Posted by cmm on October 4, 2000, at 23:29:08
In reply to Re: 1st time taking an anti-depressant, posted by T~ on October 4, 2000, at 12:53:16
Thanks T. I know I haven't been on it for long enough to see any real results, but I guess I let my pre-existing hesitation get carried away in a couple of days of a bad mood. My "bad" feelings come and go and can be triggered in an instant, and when that happened a few days ago despite the fact that I'm supposed to be "fixing" myself, I got a bit down. But that's one thing which has been nice about this website - there are stories of infinitely worse cycles of ups and downs, switches of meds etc, so I know I'm having it fairly easy. Not even any disturbing side effects, really, with the exception of one bizarre heartbeat incident.
One thing I've been wondering about, though - my doctor said that I should contact her after taking the pill for six weeks and we would evaluate if I was feeling 100% - what on earth is that? I don't mean to say that I never feel happy, because I do, but I assume the goal of all this isn't to turn me into some Gigit-like nightmare. What I want is to feel good and bad and ambivilent and everything else as situations demand, but I don't know how that would be.
Which will just make the next couple of months more interesting, I guess - anxiously waiting for the seratonin faeries to work their magic.
Thanks for your encouragement
> hi cmm, i have been taking celexa for about two months now along w/ buspar for anxiety/social phobia. I can honestly say i went thru all that you are going thru now.....accually went off my meds just 2 weeks into this deal and that was the wrong thing to do personally, the depression came back like a flood! after two months on taking these RX's i have excepted the fact that I need help and that doesnt make me or anyone takes meds any weaker. i can honestly say i have NOT told but a handful of friends about my treatment becuase personally w/ my up bringing, any mental illness comes w/ such stigma! BUT i feel almost WHOLE again and will continue on day to day week to week......enjoy life as it has been dealt to me and enjoy the ride!! :) i hope i helped some w/ my babblin'...you are NOT alone (((cnn)))
> T~
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