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Celexa - I restarted my anti depressant(citalopram) about three weeks ago. I started out on 10mg for
Question posted by Gypsyrose3 on 29 Aug 2022
Last updated on 28 August 2022
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I restarted my anti depressant(citalopram) about three weeks ago. I started out on 10mg for a week and upped 10mg every week per my doctor, so now I’m at 30mg and almost back to my original dose of 40mg. My doctor added 5mg of buspar to help with panic attacks as well. Tomorrow will be three weeks since I restarted and i know the medicine is still fresh in my body. The brain fog is terrible. I feel like I can’t concentrate and don’t have mental clarity! Basically like I’m walking around in a fog and don’t feel like myself. It’s hard to explain. Does it go away? I’m sure it just the medicine getting into my system and a side effect but it’s very disheartening.
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My Mady
29 Aug 2022
I'm not an expert but I've now been on Celexa along with Lorazepam for five or six months. I'm a couch potato now and have very little drive. I still do chores, go to the dog park and take care of my elderly parents. The rest of the time if there's any left, I sleep. Brain fog and forgetfulness are still present. I have to make a list or I will forget what I'm doing a second before. I do know that when the time arrives that I'm on my own I will most definitely go off of Celexa. Most importantly if you feel any suicidal thoughts contact your doctor right away. It's the medication that causes these thoughts and they are not real.
Take good care of yourself :)
Gypsyrose3
29 Aug 2022
I was on it about a year ago and it worked wonders ! Im gonna give it till around 4-5 weeks and see if I feel like im improving!
Jackbarks007
29 Aug 2022
I did the same thing ed to 30 mg and felt worse with each increase and I backed down to 20 and I just stayed there and it worked wonders after a couple weeks. Sometimes the dose is just too high.
Gypsyrose3
29 Aug 2022
I’m definitely going to call my doctor and see what she recommends ! I was on it about a year ago and it worked wonders I should have never stopped taking it! I’m hoping in the next week to 2 weeks I’ll be feeling like me again!
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