Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:56 pm
Now I've been on the meds for about a month. I do feel a difference, mainly in mood stability and feeling less anxiety. I used to wake up with this empty feeling and not seeing any reason to get out of bed. That is all gone now and its really a releif. Also, I used to stress over things and feel like I was cornered, in a way, and not see any real point with my life. Not nessecarily suicidal thoughts, just a feeling that my life is pointless, and that's all gone now.
I'm taking Celexa/Citalopram 20mg a day and that is considered a low dose of a mild form of SSRI, so I know that sideeffects can be a lot worse. I actually havn't had any real side effects except for maybe less a bit less sex drive and dry mouth, but oh well. Not the end of the world.
I still do kind of feel that psych drugs are overprescribed but in my case I really felt that there was something biologocal/chemical that was affecting me since I knew there really shouldn't be a reason for me to feel moody all the time.
My doctor wants me to be on it for at least six months, so when it's time to start lowering the dose I when I'll notice if there is a dependence, I guess. We'll see what happens then.
I'm taking Celexa/Citalopram 20mg a day and that is considered a low dose of a mild form of SSRI, so I know that sideeffects can be a lot worse. I actually havn't had any real side effects except for maybe less a bit less sex drive and dry mouth, but oh well. Not the end of the world.
I still do kind of feel that psych drugs are overprescribed but in my case I really felt that there was something biologocal/chemical that was affecting me since I knew there really shouldn't be a reason for me to feel moody all the time.
My doctor wants me to be on it for at least six months, so when it's time to start lowering the dose I when I'll notice if there is a dependence, I guess. We'll see what happens then.
"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth."
