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Q: Deppression

asked by: pajocrsa on May 26th, 2007

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MY name is paul i have been on citalapram for 3 years .I felt they took over my life i had no feelings for anyone including myself.I stopped
taking the tablets 5 weeks ago and i am having various side effects
including a buzzying in my head ,anxousness ,paranoid, nervousness,
palpatations and high blood pressure .My doctor wants me to start taking
tablets again and is not supporting me in coming off the tablets. I want to
stay off the tablets but with the side effects and lack of support i am finding it hard .Has anyone got any ides on how long it will be before i start feeling better

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goodhealth2u

replied on May 27th, 2007

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Have you tried finding a natural way of taking care of your depression, such as vitamins or herbs?

-Karen

username

replied on May 27th, 2007

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What dosage were you taking? Maybe you could try going back on the citalapram at a lower dose. If you still feel that it is controlling your life, then you can slowly wean yourself off in gradual steps. It could take several months but you'll have less side effects. Or you could talk to your doctor about switching to another anti-depressant like sertraline.

pajocrsa

replied on May 28th, 2007

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in reply i have been trying herbal medicine kalms they seem to help
cut the edge off my feelings .But my doctor said there a waste of money.
I have some sertraline 50mg off the doctor but have not taken any has anyone tried these tablets and are they helpful or not

pajocrsa

waster82

replied on May 28th, 2007

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Pajocrsa - Listen

pajocrsa

hello, i too was on those same tablets but for only 18mths, i was on the highest dosage, yet after a long while, like oyu stopped taking them for my own reasons. But i know what you mean about the side affects you have/had - i got the same after only 3wks of not taking them. Told my GP, he said they are not the best tabs to just stop taking on ya own. But i have never gone back on any anit depressants since then.

goodhealth2u

replied on June 6th, 2007

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Hey Paul,

Just checking in to see how you are doing. You haven't posted in a while. Have you gotten any help or found anything that is helping?

Most Sincerely,
Karen Carmody

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