Posted by Bill L on April 12, 2001, at 8:54:21
In reply to Re: New and nervous, posted by momof2 on April 11, 2001, at 18:07:07
Celexa is a good drug. It is similar to Prozac but a little bit milder (less activating). People amy feel weird the first couple of weeks on a new drug such as Celexa but then the side effects mostly go away. Tiredness is a side effect that may last a couple of months to some degree. Lower sex drive is a side effect that may last the whole time a person is on an antidepressant such as Celexa. This side effect gets better with time but may not go away altogether.
You said that your husband just got depressed 3 weeks a go. I hope that the doctors can figure out what it was that caused it. Maybe lyme disease or something else which has depression as a symptom.
> Hi,
> My husband just today had an annual physical exam and came home with celexa. He starts 10 mg. today and ups it to 20 in 5 days.
> His problems started about 3 weeks ago when he came home from a business trip. He had been having problems getting a restful sleep, then he got sick (flu like symptoms), then he became irritable all the time, & wanting to be all alone and he didn't know why. He said he feels stressed but that work isn't the problem, he doesn't know what is. He says it's not marriage or me.
> Anyway, about a week ago he quit touching me, no hand holding, nothing at all. He says he feels like he just needs to be all alone. I have been taking the kids and leaving the house for him to enjoy quiet time before he leaves for work. I encouraged him to call in sick the other day and I stayed gone all day to give him space.
> This doctor appt. happened at a good time. Although it was almost a fight to get him there. When he left for the appt. I phoned the office and let them know of his "depressed" mood and that it's been getting progressively worse for 3 weeks.
> He came home with some samples and will return next week for lab work and the week after to talk to the dr., but I am scared after reading everyone listing their bad symptoms to this drug.
> I don't know if the dr. told my husband of any of these side affects, he hasn't told me. That he even told me of the dr. visit was remarkable.
> I would like to hear from anyone who can offer me encouragement that he will get 'happy' again and start acting like his old self.
> And what can I do to help him?
> And why would it surprise someone that a dr. prescribed this drug before any others? (i'm relating this question to another writer)
>
> Thank you for reading this long letter. I could have said a lot more.
> I'm real worried.
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