I feel like, especially these days, everybody is struggling with mental health and could benefit from careful/ intentional therapeutic use of substances like these.
I’m on day 5 and I feel like a new person. My depression and anxiety is gone. I have been on this journey to find the right medication since 2008. I’ve tried probably 15 different ones and finally I feel normal again. I hope you can find the one to help you!
Hi Jeffrey, its a month since you said your life had changed for the better because of taking Celexa. How are you feeling now? I've just started yesterday, had 2 tablets, and I can feel slightly better already.
@@walkslad I’m feeling great. I upped my dose to 10 mg twice a day. But still feel like I have extra energy and am in a way better mood. I hope it works for you! Keep me posted please.
@@matt12347174 hi Jeffrey, that’s great that your feeling better, I’m happy for you. I’ve been on them for 5 days now so just waiting to feel the effects although I do feel slightly more positive. I’ll keep in touch and let you know how I get on.
@@shadalereynolds5532 I’m doing well, I upped my dose to 20 mg a day and I take it in the mornings. I went to a get together yesterday and I didn’t feel so uncomfortable that I couldn’t communicate and I’m back to doing things I enjoy. Celexa has been a big help.
Hi buddy, I am just about to start Celexa. I have been really unsure about doing so. Watching your video has really helped put my mind at ease. Thank you 👍🏻
Thank you so much for this video and sharing your experience. I’m switching from 10 years of Prozac to Celexa today, and I was so nervous. But this really calmed me down. Thank you 😊
Thanks for this review! It was really helpful and informative. I just started Celexa and so far I really like it. It seems like it didn’t take weeks to get into my system because I already feel a whole lot better. Anyway thanks again and have a blessed day! :-)
Thank you so much for your review. I appreciate your honesty. I also come from a family with anxiety and I’ve had it since I was a teenager. I started taking celexa today. 🤞
Just for a point of SSRI comparison, when I started Paxil (paroxetine), the desire didn't go away, but the ability to achieve orgasm did after four days, and I didn't have another for two and a half _years._ That was a *_tiny_* price to pay, though, for not being constantly depressed and thinking about killing myself. >.>
Never taken antidepressants before last week, haven't had meds in a decade, but I had this constant fatigue for the last year that was disrupting my life. Went on Celexa a week ago, and I not only haven't felt this great/normal since high school, (24) but my libido has also shot through the roof. (Probably because it's been so low for so long) I appreciate the honest review and hope this can help encourage others who might need it.
@@whome5810 Male. I no longer regularly take Celexa though because it was interfering with my sleep, and it would make my jaw clench at night like a vice.
3 month update: First 2-4 weeks felt bad but then it got better, I feel less anxious and negative so it is working for me. BUT in my case, my nausea has never gone away and it’s so persistent that I’m debating on whether I should stop take it or not. I’ve tried ginger and all things people claim to help but people say that nausea usually goes away after 2 weeks ish, it’s almost been 4 months now for me so idk.
I took it for over a year for anxiety. It helped a lot, but it had side effects. Yawning was a big one. For awhile I found myself saying things without thinking first, I was a little too comfortable around people. Had some sleep issues. Had a hard time comming, I had to go buck wild to reach the climax. When I got off of it I had brain zaps for a few months.
Wow, i never went this far back in Antenna Man history, but this was a very cool video testimonial! Thanks for putting this out there, Tyler and hope it will help others! If things one day end with your Antenna Man brand, you seem like you could be great as a motivational speaker, guidance counselor or something along those lines. Even though I don't need the medication, you had me convinced of its benefits and your honest and candid approach was refreshing! 👍
Great vid. . . Thanks for the posts. . . I've dealt with panic attacks for a few years now. . . I have a speech impediment and Ive been taking prozac and prozac helps me a lot with anxiety but it makes my stuttering worse. So I'm looking into celexa as an alternative! Thanks again for the vid!
I was having dizzy spells all day. Sometimes they would come during the day no matter the time. I saw my doctor and he asked if I have anxiety. I told him I did not think so. He said celexa would help with the dizzy spells. And lode and behold, dizzy spells went away.
