I have been on celexa 20 m for 2 weeks now. I forgot to take it yesterday and all day today i have felt kinda tired and irritable. Does anyone know if this is normal. Thanks!
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Yes this is perfectly normal to feel this way. Just make sure to take your Celexa today though at whatever time you normally would. Never double up on a dose. I you are still not feeling better tomorrow,call your doctor and get their opinion. \n\nAlso,a lot of times you will feel more tired and irritable around that time of the month. Especially if you've only been taking the Celexa for 2 weeks.  You may also want to talk to your doc about when to increase your mg's if you are not feeling better soon.
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I was on it about 3 months ago for 5 days and had a normal period when it was over (actually alot lighter than normal). I would get in to see your dr. immediately! Don't let them give you the run around!!
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i was on effexor for a short time period. it was ok, but the thing that was great was that it help me sleep, which otherwise was a problem. when i discontinued the use, i made sure to get help. after getting all of my anxiety out of my system, i felt a lot better.
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I've taken Celexa, too, and it took at least couple of weeks for it to have any effect on the way I was feeling...  so I would GUESS it's the anxiety and not the medication since you've only been taking it for three days.  But if I were you'd I'd take a look at the drug info that came with it and see if that's a side effect you need to worry about.  Call the doctor and ask--better safe than sorry.
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Your iron may be low.  I take Zoloft also and the Zoloft may add to the tiredness cause it causes drowsiness.  If you're young you just might be changing in your body, but I am anemic and always tired and thirsty.  So I take a women's vitamin.  Stay away from so much sugar and pasta (that breaks down as sugar).  Sugar can drop your energy also.  I pray you're not diabetic, my mother is so I know how you feel with your father.  Take care of yourself and get ample rest.  Your concentration might also be from anxiety.  I am bipolar so I have to take an antidepressant (Zoloft) and a medicine for anxiety, jitters, and loss of concentration (Seroquel).  I am a better person, more relaxed and calm, but I sleep a lot.  Hope this helped!
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i was on 100mg of zoloft for a long period of time and i never experienced any withdrawel symptoms...but i felt like i was dying when i tried to come off lexapro...missing several doses of any medication can be quite dangerous, thats why the prescription information warns people about quitting a medication abruptly...withdrawel symptoms can make you feel utterly terrible...im glad your getting your refill today, it should help once you get back on your meds properly
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My friend was in  inpatient treatment and took Topomax, he described feelings of rage adn anger.  He said he thought he was going to explode.   My friend is mid mannered, smart and kind.  Go figure.  Maybe there is something to what you are saying.\n\nSOmeone wrote in on a board:           * comments: We tried topamax as a replacement for the Carbatrol because Carbatrol causes overweight. After the 2nd week on topamax Lucas began going into extreme physical rages, striking out at his family and surroundings. We have since taken him off from topamax, and now after about 3 weeks the anger problem is gone. Will meet with Doctor again in 2 weeks.\n\nMakes you wonder....\n\nI hope he feels better.
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It could be a side effect. I'm also taking Celexa, and I notice that it does make me a little drowsier than normal. I think you should go with what you feel is the best decision. Is it only minor drowsiness (in other words, is it something that you can live with), or is it so bad that you can't live with it? If so, you probably should switch.
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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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Can you let up on the Wellbutrin for a week to find out?\nAre you taking any other drugs that my cause this?\n\nCan you look up the side effects and see if facial redness is one of them? I know those types of drugs have about a hundred side effects. I took Wellbutrin for a month and then it stopped working. You are lucky to find something that works for you without stopping.\nI finally found out I have an underactive thyroid gland and when I started taking pill for that my depression slowly went away.\nSo now I tell everyone with depression to have their thyroid gland checked with a simple blood test called the TSH test.\n\nYou can even order it yourself from this place:\nhttp://www.healthcheckusa.com\n\nI would also say use a sunblock whenever you go outside if you think the redness may be a hypersensitivity reaction to getting sun. I had that one time form some drug and I had been out like about 2 minutes. In the winter.\nI use Olay Complete for sensitive skin and it has SPF 15 in it and it is light and nice and my skin looks better from it.\nI feel bad for you having to take a drug for depression. I took about 12 of them and they either did not work or made me manic. The Wellbutrin worked the best but like I said it only worked for about a month or two and stopped and also made my hands shake bad.\n\nI sent you an email with my email address.
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My first time taking xanex I was unable to drive.  They actually recommend you don't drive when you first take it.  this gives you the opportunity to see how it affects you.  I was told to take it before going to bed.  It made me extremely drowsy.  I do not normally sleep more than 8 hours, but I slept 12 while taking the xanex.  I no longer take it because of that.  But, if you need it then you should because it does help.  I stopped taking it once the zoloft began calming down my OCD and anxiety.
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I took the same dosage, and it works well for me.  It made me feel funny the first time, but now I can take it and feel ok.  I don't take it regularly, only when I'm really anxious and can't sleep, or I feel like I'm going to have a panic attack.  Good luck, I hope it helps you!
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I am also on Lexapro and I am extremely tired too.  I thought it was just me.  I have been on it for over a year.  I think we both need to speak to our doctors.
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i just resently switched, but i use it because i have horrible panic attacks. the other medicines that i took made me feel depressed and so far this one hasn't. i have only been taking it for two or three months and sometimes it might take longer to see results. but so far, i am very happy with the results with Cymbalta. i also know a woman that took it for depression and she said that it made her sleepy. but i have never felt that way, guess it just works different for different people. best of luck to you!!!
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hello i am on efexor(venlaxafine)150mg at night and 75mg in the morning i am on lithium too which i take at night.i was on the higher dose in the morning until i went to the psychiatrist and told them about the tiredness and they chenged the tablets for the capsules and to take the higher dose at night and i have to say that i am not so tired.you would be better off asking for the capsules instead of the tablets as the tablets really tire you out.also i now take the night time dose just before i go to bed because if i take them early i cant sleep .good luck
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The depression might be making you more tired than usual. However, it might be a side effect of the medication. Many times..medication has to be adjusted in dosage or changed all together if the side effects aren't tolerable for the patient. Please speak to your prescribing doctor about this.\n\nI had a client taking Effexor, and she often complained that she would have frequent sweating.
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i just started again yesterday.  i had been taking it a few years ago, but stopped because i was "feeling better" (bad idea, by the way).  so far i'm not sure i'm  feeling anything, but the doc also has me on xanax 3 times a day and it's making me SO sleepy.  i feel like i can't function.  i don't know if it is a combination of the two, or the fact that i'm taking so much xanax each day, but i'm definitely going to call the doctor on monday and find out if i can lower the dosage or something...i think maybe you should do the same.  go to www.zoloft.com and you can find out what side effects can occur.  good luck!