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Posted 6/22/2015 12:42 PM (GMT 0)
Hey guys I'm back from my home country and I was also to a lot of doctors. And one of them prescribred me flux 20mg I think it's prozac and now I'm confused..which I should use citalopram or flux? which one was more helpfull to you?
Posted 6/22/2015 3:39 PM (GMT 0)
Hi HL

Welcome back to the forum.

We can not advice you on which medication you should choose that really is a decision for you and your doctor. We all react differently to AD and what works well for one person may not work as well for an other so do chat things over with your prescribing doctor.

I have tried both those medication and currently take Fluoxetine and found both helpful for me.

Hibee
Posted 6/22/2015 5:48 PM (GMT 0)
Hi H.L.,

Hibee has advised you well. I just wanted to add my encouragement in making a decision...

...and invite you to keep us posted regarding your progress, so that we can support you.:)

Best wishes and talk soon,

S.C.
Posted 6/22/2015 10:22 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you Hibee and S.C Flux pills prescribed to me is my home country neurologist and Citalopram presribred my home doctor in country where I live now. So I know if I go and ask which pills should I take she will say citalopram because flux is from other country doctor recomendation. Thats why I confused because I heard that prozac also good and he also good for blood pressure because I have litlle problem with BP. But citalopram also I guess good because when I tried it I felt happier even after only 2pills. What if I start from flux and drink it 2months and if it not working good start with citalopram ?or it's dangerous to change from one to other? Thank you guys.
Posted 6/23/2015 1:54 AM (GMT 0)
H.L.

I guess I would say going along with your current doctor if you are planning on staying in the area and seeing them for some time would be best...

...and it is generally thought that sticking with one med is preferred.

However, if you find the Fluoxetine in not sufficient for your needs, then switching to the Citalopram should not be difficult as these meds are in the same family

S.C.
Posted 6/23/2015 8:20 AM (GMT 0)
Hi

I agree with SC in that sticking with one medication is the best plan and it would be a good idea to go with the doctor in the country you are living now as it is them who is going to be seeing you.

AD generally take anywhere between 6-8 weeks before you see the therapeutic benefit so which ever one you choose do try and stick with it for at least a couple of months. Remember medication will only help ease your symptoms so it is best to also do some talking therapy alongside your medication such as CBT.

Hibee
Posted 6/23/2015 1:25 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you S.C and Hibee for advices. I just not sure yet If I need AD or better try natural things..one neurologist said to me not drink AD because then I really get sick and should take them all my life..but I want to try it..I don't have strong anxiety no PA or something..only sadness feeling and floating feeling and balance off a litlle all the time 24/7 I really don't believe that it's just anxiety symptom for 2years almost non stop..so I want to try AD to see if it helping..but I read that prozac and citalopram had horriblle side effects. Thats the only reason why I'm not started yet..can you guys tell me are pills really helping you? And I need drink them if I'm not anxious like others only balance off feeling And vision problems. I don't have drink them all my life?
Posted 6/23/2015 3:46 PM (GMT 0)
Like Hibee mentioned...medication is only part of the treatment plan for anxiety and symptoms...

Everyone can and should also look into treating their issues with therapy and self-help.

I can't remember if you are currently seeing someone for this?

When it was time for me to make a decision on my treatment plan, I went to therpay first, with the intention of then getting an Rx if I still needed management help.

For me, I ended up benefitting from therapy enough that I did not go on meds...

...but everyone if different!

...and if there ever comes a time when I need it, I will take it.

I do really recommend looking into therapy of a good/comprehensive self-help program if you are still undecided about your Rx...and have not done so already!

S.C.
Posted 6/23/2015 7:24 PM (GMT 0)
S.C I was 2times in therapy in my country. First it was good we talk about my symptoms she said if I had something organic problem I would fall or walk like drunk she said it's only the feeling inside me..but she's not guarantee that it's 100% anxiety..but she said if she would be me she give a try to AD. But second time I was bored and I tell to myself what I'm doing there I know that I don't have any bad disease I just know that drugs damage my brain and that's why I had this vision and balance problem constantly. But she think that floating feeling and balance are there because everyday I blame myself that I used drugs..but she can't explain vision problem thats why she's not sure that it's just anxiety..and strange thing that balance off and head pressure the only my symptoms..as I know anxiety should cause hundred of them..
Posted 6/24/2015 5:11 AM (GMT 0)
It really is amazing what anxiety can cause us to experience!

Keep up your coping skills until you ultimately decide what to do.:)

S.C.
Posted 6/24/2015 10:42 AM (GMT 0)
Hi

Anxiety can cause all sorts of symptoms both physical and mental including the ones you have mentioned.

AD will only help ease your symptoms they are not a cure all so combining them with talking therapy is the best route I think.

With regards to side effects all AD come with them but the majority of them go after a couple of weeks and then you have to way up the positives v negatives to see if you would like to continue with them. I have been on both the medication you mentioned and currently on 60mg Fluoxetine and do not get many side effects and have found it very helpful for me. I also feel Citalopram is a good medication but we all react deferent to these medication.

Hibee
Posted 6/25/2015 2:13 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you...but guys how to tell to myself that it's anxiety if I'm not anxious?? Only sometimes..but head pressure I think from my neck..but ground soft and dizzy feeling all the time for 2years.. it can't be anxiety it's just to long..it really feels like something bad with my health these drugs did..I had big anxiety in 2011 and I had hundreds symptoms but it was only for 3months..and now balance off feeling started after drugs...and it's 2years..I didn't heard that something suffer from that non stop for 2years because of anxiety..

Post Edited (Hardlife123) : 6/25/2015 10:24:37 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/25/2015 4:17 PM (GMT 0)
I know it is hard to accept...but your medical tests don't lie.

It seems like an eternity, but two years is not unheard in terms of actue anxiety/symptoms.

I think that with continued work...finding the right med, re-visiting therapy/self help...and accepting, yet working to manage your anxiety...

...things are going to start to improve for you soon.

S.C
Posted 6/25/2015 5:53 PM (GMT 0)
S.C thank you for hope. But if it will be anxiety symptom it's not supposed stop sometimes at this 2years period? Because mine is almost always constant..with no improvement that it's really strange..
Posted 6/25/2015 10:36 PM (GMT 0)
I think maybe inability to accept our anxiety exacerbates symptoms and impeded healing...

Perhaps is you tried adopting and repeating this mantra:

"I accept that is is anxiety making me feel this way. I can do many things to feel better, and with time see improvement."

For me it is a balance of acceptance...and proactive anxiety management.

S.C.
Posted 6/25/2015 11:59 PM (GMT 0)
I'm saying this to me..but sometimes I just give up and again thinking that it's my cerebellum..in my home country I show MRI scan results to one neurologist he said he seeing some small atrophies in my cerebellum but it can't give me symptoms because it's to small..but my balance off feeling makes me think different..I doubt that before drugs these small atrophies was in my cerebellum,.but doctors told that if it will be cerebellum when I should walk like drunk sideways..and I walking straight it's only the sensation..but I remember perfectly that it's started after drugs..I can't get rid of thinking that it's my cerebellum..maybe I really should try AD. Now I taking piracetam,ginkgo biloba,tanakan,l-carnitine. Strange thing that all day I'm feeling sad..but in night I felt a litlle better I think it's from these supplements..thats why I'm not sure try AD or drink natural products like now..but thank you S.C for being with me..

Post Edited (Hardlife123) : 6/25/2015 6:02:39 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 6/26/2015 5:06 AM (GMT 0)
Absolutely....keep posting...you are gonna get through this, and we'll walk the journey with you.:)

S.C.
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