I just started taking celexa 5 days ago and i'm starting to notice improvement. I take it in the morning but by the next morning i am starting to feel anxious. Is this normal and will it last?
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It is going to take several weeks for you to feel the full benefits of celexa.The medication has to build up in the bloodstream.Continue taking.Don't miss a dose.Don't stop it suddenly and I promise you will feel better.
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I took Paxil for about 6 years.  It really helped but I started going through some hard times in my life and all of my depression and anxiety came back.  I went to a dr and he changed me to a different antidepressant.  I feel alot better now.  I dont know if you take Paxil or Paxil XL but if you just take regular Paxil be careful if you get off of it.  I had to have a drs help to get off.  I started having withdrawls from paxil and felt awful..dizzy, tired, just bad all over.  So make sure you talk to a dr about this.  I know its not easy telling a dr about your depression and you dont want to sound crazy-believe me i know-but you have to get yourself feeling better.  Depression is a horrible feeling and so are panick attacks.  So please, go to a dr and see if they can change your meds.
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Well, you can look it up at www.celexa.com \n\nIt is an anti-depressive that works on your brain chemistry.  It works for some and sometimes it causes problems.  The problem is that you can't tell until you try it.  It will take time to be beneficial (if it works for you).\n\nIf you feel bad after being on it, tell your doctor as there are many meds for you to go through and just may find one that helps. . .Good Luck\n\nVOTE!. . .VOTE!. . .VOTE!. . .VOTE!. . .VOTE!. . .VOTE!. . .VOTE!. . .\n\nThanks
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YES!!! When I take just half an Adipex I don't feel like eating for nearly two days, the down side: That rush of energy you get doesn't last and you end up feeling like crap towards the end of the day. They also keep you from sleeping. As far as on-line VS prescription I honestly have no idea because I've never ordered on-line
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I went from 20 mg Celexa to 40 mg Celexa no problem at all. The only difference is I feel a whole lot better. I tried Zoloft first and that wasn't any help at all. Zoloft will give you a roller coaster effect. Celexa if really good for depression and also panic attacks.
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I know the sensation you're talking about. I was on Paxil for a while and when I was comming off it I got rushes through my head (felt like electricity), plus I'd get dizziness along with it that felt a little bit like vertigo. I cut my dose down gradually over about a month or so. Have you tried 75mg for a week then 50mg for a week, then 25mg for a week, then one every other day for a week?
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it would help to know the reason for your being on prozac....i was one of the first people to go on prozac many years ago......i have ocd and depression....i started at 20 mg and at the end of 10 yrs was on 120mg and had excellent results but some side afeects such as weight gain and low libido so i went off of it and tried luvox....DISASTER!..am now back on prozac 20mg...doing well and am loking forward to increasing dosage.i say go for it....
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i have to take it when i have an allergic reaction and every time i take it i go crazy. i can't stand the way i feel. i am aggressive and have the most horrible thoughts. i so do not feel myself and i even scare myself. not to mention the increased appetite and weight gain. the only suggustion i have is it just has to run it's course which feels never ending.  sorry i don't think there is anything that helps. \n\nthey should build you up to a higher dosage and then taper you off with lower dosages.\n\nI do promise it is temporary. Good Luck!!! I am with you and understand completely.
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Prozac tends to be a stimulating and alerting antidepressant. However, that side-effect can be a double edged sword. On the one hand, the alerting effect can give you the energy and focus to concentrate and remain vigilant on studies. On the other hand, if it's too stimulating, it can provoke anxiety which feeds fear and rumination which in turn will sabotage you ability to stay focused, read and retain.\n\nWhen you read the material :  Do you hear the voice in your head speaking the words on the page, or, do you hear urgent thoughts stressing the need to master, the consequences of failure and the myriad bleak scenarios of the future?   If you're not pondering\nthe material and asking questions in your head or anticipating conclusions ahead of what you are reading, then you are not really paying "attention". Anxiety does that.  Prozac is energizing and you need to learn how to use it, otherwise it just gets turned into anxiety.\n\nFurther, Prozac alters sleep. If you are sleep deprived, your memory and cognition will suffer. Typically, the sleep effects hit hard just after you start taking it and then settle down in 4-6 weeks. You can battle the sleep problem by taking your prozac in divided doses - half in the AM, the other half in early afternoon. Next, add 20 minutes of exercise to help you wind down at night.\n\nTalk to you doctor. Ask about dividing the dose and taking it early in the AM and then again early in the afternoon.   Add some exercise. It will bolster your sleep hygiene. Plus its a natural anxiety killer.  If all you can afford is a 20 minute jog or quick sets at the gym, do it!   Finally, if anxiety is really interfering, ask about a low dose regimen of Klonopin just for the next few weeks.... Klonopin will put some resistance against the anxiety and you might find an amazing capacity to stay focused and absorb material on a low dose. You can drop the Klonopin the day after your last exam and stick with the Prozac. Again, ask your doctor.
