Posted by ggrrl on April 10, 2002, at 16:25:44
I've been on celexa for over eight months. The side effects were awful at the beginning - I was hot, sleepless, shaking, and woozy. Those effects went away in the first few days, except for the sleeplessness. Sometimes I still have problems going to sleep, but mostly i just want to sleep a lot. I have noticed a decrease in my depression and that has been great or else I would not have stayed on it for this long. but my libido is nil and that is getting really old. It's funny to just not want it at all - why miss something you don't even want? and it makes me wonder why depression and sex are so interlinked. and it's been good for my relationship because i used to be a sex fiend and now we are more evenly matched (maybe that is more of a problem than a solution?)
Anyway, I yawn all the time and always want to take a nap in the afternoon. So I reduced my dose from 20 to 30 mgs a few days ago. After reading this board, I wonder if i just need to switch to another med or just quit altogether. This is the only med I've tried. I'm scared to get off it because I'm afraid my relationship will suffer and that I'll get depressed again. I never thought I was clinically depressed before, just that i had some problems, but my therapist (who i don't need to see anymore now that celexa has cured my depression) gave me a depression test and i passed with flying colors ;) but was that just a period of depression or am i depressed all the time? i still don't get it. i just don't want to believe i need a drug to cure me, especially one that messes with me so much. i used to cry about once or twice a month and feel like my partner didn't love me and i would get really resentful and i never feel like taht anymore - and we've gotten married and our relationship is really great. i'm scared!
maybe i should go back to my therapist or doctor and ask them.
what do you guys think?
thanks.
poster:ggrrl
thread:102667
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