Posted by forthfore on April 17, 2000, at 21:14:36
In reply to I am a slug, posted by Rebecca on April 16, 2000, at 11:17:44
Hard to say, it could be depression, but SSRIs CAN cause fatigue and apathy after long term use. If that's the case there are a few ways you can handle it, but you should talk to your psychiatrist about it.
> I've been on celexa since December and it's done great things for my mood, but for the past few weeks at least, I've felt like a complete slug when I'm not at work. Yesterday I spent much of the day lying down, and I spent almost 14 hours in bed last night, most of it asleep. I don't have much interest in doing anything, and when I do get myself to do things, I don't find them particularly pleasurable. I used to enjoy cooking and eating and baking, but now I have less of an appetite, and am not particularly interested in cooking or eating.
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> Last week my doctor reduced the celexa dose to 40 mg (from 60), saying that the dose was probably too high.
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> Now I'm starting to wonder how much the celexa is really helping. I was in a good mood on it, but now I feel pretty blah. I don't know. I tend to consider myself ok if I'm not suicidal, but I'm starting to wonder if I'm back to feeling how I felt when I first decided to be responsible and get help; I wasn't suicidal then, either (since the nature of my suicidal thoughts makes me less likely to get help), but I wasn't enjoying things that I would normally find pleasurable.
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> It'd be really nice if I were interested in cleaning my apartment, but I'd rather at least be interested in doing things for fun. I used to make pottery in my free time, but I haven't been to the arts center this year.
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> I don't know what to do--how long should it take for the celexa dose adjustment to have an effect? Am I still depressed if I feel blah?
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> thanks for any advice,
> Rebecca
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