Posted by oona on July 7, 2002, at 11:30:46
In reply to celexa-should I continue? Add trileptal?, posted by hildi on June 30, 2002, at 10:16:16
> I have been on a low dose celexa for the past 2-3weeks. At first I seemed to feel a little bit of something, a glimmer of hope, but now nothing. I feel worse than ever. I cannot stop crying, I feel black. I'm nauseous, shaky, light-headed, jittery, and easily confused. I tried upping the dose, but that only made things worse. My pdoc says "to give it more time and to stop thinking about all this so much". He says to just "smile" and deal with it. I feel humiliated by this doc, and I don't want to give this more time. My anxiety and depression are not improving at all, but he says the celexa is different and needs more time to kick in. All I know Is that in the past, when I started prozac and later, when I started zoloft, I could feel things start kicking in almost immediately. Does anyone have any similar experience?
> Also, the dr. recently gave me some trileptal that he wants me to start taking twice a day, in addition to 10 mg. celexa. I am really med sensitive. I'm scared to take this stuff.
> Should I really give celexa more time? Should I go back to prozac or zoloft. Should I add the trileptal?
> I am unipolar- have major depression and severe anxiety d/o.
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
> ThanksHi Hildi,
I do not know about tileptal. I had started Celexa about 2 months ago and it had not started working right away. I had also been on Zoloft before so I know what you mean about it working right away. I am taking risperdal, a mood stablilzer also. I am bipolar, not sure if it is I or 2. My pdoc said probably have to increase the meds if they were not workin. Have started taking 40 mg/Celexa now, so we will see how that goes and taking .5 of the Risperdal, probably will have to increase that as my moods are shaky...Just to let you know to hang in there, maybe by telling the doctor how you feel about him, his insensitivity etc. All clinics and public health centers have some kind of review boards and maybe you can get switched to another doc. You just have to let yourself be heard. THEY are working for YOU! Even if it is on a sliding scale, your health and well being is why they are there. Tell him that you want to know EXACTLY what your diagnosis is. Tell him you are humiliated by him. Tell him you are suffering from depression and can not smile. Let him hear you. Do not sit there and let him play the role of The great DOCTOR. Is he a psychiatrist? Now in some states, psychologists can dispense meds and may not be a knowledgable in these areas.
If you feel you can not tell him all of this, write it down, all of it and read it to him. I will bet that makes him sit up and take notice!
Or better yet, print out all of these replies and read them to him, HA, he will really sit up and take notice. If he fails you in any way, it is his licsence and reputation.
do not know your whole story, just that I found it helpful to make my self heard and I used to be a mouse and it took many years to find my voice.
peace,
oona
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