I have been suffering with dizziness for over 5 years now I’ve tried every treatment seen multiple doctors in different countries but recently got prescribed celexa could u describe what do you mean Exactly by dizziness? bc for me I lose my balance I feel the floor shaking etc if so please let me know so I start taking my medication been to paranoid of the side effects
I've been taking citalopram (10mg) daily for three weeks and I had a huge increase in anxiety after three days. It was so bad I went to hospital. I live in a rural area and my neighbour kindly drove me to hospital at 4.00am on the day. I wanted an injection to calm me and/or advice on how to stop the tablets. They talked to me instead which calmed me down and I dediced to continue. Since then I've had periods of high anxiety for a few hours here and there, the last few days it has worsened again (so from about day 18 to 21), and I sometimes go for a walk as I can't sit still and have considered going to hospital again but haven't yet. My doctor has prescribed me valium and another anti-anxiety medication to get me through. I am so hoping this anxiety surge is temporary, from what I've read 'the anxiety stops after a few weeks' and 'it can take six weeks for my system to fully get used to it' - so all I have to do is wait. Can people reading this, who had anxiety early on when taking citalopram - which later went away - please comment on their experience, and also how long it does take to go. Many thanks.
@@rediculousman Luckily what was claimed, namely that the anxiety goes after a few weeks, did happen. I was fine after that, I would say to anyone taking these tablets to ride it out - the anxiety DOES pass.
@@jeffoliver7491 my doctor told me to buy a pill cutter. Now I'm only taking a dose of 5mg and the symptoms are way more manageable. I'm a 183cm 95km male that can only handle 5mg, whilst my doctor said she has children on doses of 40mg. Quite crazy how the sensitivity ranges!
@@gigi644 I found the anxiety wore off after about 3 weeks, just like all the things I read and heard said. If you're about to take the tablets I would say don't worry about the anxiety, it DOES stop and I've been a lot happier for sometime now. It can be troublesome early on, but I would suggest to bare with it - the benefits once the storm has passed are worth it.
I am a Female and my Doc stated me off on 5 mg Celexia. I felt effects right away. Some time later I asked her to up me to 10 mg, and have stayed there for years. I DO believe in starting any drug like this low... so our bodies can get used to them.
I take Celexa to control my temper. I have a bad temper. Also, Celexa helps me deal with depression.What did the teacher say when you said you can't continue reading the page?
Didn't see this until now. She handled it very professional and just had someone else pick up the reading. That was almost ten years ago. Man time flies....
I started celexa 10mg and it made me feel like my skin was burning on the inside. That was after day 4 and I can’t deal with that. So I stopped taking it. Plus it was messing with my kidneys. This drug is no joke the side effects are crazy. I figure that I can manage the anxiety better than I can the side effects of this medicine.
I took 10mg today and I’m SO f’n nauseous no way I can take this shit. I feel like I have someone standing in my chest almost kind of freaking hence looking this stuff up. Meds sucks!
As someone with anxiety how did you get over the fear of side effects to take celexa? I feel hopeful but I've been on other meds and the side effects are too much
I had very few side effects, after 3 weeks I noticed a difference in my energy and Outlook on life, I was very worried about the initial side effects before taking them but I'm glad I did, good look to you Cathie
Celexa and well butrin has zero side effects for me. Took for many years until my business started to fail, then my anxiety and depression came back. Now they want me to take Effexor which has tons of side effects and alll kinds of issues going off.
It is relieving to hear someone else's testimonial of the medication. I'm restarting it after a few years off of it. I'm thankful I'm getting back on it, it's long overdue. I empathize with the shaky voice and shakes overall and I feel for you. I hope you're doing well these days. I look forward to me beginning this medication I just picked up a few hours ago tomorrow!
not OP but i take 20 mg of celexa and also 2 mg of abilify. personally, i'd say I don"t have "Nightmares" but i have noticed having some very weird and very vivid dreams since i've started taking them. Probably a side effect.
I just switched from Lexapro to Celexa. Lexapro was great to me for 8 years , however the weight gain made Me depressed. I’m day 2 on celexa . Anyone have weight gain issues on celexa ???
Thanks for this information. I was just wondering if you noticed any weight gain with celexa. The reason I ask is that I was previously on Lexapro which caused a significant amount of weight gain.
Citalopram ruined my life drowsy eating constantly and weight gain.Suducial thoughts.Panic attacks.I have bipolar illness and now I take Queatiapine and Amisulpride Medication now.Lost weight eat less.I had bad side effects.Will never take citalopram and anti- depressants again.I felt like a zombie.Poision drug citalopram.
Same citalopram ruined me ! I felt numb emotionally and panic attacks were daily after taking the medication. My former doctor put me on it for my anxiety disorder and claimed to me it only treated anxiety nope turns out he put me on an antidepressant medication.
i have been offered to take multiple anxiety or depression meds but my biggest fear is weight gain. i know that a lot of anti depressants have weight gain as a side effect and i’m wondering if this is a side effect of this particular drug.
