Posted by NotJulie on April 7, 2001, at 23:33:12
In reply to Re: Sick and tired of being so tired!!!! , posted by Nora on March 5, 2001, at 9:20:17
Hi - I'm glad I found this thread.
I've just been prescribed Celexa to aid my situation-specific depression. I've had down times before, but this has been unbearable, so I picked up the phone and called a psychiatrist. (I am also in the market for a therapist) He said I was on the fence, but that prescribing an AD was a method of preventing further slips into depression in response to negative situations in the future. He likened it to wearing a path in the woods - once the path is there, it's easier to go down it again.
In reading these postings, I'm getting nervous that I may become dependent on the drug. My intention is for it to help me out of my current largest-funk-of-my-entire-life-that's-preventing-me-from-seeing-the-forest-for-the-trees and then get OFF. From what I'm reading here, it seems that ADs are addictive.
I've taken *one* 20mg pill so far, and I woke up at 5am this morning after 4 hours of sleep, extremely anxious. I've spent all day feeling "speedy", but not in a productive way, rather in a very anxious way. I had hot flashes last night and have had chills during the day.
I called the psychiatrist's after-hours number this morning and he advised me to break the next pill in half a give it a few days to kick in. Another friend assured me that on day three she felt a lot better, with a better world outlook.
I intend to take this stuff the prescribed 6-8 months, and then leave it behind. Is this realistic? I do not want to be making a lifestyle choice by starting to take this medication.
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