Posted by brian on June 8, 2000, at 13:30:57
In reply to Re: 40mg Celexa see ya - to Rockets, posted by Kath on June 8, 2000, at 12:13:16
> Hi Rockets - Thx for the info. It sounds like you're doing amazingly well!! Taking really good care of yourself & having a good positive attitude. The last part of your post was very useful for me. It helped clarify something for me. I had been thinking that since a lot of my anxiety is caused by my son's drug use & all that goes with that, I'd have to wait 'til all that was resolved to feel un-anxious. Somehow, your words made me realize in a way I hadn't before, that I CAN be un-anxious in whatever circumstances life presents me. It's such a foreign thought, that I'm going to write it down & look at it frequently. It's hard for me to believe that some people have really stressful things happen in their lives, and they DON'T get into big-time anxiety!! WOW. (I repeated the sentences!) Continue to take good care of yourself, thanks for your help, and keep me posted. :) Kath
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> > Thank you :). I have been taking 20mg of Celexa for 9 weeks now and recovered quite a bit from the anxiety disorder. The first month was very hard. I had just got out of the emergency room and didn't know if I was ever going to be normal or sane again. Heh.. already I feel a lot better. I am driving again, and sometimes short distances on the freeway just fine. I am back at work for my third week and all is well and generally handling stress ok. I have made lifestyle changes. I practice relaxation (not the cult style self hypnosis zen stuff) and breathing techniques that are very normal and medically approved every day or two. I plan my schedule to make for fairly nice low key days. Generally, I ask myself what am I doing different and what am I going to do differently than I did before :)? I also see a Christian psychologist once a week who is trained and certified in cognitive behavoir therapy. Things are going well and I may end up in a year being a much better person than I was before this anxiety experience. I also seek reassurance that I am on track. I don't watch scary movies or listen to Ozzy osbourne cds.. but that should go without saying.. hehe. Basically, anxiety sufferers tend to be intelligent creative people that have used their intelligent and creativeness to scare the heck out of themselves. Best to look for ways to be reassured that you are working through it and on your way to a full recovery. Because over 90% of anxiety sufferers do have a full recovery within 2 months to 2 years (at the most). The very small remainder have very special issues that don't affect you so DON'T worry about it.. you are not in that group. Say it with me "I am not in that group. I am going to get better." :)) Peace.
Thanks, Kathy. I will keep you posted on my progress. And I hope to hear of yours as well -- here's hoping it's success!
I've got a question: How long after you stop taking Celexa do the effects start to wear off? The reason I'm asking is that, last weekend I started feeling really good. This week I ended up skipping two days (Tues and Weds -- very busy, never made it to pharm) and today I feel sort of out of it and anxious. I started again today. Could two days of missing a dose be responsible? I tell ya, I've got some troublesome side effects, but they're nothing compared to a bad day, especially when there's plenty to do, workwise.Brian
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