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Posted 2/3/2011 10:53 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Everyone, I'm new here and so far it seems like everyone is experiencing the same type of emotions involved with anxiety/OCD/depression which aren't fun. My stress seems to make my body feel worse and worse and now I don't know if my stress or the higher dosage of Celexa that I've been taking is causing bad side effects. I started taking 20 mg about a month ago and now taking 40 mg for about 2 weeks now and I'm just starting to feel really foggy and outside of myself and very sensitive to light, especially floresecent lights, not to mention what I feel is tension headaches because my shoulders and neck are constantly sore and stiff. I guess I feel like I'm going crazy or something and constantly guessing if I really saw this or heard that and being paranoid and causing more anxiety. My doctor is out of town for 3 weeks starting today so I guess I just wanted to not make a big deal see if anyone could possibly have any thoughts or comments before I make an appointment with another doctor that i don't know. I appreciate you reading and just want some relief. Thanks, Kara.

 

Posted 2/3/2011 11:38 PM (GMT 0)
KaraNicole
Hello and welcome to HealingWell.



It takes on average 4-6weeks for SSRI's to work, so give Celexa time to get into your system.

Yes you may feel worse initially and feel all the symptoms you posted. But your mood will lighten in time once the med starts to slow down the reuptate of serotonin which is what causes depression and your feelings.

Keep yourself active, don't ruminate. Even though it is the last thing you want to do , get up and be active. When your body screams at you to go to bed during the daytime, just don't give in. You can always take a short nap on the couch.



Take charge of your mind, and your body. The more active you are the less depressed and anxious you will feel, as you are being distracted. Give your meds time to work.

Remember we know where your coming from and what your going through.

Kindly,

Kitt
Posted 2/3/2011 11:55 PM (GMT 0)
hi Kitt thanks for your words of encouragement, I guess my big fear I serious health issues so when I'm not feeling good my anxiety goes out the roof an sometimes it doesn't even feel like anxiety. I'm also getting dizzy and light headed when walking too buy I could be over analyzing as well. I've been on celexa for about 6 weeks but not 40 mg ... so I guess I just have to wait and see what happens. thanks again I really appreciate it
Posted 2/4/2011 12:21 AM (GMT 0)
You are so very welcome and feel comfortable posting your conerns, questions and comments here in this awesome forum.

Kindly,

Kitt

Posted 2/4/2011 2:07 PM (GMT 0)
Hi

Just wanted to post and say hi and welcome to the forum. Kitt gave you some great info and I have nothing to add on that but hope you start to feel better soon and keep posting were are here to help.

Hibee
Posted 2/6/2011 12:41 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Kara,
I've been on Celexa for about a year now, and it has really helped me a lot. I can say though, that the first few weeks were horrible (and so was every time that I increased the dosage). It took a while for my body to get used to it. It definitely made my anxiety A LOT worse. I went to my doctor and complained about it, and she promised me that if I just gave it time, the extra anxiety would go away and I would start to feel better. And just as she said, a few days later, I started to feel more like my normal anxious self. A few weeks after that, the medication actually started working to reduce my anxiety, and I have been doing great since then.

I know it is really not fun now, but the best advice I can give you is to just give it time (even though that's not going to be fun). I definitely agree with Kitt's advice also that you should try to stay active and try to keep your mind off anxiety/depression and the medication as much as possible. I would also definitely recommend letting your doctor know about these sides effects as soon as you can.
Posted 2/7/2011 9:10 PM (GMT 0)
If you're not feeling better by the time your doc gets back in town I would definitely schedule another appt. There are a lot of different SSRI drugs and Celexa may not be the one for you.
Posted 2/7/2011 11:05 PM (GMT 0)
I was just put on celexa 3 weeks ago and at first my anxiety got a little worst. I had some side effects it made me sleepy and feel sick to my stomach. Now its starting to get better each day. The medicine takes a while to start working and I have heard the first few weeks are the worst as well as you have to work up to the correct dose. I hope you start to feel better and it works out for you.
Posted 2/8/2011 4:29 PM (GMT 0)
thanks for all your posts! I did call my doc's nurse and i've been back down to 20 mg but now experiencing some bad nausea, so I don't know if that's connected in anyway. I guess we are going to slowly transistion to 40 mg since I went from 20 to 40 in a month. Is my body going through withdrawl a little from the lack of the extra 20 mg and that is what is causing the nausea? I've never experienced nausea like this before, it's distracting for sure. I am going to keep at it though and my mood is lifting but the nausea is getting on my nerves! Any experience like that?
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