Hi Chris,
Are you taking the Celexa in the morning? Also have you taken it with food? That might help. Another thing to consider, is perhaps something like amitriptyline or doxepin might work for you. I was rx’d ami first because I had insomnia and bad anxiety. They are big for helping people sleep and also increase serotonin and to some degree, norephinephrine. My friend just started Lexapro and she is exhausted…so it really just hits us randomnly with our
brain chemicals. You don’t know what you’re gonna get…
I found Lexapro (similar molecularly) to be quite stimulating, and was taking it at night with an Ativan. My doc at the time said to give it 30 days…I made it 26 and finally gave up…other doctors, who are more educated in these types of meds, said it should be apparent fairly quickly if a med is going to work for you. Others on this board say they stuck with meds for weeks before it kicked in…it’s a crapshoot.
You know how our eyes get big pupils when in a dark setting? It’s to capture any bit of light to maximize vision…when people have low sero, the receptors get very sensitive in trying to make more of it, so when you give it to your body via an ssri, it’s like the receptors go nuts having a party…then things “downregulate”, and get good again.
Sometimes knowing what is happening in your body helps to hang in there.
I had some heart palpitatioins and chest pain when starting Cymbalta…saw my cardiologist and did some tests…and gave it time and it went away. Jaw clenching, sweating, increased anxiety, fatique…all of that stuff pretty common upon starting an SSRI, and most likely will go away.
From my own experience, when I do stop a med, even if it’s only been a short time, I still don’t go cold turkey…I cut it back and then skip a day and then take a little bit…migraine brains are so sensitive, I try to “sneak” things in or out…
Kelley
ps
a lot of what you are feeling could be an overload of adrenalin and/or anxiety about taking a med, in addition to having the chemical in your body…our minds are quite powerful. Something to keep in mind.
y