I lost 10 Kg in a month when taking Citalopram. I was drinking too much and most of my calories were from or because of alcohol. It made me feel slightly nauseous with no appetite for food or alcohol and I deliberately took advantage to lose some weight. 3 months later and those effects have worn off but I haven't put the weight back on.
i started my 20mg prescription of citalopram this morning, after watching this video i've shifted from anxious about the experience to excited and hopeful. Thank you. i've been told that it can take up to 4 weeks to kick in, was this the case for you? once again, thanks for the video.
@@AtortAerials Thanks, i'll keep that in mind if any side effects become prominent. My doctor prescribed the dosage but i don't know what she based her decision on.
@@mightymisery mine said 10mg and yesterday was my first day and felt so miserable no way I can take another pill this morning. I felt like I was drugged super crappy for me. Many seem to be fine affected me BIG time. 😕
@@AtortAerials i just went through a bunch of videos regarding the loading phase of the drug and a common theme seems to be "your doctor won't tell you to go through a titration stage (increasing dosage overtime) but you should. Start with 5mg and work up if you have to". i personally won't heed this advice but if the side effects are to much for you then you should consider it. This will be day 3 of taking it for me and the nauseas finally fading away. i'm still getting flu like symptoms (cold sweats/shaking) but to be honest it's hard for me to be alarmed by any of it because i generally feel terrible day to day anyway. i sort of want to feel like its changing me because i'm so sick of being me, if that makes sense?
I realized it was a problem in high school too. unfortunately, I didn't figure out how to get help until my late 20s. Still dealing with this today and I'm 32. No freakin health insurance. Feels like a disability!
Same problem it's hard dealing without insurance with a fear of getting stuck with a 1000 bill. I used getcelebral and it's 40 bucks a month for a doctor and medication. Totally worth it for me and it's all online
Fantastic video! Thank you. I'm on my second week and was wondering about the sexual dissatisfaction which is the perfect way to put it. I didn't see that in the side affects any where but have been experiencing it.
I’m gonna be starting this again because my anxiety is at an all time high I used to be on it before but I stopped and I was fine but I definitely need to get back on for a while
Tyvm yes I take it and yes you are 100% right and like you said if you stop taking it it will go back to yourself and have anxiety again and it does lower your sexual life I agree 💯
Thanks for sharing. I’m seeing my psychiatrist in 3 weeks to decide going back on meds. Hard decision because so many meds failed me. I have got to decide if I’m willing to go through a year going through trial and error to find the right medication, amount, side effects, combination with another already prescribed medication. How long term will I take it? Meds act so opposite for different people.
Tyler very hot.. No hassle, as I'm some 400 miles away, and about 35 years too old. Be aware you aren't locked-in on this SSRI. I'm on luvox which has fewer sexual side-effects, but treats a different array of disorders. The prozac just-about locked me out sexually, but was very effective under a small dose. If you're happy where you are, stay, but some practitioners are more-and-less willing to try different treatments. There is a period of adjustment if you do agree on something different.
I can't say what will work well for you. None of the SSRIs helped me much with being energetic etc. Though I had okay experience with wellbutrin, that one didn't impact OCD too much. The trial-and-error can take a couple of years or longer, so it's best to find a practitioner who is patient and listens.
The SSRI all work a bit differently. Prozac is notorious for killing erections and generating headaches. Luvox and zoloft not so much. My use of luvox wasn't so different from wellbutrin, but it does help with intermittent explosive disorder, and of course OCD. One unusual side-effect on luvox: I had cold extremities for over 45 years. Now my hands and feet are warm most of the time.
I’m two weeks in while on Celexa. Dry mouth, drowsiness, the reduced libido, and the nausea. It’s okay. It’s worth it. I’m still anxious, so it has not begun working yet.
Very common side effects, I have those too. I would recommend people exhaust all other options example: good diet, good amount of sleep, get exercise and if you still feel unwell then try the meds.
