Posted by Bill L on November 7, 2000, at 11:06:30
In reply to Celexa, Serzone, now what?, posted by Laura Ann on November 7, 2000, at 9:49:34
I like your doctor's idea of a combo of Celexa and Wellbutrin. Oftentimes, docs add Wellbutrin to counter sexual side effects. Another advantage of a combo is the drug holiday stategy. Celexa has a relatively short half life in the blood. If you know that you will have sex on a saturday, then you would skip the Celexa dose on friday but you would not skip the Wellbutrin dose. Anyway, it's worth discussing with your doctor.
> Hi,
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> I was on Celexa for 4 months to treat depression and anxiety. I came from a very abusive family for 20 years and it was time for me to go on something. I really liked Celexa and felt it was the best drug out there. I felt no side effects. That was until I became sexually active. I was on 20-40mg (increased dose) and felt NOTHING. It was really getting to my self esteem. I also have a very hard time in relationships so mind proved stronger than drug.
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> I cut Celexa cold turkey which was a big mistake. I immediately begain feeling like I was going nuts. Then my psych put me on serzone (100 mg BID) and I became violent/angry 24/7. I read that Serzone affects mCPP metabolite and that causes intense anger in some cases of anxiety. She then told me to increase it because it's a great drug. I'm crying like I did when I wasn't on any type of drug (meaning all the time), my self esteem and confidence is at an all time low, I feel so insecure and it's ruining my relationship with my fiance. I can't take it anymore.
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> Now she wants me to taper off and go on Effexor. Reading everything on this board and hearing friends who are on it, it sounds horrible. I don't like being on meds in the first place because I don't feel you should be a guinea pig with brain chemicals.
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> I would love to go back on Celexa but the sexual side effect is bad. The psych thought perhaps I should do a Celexa/low dose Wellburtrin combination or just Wellbutrin. I'm just so afraid of being on these drugs and when they don't work or when I taper off. It's hard enough trying to stay sane throughout the day without these drugs being a roadblock to recovery.
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> Any ideas or experiences? I'm starting to think perhaps I should get off of them all together but life is just plain hell for me right now that I don't know what I should do. My fiance is having the worse time with me and quite frankly, so am I. :(
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