Posted by saka on January 27, 2001, at 20:53:18
In reply to Re: WEIGHT LOSS/CELEXA, posted by LISABECK on January 27, 2001, at 11:08:34
> Saka, I wanted to add that I had some very bad anxiety attacks while I was on Paxil, so it obviously didn't work for me at all. The problem was though, that when I went to wean off it, I had a horrible time. Oh, also, I have had the same thing as you with the Celexa...Insomnia, some nervousness, and I also have had very vivid dreams and some dry mouth, but that's about it as far as side effects go. I wondered also about something. I started with 10mgs, so would that mean that I would have to be on 20mgs for 4-5 weeks for it to start to work or would the time that I was on the 10mgs count too?
Coming off of paxil was difficult for me also. I had a week of major irritablility, and I weaned off of it very slowly. I vaguely remember how I started on the celexa. I think, it was 10mg for 5 maybe 7 days, then up to 20mgs. after that. The 4-5 weeks included the time while I was on the 10mgs. I found the paxil worked very well, it was just the weight gain I couldn't deal with. I had just lost major weight from a pregnancy with multiples, then to gain it back was just too much. I don't feel drugged at all on the celexa, and it works exactly where I need it. I still have problems with insomnia from time to time, and for that I take prn ativan (.5mgs) and that always helps.
I too, had dry mouth in the beginning but it passed. I am a major lurker on this site and thanks to all the information I gathered I stuck it out on the celexa and now I'm glad that I did. I also like the fact that it's a once a day medication.
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