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Posted by babs on June 21, 2004, at 16:42:28
Hi Everyone- I haven't been on this board in awhile but I'm back. i was on 70- mg of Celexa (need high dose for obsessions) and 3 mg of klonopin and everything was going fine until the middle of May (anniversary of my mother's death, Mother's Day and extreme stress at school. Then I fell apart- really anxious, crying all the time. My pdoc tried 1200 mg Neurontin to see if that would help and it turned me into a zombie (sleeping 15 hours a day) so I cut back to 900 mg and feel just as depressed and anxious as i did before.
My pdoc thinks the celexa has pooped out on me and he's probably right and wants me to start cutting down so I can switch to something else but I'm TERRFIED because my body is so sensitive. I go through extreme withdrawal and many drugs in the past (prozac, geodon, etc) have made me very ill. I need some reassurance here. thanks for listening, Babs
Posted by Jackd on June 22, 2004, at 13:45:53
In reply to What's Pooping Out? Help! I'm scared!, posted by babs on June 21, 2004, at 16:42:28
I'm so sorry you're dealing with this b*llsh*t. A lot of us here on the board have experienced what you're going through. Unfortunately many meds have a tendency to stop working. I would suggest maybe adding Lithium or Buspar or trying a different SSRI. For me Lexapro only really worked when I added about 200mg of Lamictal to it.
Posted by tampagirl70 on June 22, 2004, at 15:54:42
In reply to What's Pooping Out? Help! I'm scared!, posted by babs on June 21, 2004, at 16:42:28
hi babs - this is unrelated to your post about your meds pooping out (which, by the way, i'm very sorry about), but you said that you take 70mg celexa for your obsessions. do you have ocd? did that high of a dose help? i was on celexa (30mg is probably the dosage that will work for me, but i'm taking 40 right now) & wellbutrin xl 300mg for ocd for probably 3 years and it was working just fine, then i decided i'd try life without them. BIG MISTAKE. its been 3 weeks since i restarted them (i was only off for 2 weeks) and i'm living on pins & needles waiting for them to kick in. i'm depressed, anxious and my obsessions are driving me crazy and lately i've been very emotional and crying. sometimes i'll feel calm in the evening, but then when i wake up i'm filled with anxiety and the thoughts start all over again. do you deal with this too? i don't see many people on here with ocd so i'd like to get input from others that can relate to what i'm talking about.
i hope you feel better soon - this waiting game truly sucks.
Posted by Sebastian on June 23, 2004, at 11:53:56
In reply to Re: What's Pooping Out? Help! I'm scared!, posted by tampagirl70 on June 22, 2004, at 15:54:42
I think the 2 week period put some horible thoughts into your head, withdraw from meds or reaction from your illness acting up. The memory is still stuck in your mind and you will need to take a while to get back where you were. Thats how I got when I use to take 4 month sudden breaks from meds then right back on full dose. The real benefit was when I took the proper dose for 3 years straight. The best thing to do when you feel like you don't need the meds anymore, is to cut down on you dose slightly for a month. Then decide if you still need that much.
Posted by Bill LL on June 23, 2004, at 16:38:41
In reply to What's Pooping Out? Help! I'm scared!, posted by babs on June 21, 2004, at 16:42:28
If I were your doc (btw- I'm not a doc)I would have increased the dose of Celexa before adding another medication.
> Hi Everyone- I haven't been on this board in awhile but I'm back. i was on 70- mg of Celexa (need high dose for obsessions) and 3 mg of klonopin and everything was going fine until the middle of May (anniversary of my mother's death, Mother's Day and extreme stress at school. Then I fell apart- really anxious, crying all the time. My pdoc tried 1200 mg Neurontin to see if that would help and it turned me into a zombie (sleeping 15 hours a day) so I cut back to 900 mg and feel just as depressed and anxious as i did before.
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> My pdoc thinks the celexa has pooped out on me and he's probably right and wants me to start cutting down so I can switch to something else but I'm TERRFIED because my body is so sensitive. I go through extreme withdrawal and many drugs in the past (prozac, geodon, etc) have made me very ill. I need some reassurance here. thanks for listening, Babs
Posted by Sebastian on June 23, 2004, at 20:50:18
In reply to Re: What's Pooping Out? Help! I'm scared!, posted by Sebastian on June 23, 2004, at 11:53:56
Should have mentioned that my celexa is pooping out too. Was on 80 mg, now 40. No problems.
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