, the side effects (delay of orgasm and sleepiness) are about as depressing as anything I reported initially. I certainly don't feel cured and am interested to hear if others took awhile to feel normal, whatever that is!


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