I just got off the phone with community health and she doesn't think they will help me. She said to get a direction from my doctor for a pshyciatrist.
You know this really makes me mad. How are we supposed to get help?
There is no posssible way I could work right now and I need help to get me through this. Do you think my celexa is screwing me up more? I got up today and had more body pain. I can't do anything when I have it. So now what am I supposed to do? Should I go to work and quit and get it over with? That was the cause of all of this mess! I had benefits so at least I was getting some money while I was away. I don't know i'm so confused! I wish someone on celexa would talk to me.

Never been on celexa before but all I can say is you badly need to relax a bit take a time out or something young as I maybe but I reckon if you think that work was the cause of all this than yes you should quite some times people at community health have no idea about what they're talking bout go with what you think is right besides you never know maybe its the right way to go either way you have to be strong to get out of this alive

Thank you for answering me. I came on here to talk to people and you are this first one to answer me. Thank you. I am going to call my doctors office today and see if I can get in sooner than june 10th. I can't take the body pain and don't even know whether I can take tylonol or pain pills.
I have also subscribed to that andrew guys book course so I hope that will help. I know I have to get off this celexa and do it slowly. So here comes even longer time off. My husband has offered to come to the doctors with me because sometimes I don't think I explain things properly so he understands what i'm saying. Thanks for listening cindy

I know what it's like having no one to answer your questions it happenes to me all the time at least you have someone there with you when ever you need help through a hard patch whatever you do don't turn your husband down on help you'll end up regetting it later

Thanks for the answer again death. ( you need to change your name.) maybe peace to all or something like that. Well I have my appointment for tomorrow and still don't have the forms for my insurance appeal. I just want to get better. My family needs me to be normal! These drugs just make me numb and I know that is no good. Today I think I will sit in the sun. Thanks again, cindy

hey cindy. What I can recommend you is gingko biloba, which helps depression and also helps the memory.

Cindy,

there are many meds (natural & prescibed) for depression - here we often know them under different names to you so the prescibed ones you need to talk to the dr about, but if a tablet makes you feel bad or has bad side effects then it's no good. Some natural depression meds aside from (or as well as) gingko are sam-e (200-400mg), 5htp (50-100mg) and valerian so give some thought to natural alternatives & definitely accept help & support from your husband (he's going through this too so it will help him to a) help you & b) know for himself what the dr does & does not say/do).

Good luck.

I am back from the doctor and he is going to fax my insurance copy a letter so I can appeal. He has also hooked me up with a new doctor for counseling. I have called but do not have my appointment yet. I am going off celexa, I am going to take one half for a week then one quarter. I also got my blood tested today to make sure there is nothing else going on. I know the next 2 weeks aren't going to be nice. I have read some horror stories about going off this drug but I cannot be numb all the time. My husband didn't say too much while we were there but he was great for support. So wish me luck on this new journey i'm about to take. Also I am going to get my vitamins and start building my body back up. Bye for now cindy

Cindy,

go on-line & research some of the natural things I suggested (& i'm sure there are others) these take longer to work than presciption meds but are healthier & generally don't have the bad side effects.

Good luck & keep in touch.

I talked to my new Dr. Yesterday afternoon and he doesn't want me to go off celexa until after I have spoken to him on tuesday. I can't believe I got in that fast! I hope he doesn't want to increase it i'll really be mush. Just when you get your mind made up to do something someone else confuses you. He didn't think my symptoms were caused by celexa. They are all on the list of side effects. Do these guys not read up on this stuff? I really think this is bad for me but i'll wait and see what he says.
Thanks for talking to me, your suggestions help. I have heard of ginko biloba and st johns wort but you can't take them while on this drug. Oh I found out it is okay to take tylonol for pain! Yea another pill!
Talk to u later cindy

See if you can find a therapist that specializes in cbt

q

Cindy,

go on-line (actually you must already be on-line if you're reading this!!) & research celexa & side effects abit more & also try & research other drugs that are used in similar circumstances & their side effects, be educated & prepared before you return to the dr!!

Also check out cbt & the other natural drugs/remedies I mentioned as maybe you can't take some but you can take others??

