Posted by DC on March 30, 2000, at 14:55:21
In reply to When will it end???, posted by Lisa J on March 30, 2000, at 10:08:41
Hey, Lisa. This is my opinion--these drugs won't cure most conditions in the sense that you take a course of antibiotics for an infection. Rather they treat the condition and you pretty much have to keep taking them... forever --Unless, perhaps, your condition stems from external factors, i.e., a response to something, rather than a basic element of your adult temperament, or unless you find other coping techniques--ala religion or extremely good psychotherapy. Other people might have more optimistic opionions about this.
> I've been taking celexa for over a year. First at 20mg then a couple of months ago my physician increased to 40. Mainly my problem is panic attacks which cause pounding chest pains and then irritablitly and fatigue. After the increased dosage to 40mg per day, anxiety began to diminish, but lately the pounding pains in my chest came back. Yesterday I went for visit to my doctor and now have been instructed to take 60mg per day. When will it ever stop? The only thing I know for sure is this -- I can not eliminate anxiety medicine from my life. I have been out of celexa on more than one occasion for 4 or more days at a time. By the time I get my prescription filled I am usually a basket case, which prompts me to take a very low dosage of ativan just to get me calmed down enough to sleep. My initial reason for taking celexa was the anxiety that I have. Prozac was not working and although I hate to be taking anything for my depression/anxiety, I feel that celexa has done the most for my condition. I have fewer episodes of depression with celexa, but the anxiety is still there. How long does one have to take medication? I'm soooooo ready to stop taking it, but after a 10 day period without it the last few weeks, I know that is not possible. I hate to be like this, I just want to be healthy and functioning normal once again, without meds.
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