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I took it for a few months. It really helped my depression, but always made me really really tired. As for the weight gain, I never had a problem with that when I took antidepressants.
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I started 10mg of Lexapro about 4 weeks ago, the drowsiness for me went away about into the 3rd week.  Sometimes after a long day, I just lay down and take a nap.  It does help, the benefits though of Lexapro outweigh the side effects.  There are side effects with ALL medications.  The good news is with antidepressants they eventually evaporate, or should anyway, if after a month it gets worse, or no better talk to your doc, he/she may have to change either the dosage or the med, or the time you are taking it.  They will help you, BUT you have to be patient and give it some time to do the job.  I know, I was inpatient too.  He first put me on zoloft and I turned into a zombie for 3 weeks, he took me off and put me on Lexapro.  I definitly had less side effects.  Hang in there, it could be worse, trust me.\nGood luck
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When I came off my antidepressants I did it over 6 months, gradually reducing the dose every couple of weeks.  I think your doctor was wrong to tell you to be treatment less for a week, but that is just my opinion.  Go back and see him and tell him how you feel!...;
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about 3 to 4 weeks. I had depression, for years.  I'm on 100 mg daily. It felt like weight lifted off my shoulders, and things will take CARE OF THEMSELVES for a change!!! Start enjoying your time, life is very short. My doc said to get an "I don't give a damn attitude" it worked. It will be ok!!!!!!!!!
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I took Prozac in 1994 for depression.\nIt took about 4 weeks to take full effect, but when it did, I lost 40 lbs. in 3 months!!!\nI really felt like exercising and keeping my life very active every day! \nI didn't eat much; the medication took my appetite away.\nI felt very happy and energetic!\nI saw things in life very vivid and optimistic.\nI wish that I could have stayed on Prozac, but when I had lost all of that weight, my brain and body started to work overload.  I found out, after a manic episode, that I really had Bipolar Disorder!!!  \nWow.\nI would highly recommend Prozac, however, for depression.  It really took my blues away and then some.\nGood luck.  Be patient.
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I am in celexa and I take it for depression it has worked for me. I take a low dosage form 40mg.  It usually takes about 3/4 months for it to work, but also going to the therapist helps too.  It takes the edge off. \n\nThe only reason I agreed to celexa is that it had little side effects and you can be taken off of it.  Its not like zoloft or the heavier mao's that have more sever withdrawl symptons.\n\nAll i know is the i'm much happier and I can function alot better because of it.  I actually feel like my old self again.. I'm happier, its easier to deal with things,  I got rid of all the toxic family members(aka i don't speak to them don't need'm) and deal with dad's death, a friend dying of cancer, and my sister being raped, and my husband having a heart attack. \n\nI also meditate that helps very much too.
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Hang in there!! I felt quite similar when I began taking meds three years ago. I felt like there was NO end in sight for the helpless, hopeless feeling. It was unbearable! \n\nBut after awhile on meds, I began to be able to eat again... Then I was able to sleep again... Then, after 2 weeks, I realized I could go about my day again without the crippling anxiety. I could hold my head up high again. I regained PERSPECTIVE. \n\nAnd since then, I've had a handful of 'depressive episodes' a year, but all have been short-lived and manageable, thanks to two things: the meds, and talking informally with therapists or counselors, or even other sufferers of depression.\n\nSo my advice to you, while you wait through the horrible period for your meds to kick in, is to talk more to your psychologist, or a counsellor or therapist, or even just an online forum of people who have depression. It's all about perspective, and when you're depressed, you lack that. So please, talk it over with people (posting this question was a smart move)! \n\nGood luck, and know that It Will Get Better. Please take care (and feel free to email me if you like).
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I took Celebrex for my shoulder and i noticed that after about 4 or 5 days i had better movement with it, with less pain. Im sure its different in everyone though. Hope you feel better soon.