I had a doctors appointment today to
discuss getting on something that works
for my anxiety and panic attacks better.
I was already on welbutrin and was
unsuccessful with xanax. My doc decided
to keep me on the welbutrin and add
selexa. It 20mg of celexa everyday along
with the welbutrin. If I have a panic
attack and I cant get it under control
then she gave ativan to take. I will
only take the ativan if I cant stop the
panic attack or if its a really bad one.
Anyway I am hoping this combination wil be
successful. I am so tired of living like
this. I just want to feel like me again.
I took my first dose of the celexa today.
At first I felt really tired but im not
sure if that was the celexa or not. I
did get really drowsy though for a couple
of hours. Then I started to feel funny,
like kinda floaty but not in a bad way.
Then I started to feel kinda high,
although I have never been high before so
I am not sure how I felt that way but I
did. I am feeling kind of high strung
but not panicy so I guess thats good. I
dont really want feel this way everyday
but I am giving it time to get into my
system. Is there anyone else out there
that is taking celexa? If so let me know
how it effected you.
Thanks
tia
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truckstophero
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jul 2005 Posts: 84 Location: alabama
Posted: 09-08-05 20:44pm
Hey. I took celexa about 6 years ago for
1 year for my depression. Its an ssri as
far as I remember. Anyway, it made a
difference after about 4 weeks but I ended
up feeling sort of dead.. Like nothing
made me really happy, yet nothing made me
really sad.. So I changed to prozac..
That was worse.. Then I just quit and my
depression sort of went up and down over
the years...........I can deal with it now
without meds. But now I have anxiety and
post traumatic stress disorder and
labyrithnitus to deal with..
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Kansas
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Aug 2005 Posts: 93
Posted: 09-09-05 00:51am
Okay it is almost one am and I just had a
really bad panic attack. I am not sure
exactly why I had it this time. I think
it is because I am worried about the
celexa I took today. I was laying in bed
and I was anxious so I checked my pulse.
It seemed like my heart was beating really
slow so I freaked out. Then my heart
went from slow to fast as heck in like two
seconds. I got dizzy and thought I was
going to pass out. I thought I was
having a heart attack again.And I have
been having these since febuary so you
would think that I would be able to get
some kind of control. I hate these
things. Now im wondering if my welbutrin
and celexa are making me anxious by being
combined. At least I have ativan and I
just took one so I am waiting on it to
kick in so maybe I can go to bed tonight
and actually sleep. Why do we have these
awful things? I wouldnt wish painic
disorder on anyone. It completely
suciks.
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