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by Rudo88 » Tue Jul 04, 2017 12:04 am
Hi, hope this is the right place to post this.
I've suffered with anxiety and depression for many many years. I started back on 10mg of Citalopram/Celexa at the end of march and upped to 20mg 2 weeks ago which i'm sure is probably playing a part in my above problem. i'll have bee on 20mg for 9 weeks this thrusday.
I'm having trouble with Overthinking or Rapid Thoughts or both or maybe something different
I'm a big film & TV watcher and it's my number one passion/hobby whatever you want to call it but over the last 2 months i've found it very difficult to just relax and watch without my head constantly checking to see i'f i'm watching it "am i into it" "am i understanding it" etc my mind just won't let go. From last Sunday to Tuesday i was feeling great, could watch whatever i wanted. then wednesday until today i'm back to not being able to "let go" relax and enjoy what i'm doing. The mind chatter in general is a lot better but this not being able to properly watch something is getting to me.
Does this sound like Citalopram is working and i just have to wait for it fully work or did i just have a few good days? frustrated as hell. It just felt like i'd turned a corner with the medication along with the CBT and i was finally taking control and then wallop a boot in the face.
This post is to ask advice. will this problem go away once i settle down? when the meds kick in? any tips? will this go away or am i stuck with it?
Thanks for any advice
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by silentflood » Tue Jul 04, 2017 4:00 pm
Hey,
You're definitely not stuck with it. Give it some more time to kick in. Meanwhile try looking into mindfulness. Do you have a therapist? Get into therapy and keep hanging in there.
Worst comes to worst, just try a new medication. I used to take Celexa.
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by Rudo88 » Wed Jul 05, 2017 11:47 pm
Thank you for the reply.
I'm currently having CBT and hoping that helps. I never thought i'd be a person to meditate, i don't believe in a lot of things but i have be doing breathing exercises for the last few weeks. I think they've helped but just this not being able to relax and watch the things i enjoy is really getting to me.
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by Yemelion » Thu Jul 13, 2017 10:34 pm
Rudo88 wrote:Hi, hope this is the right place to post this.
I've suffered with anxiety and depression for many many years. I started back on 10mg of Citalopram/Celexa at the end of march and upped to 20mg 2 weeks ago which i'm sure is probably playing a part in my above problem. i'll have bee on 20mg for 9 weeks this thrusday.
I'm having trouble with Overthinking or Rapid Thoughts or both or maybe something different
I'm a big film & TV watcher and it's my number one passion/hobby whatever you want to call it but over the last 2 months i've found it very difficult to just relax and watch without my head constantly checking to see i'f i'm watching it "am i into it" "am i understanding it" etc my mind just won't let go. From last Sunday to Tuesday i was feeling great, could watch whatever i wanted. then wednesday until today i'm back to not being able to "let go" relax and enjoy what i'm doing. The mind chatter in general is a lot better but this not being able to properly watch something is getting to me.
Does this sound like Citalopram is working and i just have to wait for it fully work or did i just have a few good days? frustrated as hell. It just felt like i'd turned a corner with the medication along with the CBT and i was finally taking control and then wallop a boot in the face.
This post is to ask advice. will this problem go away once i settle down? when the meds kick in? any tips? will this go away or am i stuck with it?
Thanks for any advice
I took Citaloprom for about one month before my doctor told me to stop taking it! I became so manic that I couldn't rest or sit still and I vacuum cleaned like 20 times a day. So I called my doctor and told him about my manic behavior and he told me to stop the medication right away! And I can be very manic as it is, suffering from borderline - I'm very up and down. So maybe you are like me on these pills! Maybe you should talk to your doctor!
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