I start Celexa today
#354943 - 01/27/10 03:41 PM
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mrae
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My doctor put me on Celexa today. I have the generic form called Citalopram mg. Has anyone ever took this and if so did it help with anxiety/panic attacks?
IBS-D w/anxiety
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I started my celexs(generic brand) lastnight at 6:45. I took one 20mg pill. It gave me headaches, gas, nausea,and extremem yawning and everytime I yawned I thought I was going to puke, plus I felt spacey. Around 8:30 this morning I finally started feeling a little better just slight spaceyness. My body is so sensitive to meds I think I will ask my doc if I can cut them into half and take only 10mg a day and see how that works. I also asked my doc if this would make my d issues worse and he said no it should actually help. When I got home I looked this med up on the internet and it says its an SSRI. I thought those groups of meds would make d issues worse? Anyway just wondering if anyone has experience with Celexa or anyother SSRI who has ibs-d and if it helped with that or your anxiety issues?
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I switched from Paxil (20mg dose for years) to Celexa. My PCP started me at 10mg and I experienced a lot of yawning and a decrease in libido. At 10mg it did nothing for my anxiety so i asked my PCP if i should up it to 20mg however he was hesitant since it would probably make the side effects worse (the decrease in the libido..which i wasn't ok with) so I switched to Effexor. I know a few people that had good experience with celexa though. I would suggest giving it a try for 4 weeks and usually they start you at 10mg for 1-2 weeks...takes a while to get used to.
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IBS-D since 2008, female in her 20s
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Hi mrae,
I was wondering how you're doing with the Celexa. I am also IBS-D and need to find an anti-depressant that won't worsen my symptoms too much. This drug was recommended to me. How has it been for you?
Thanks,
Clara
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My doc had me stop taking it because the side effects were to much. I would give it a try if I were you because alot of people have said it works great for them.
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Hi i havent posted for a while as i have been in such a bad way i havent been able to get online ( very depressed and anxious and bad ibs ) however i had to reply to this post - 5 years ago i was given mirtazapine ( not ssri) i think they also call it remeron however my ibs was sooooo bad - was great to start with but then got worse towards the end and after 3 years i came off it - my ibs then switched to ibsc with few d cases now im back to haveing both ibs c and d and im all over the place again - i was yesturday prescribed fluoxotine by the doc for my aniety and depression however im a bit scared to take it because of the side effects :O( I hope u find some relief and if u find anything that helps let me know x
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Personally, I was having anxiety that was tied in with my IBS, so much that I was afraid to go to the mall or out for groceries unless I knew I was absolutely okay.
I started taking 20mg Citalopram (Celexa) and I find now I no longer have these fears, which were exaggerating my symptoms of IBS.
So it's lessened my IBS QUITE a bit. I still can't drink coffee all day and expect to be off scot-free, but that's ok.
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