Posted by Rebecca on April 16, 2000, at 11:17:44
I've been on celexa since December and it's done great things for my mood, but for the past few weeks at least, I've felt like a complete slug when I'm not at work. Yesterday I spent much of the day lying down, and I spent almost 14 hours in bed last night, most of it asleep. I don't have much interest in doing anything, and when I do get myself to do things, I don't find them particularly pleasurable. I used to enjoy cooking and eating and baking, but now I have less of an appetite, and am not particularly interested in cooking or eating.
Last week my doctor reduced the celexa dose to 40 mg (from 60), saying that the dose was probably too high.
Now I'm starting to wonder how much the celexa is really helping. I was in a good mood on it, but now I feel pretty blah. I don't know. I tend to consider myself ok if I'm not suicidal, but I'm starting to wonder if I'm back to feeling how I felt when I first decided to be responsible and get help; I wasn't suicidal then, either (since the nature of my suicidal thoughts makes me less likely to get help), but I wasn't enjoying things that I would normally find pleasurable.
It'd be really nice if I were interested in cleaning my apartment, but I'd rather at least be interested in doing things for fun. I used to make pottery in my free time, but I haven't been to the arts center this year.
I don't know what to do--how long should it take for the celexa dose adjustment to have an effect? Am I still depressed if I feel blah?
thanks for any advice,
Rebecca
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