Here, here. Really good advice from purple and q I always obsessed about my health and other stuff that made no sense. It got so bad that I eventually got panic disorder which stinks! I recently finished my cbt group and weaned off drugs and i'm feeling great now though. You owe it to yourself to give cbt a try, it really works wonders fast the two books we used in my group are really good and I would recommend them both highly: been there, done that? Do this! By sam obitz for anxiety and depression and mastery of your anxiety and panic-third edition by michelle craske and david barlow for panic disorder.

Well everybody, today is the first day of my life! I have been to the Dr. The new one and he was sooo great! I have major depressive disorder and I am going off the celexa. I start tomorrow with a half dosage. I am going to start taking b vitamins, c and a . These are all supposed to help.
To anyone out there who has never been to a therapist or counsellor please go!!! They talk to you, they reassure you, they treat you like a human being. You are not rushed and they answer all of your questions.
Thank you, thank you. Today I am going to start getting better!!!
Cindy

Hello everyone, it's friday and i'm on day 3 of 1/2 of my celexa so far so good. I don't know if its the super b-50 or cutting my dose but i'm already starting to feel better. The new doctor said I do not have to go back to work at that horrible place due to my condition, so that has helped a lot too. I still have to deal with it though. But they got the note this morning for 3 weeks off. I had my husband take it in. My regular Dr. Said to send him in instead of ruining my day. Any way I just wanted you all to know that things are looking up in a very good way for the first time in a very long time. There really is hope, don't ever give up, tomorrow is always a new day, be there for its new developments. Cindy

Your new dr sounds good & I pray all continues to go well, but please remember that life has ups & downs for us all, so don't get upset or feel let down if you have a bad day or see a lousy movie or whatever, these things happen & as you said there's always another day.

Good luck

Purple, thank you so much for your help and advise. I know I have a hard road to go down but i'm definetly on the right path. I can feel it. I just wanted to thank you for talking with me. It all helps!
Cindy

Anytime & remember you can pm me if you need to.

That's all I have to say.

We are living in an age when information is being suppressed because there is too much big business in the healthcare profession. Drugs are not the answer, but unfortunately that's all you know about, since the ama and fda have suppressed cures that already exist.

You need to be treated with electro-medicine, namely a ces device called the alpha-stim. This small unit sends tiny electrical impulses to the brain, which in turn releases neurochemicals and eventually restores homeostasis. It is completely safe and has been used for over 30 years without one incident of injury. There are very few sided effects and those are just in the beginning of use and will go away after the first week. This is a self administered treatment and you can do it in your home. Very easy to use. And this is a cure! It will put your brain back into normal homeostasis, or as one researcher put it, "the way the brain was born to be."

check out this quote:

explaining his theories as to why alpha-stim works, Dr. Bauer said, “there is evidence that there is a balancing process going on. Cells that are performing at sub-optimal levels are stimulated to ’turn on’ and produce what they’re supposed to produce, probably through dna, which is stimulated through the cell membrane. I believe that normal cells simply resonate with the electrical impulses we send in because they’re already doing their job. But diseased cells will take up this energy and literally be turned on. The thing that’s nice is that you can’t damage anything where you’re treating since you’re only bringing things back into balance, up to the optimal level, which is normal.”

medication is a dead end street and as long as you stay on that path, then you'll be a slave to the drug companies, plus you'll live a subpar life, because anti-depressants are a very ineffective treatment when the stress levels get to be too high. Btw, I used to be on paxil, so I do have experience with ssri's.

There is another unit out there called the health pax and it is not a presecription device (the alpha-stim is). It used to be, but now is sold over the counter and you can get it for about half the price as the alpha-stim or for about $250.00. The health pax has the exact same electrical specs as the alpha-stim and will do the same thing. I personally use the health pax and it balanced me within 2 weeks as I weaned myself off of paxil. I feel great, too!

Alpha-stim.Com (this site will give you all the info you need and answer any questions about ces)

dynamind.Com (this is a site where you can order the health pax)

btw, ces is an fda approved treatment for anxiety and depression.