I know i also read so many horror story on Google !!! Not good but every one is different and these have helped so many people. There is not enough good news about them ! I have been on them for just over 4 week and feel much better. I do have 2 say that I did feel a bit worse for the first few days they kept me awake so I did feel crap with lack of sleep !!! But stick with them as any unwanted side effects won t last long x hope u feel the benefit soon :-) tinkerbell
Tinkerbell- Thank you so much for the feedback!! I have been nervous about this for a while because i tend t google search things. I hear so many negative things about these medications but then again i need to realize that people who are doing good on the meds probably do not post about them. Thank you again and keep me posted on your progress and i will do the same.
Hi mandi
I am also taking citilapram 20mg and like you was very nervous about takin them but I must have needed them have been taking them for 4 wk and feel great. Don t think that they are a miracle cure but have done wonders in restoring my confidence !!! A did feel prob more anxious for the first week think that is yr body getting used to them I also had to get my self back into a normal routine which is hard a first but the more u do the easier it gets honestly good luck and hope you feel better am sure you will ... Tinkerbell
Some times you need a little chemical help to stay focused while doing the program or any CBT. The only thing that might happen is that you might settle for meds instead of CBT and that would be a shame because CBT does work where meds quit when you quit taking them.
I can totally relate to letting my meds expire. I have thrown out three prescriptions of Buspar, and have two more in the kitchen cabinet that have never even been opened. I get them down, sit them on the bar, and change my mind :( but if I can't get through it with this program alone, then I will try to add the medicine in as my backup plan.
Anyone ever taken Buspar?? My Dr keeps telling me that I will never know if I don't try them, and I always leave there saying "I will this time" and actually NEVER do!! In time with the help of this forum, maybe just maybe :) :)
My dr suggested that if I was found I was dizzy or sleepy taking it during the day, I could take it at night before bed since once it is in your body it doesn't matter when you take them they work either way.
I was afraid to start them too :) I had one prescription expire too lol.
I was always afraid to take anything, I always assumed it was admitting defeat until I realized that it isn't a failure. It's just chemicals. Sometimes we need something to kick start our natural system. I feel better now that at least I am doing something for myself.
Leisa- I agree with you. I would like to slowly work through the program to see if that helps first. I do occasionally have to take a small amount of lorazepam when i get my really "off " days. I try not to take those either but sometimes i need something to take the edge off.
Sunflower- I agree that everyone is different when it comes to medication. Sometimes it is hard for me to take the anti anxiety meds at times but there are times where i need something or i go into full blown panic attacks. I have been prescribed the citalopram for two years now and every time i get them they sit in my cabinet and expire. This time around i am willing to try them. The only thing is i get them open and then change my mind. My doctor also suggested that i have someone put them in my dinner one day without me knowing until the next morning. That way i wont dwell on it all day if i had to personally take them. Still dont know about that either:( Hopefully i will get the courage to at least try them just to see if they benefit me in any way. I appreciate the feedback and wish you the best of luck overcoming this!! Keep me posted:)
I am currently using citalopram, 10mg until tomorrow when it increases to 20mg. I haven't had any issues so far but everyone is different. My dr did the lowest dose so my body could get used to it as I was afraid of having major side effects.
Oh Mandi how I understand the whole taking it out of the bottle, then putting it back!! My doctor has told me the same thing, and for some reason I can't seem to do it either. I am with you though because I am almost at a point of taking something mild myself. It is very difficult though, but together we can do this........I am working my way slowly through the program trying to learn to control my thinking a bit before I try the meds that way I will have a better chance at following through :) :)