From what I've read, our food supply is one huge chemical experiment. And I remember the junk food I ate 30 years ago when I had similar issues. Doctors were reporting everything was fine and wanted to place me on SSRI's due to my symptoms. I felt like a 60 year old man with issues that would fill a page. I believe in finding the source of any problem, not just masking them. But I DO understand that it's not always possible and you may have to go to several doctors to find one that can find the route cause. After going to tons of doctors, a co-worker recommended one in a small town who was a D.O. and he had studied Wilson's Syndrome. He took time to listen to my issues and even though my blood work (including my thyroid) was fine he tried some thyroid hormone replacements. In short, his analysis was based on his experience and studies of Wilson's Syndrome. He solved all of my issues with a T3 hormone adjustment 30 years ago, which I'm still on, and NONE of my prior issues ever returned. Many issues corrected themselves. You can read more about this online. It may not be YOUR issue but it highlights the problem with our medical professionals who, based on $$, don't take the time to do the underlying research they should be doing, and quickly shoving pills instead. Why did I have to go to SO many doctors to find this solution?? We like to think than when we go to a professional, like a doctor, they'll know everything. Don't EVER assume that! I hate to see a doctor whipping out a prescription pad within 1 min of my health complaint. That's NOT proper medical treatment if you ask me. Try to read about your condition on line using peer reviewed journals. Yes, they are tough to read but do the best you can to become more of an expert on your own condition and some of its causes and treatments. That way you can better evaluate whether your doctor is really trying to get to the route cause of your condition, or merely shoving pills with side effects as a quick fix. It highly concerns me that SO many young people are bring treated with SSRI's. This isn't normal and there has to be a reason. Food supply? Air supply? It's got to be something in our environment causing this.
3 days in. I’m nauseous, no vomiting just an upset tummy on a spin cycle feeling. Boners are weak and don’t stick around long. Mood improved, anxiety quieter than ever.
Don't tell your doctor I said this. I'm just a retired electrician. But i've come to believe that humans are basically carnivores. We don't need to eat plants. We are much happier and healthier when we don't.
My vivid dreams turned to distortion and thought I was in another world where it’s normal to walk up to you waist or knees in water while on the streets and forgot my boyfriend of 3 years at the time that I woke up to not only confused why the water was gone but also who the freak was this in my bed. And why does my house look different then the log cabin in the center of a lake with no bridge to it. Took 5 min of knowing somethings not right didn’t freak out totally because it was subconsciously there that I knew it was the meds and I remembered… never took that shit again I was on just that medication and it was 20 mg… took it for a month or so… idk what that was about but my dreams where so vivid I can with out “strain” control my dream see it bright as day as if it was another world and I had the focus no haze to be lead by my guides to tell me how I can create and I actually got bored like you do on a video game with cheat codes and to much detail to bother with so people I created I had to design every detail hair blah down to there organs and personality in all aspects so people where just mannequins that only did as I wanted them to do by command unless I was less lazy and designed them… I gave my self a firework show and plaid the most beautiful heartstring pulling music I could ever hear across my world and decided to create a fair or carnival… no chance of bad nightmares like that in detail because you have to really focus on it… so not scary but really odd to experience god level of consciousness. It was a good experience except the closest thing to a scare but because it’s also anti anxiety it’s kinda not was the forgetting I’m basically not in a dream and forgot what normal was.. that’s how powerful that dream was… hope that was clear as day. It’s not psychosis it was just another form of acceptance anything was possible that my subconscious was trying to point out but it was one time. I think this was a out of body experience and you can get to that level if you meditate naturally. No different then a normal person who has a nightmare once in a blue moon and wakes up sad and wants to hug somone because they wanted to live them more because of the dream. Or checking on them just to know they are ok. Or something… just more awareness and vividness… don’t take with the bad drugs tho… not that I have but I can see that messing somone up and causing trauma or something… even if it’s Mary Jane.
Me too! Have epilepsy and anxiety... My neurologist keeps prescribing it and I keep avoiding it. I already take a grocery list of drugs and don't wanna add another
Going to be starting this again. I stop back few years ago n my depression is hitting so high and suicidal is on my mind heavy so I’m going to take them again. I just worried about the anxiety and panic attacks I got the first few days.
just started taking it and the first few hours after that i’m so hyper and i have all this energy out of no where so i cannot sit still but when that goes away i get soooo anxious and feel soo hot and cold its scaring me will this go away? And if does will it be worth it anyway
I've been taking it for nearly ten years now. My doctor doesn't think it's bad because it's not like it can be abused like Xanax. However, he did say that if I ever felt the need to cope with my problems and get off the meds that an option as well. I stick with them because I get extremely paranoid without them.
Tyler GH Hi ya I am due to start on this today feeling anxious I am currently on sertraline And my psychiatrist told to switch to citrapram As my anxiety hadn’t gone insert after 9 months on it Any reassurance plz Thank u
This shit sucks. After being on fluvoxamine for 3 years. Prescribed to 30-40 mg I switched to this, I’ve been on it for 3 years. As of 2 days ago I am fully off these meds and feel even worse. The side effects are not worth it one bit. I feel completely numb and dead. My anxiety is so bad even when I was on it. I would wake up in a puddle of sweat every night, lack of social aspect as well. It’s crazy how little of an amount can mess your whole life up. Meds are not the answer to anything.
I'm 27 and my panic attacks I had like 3, felt so bad I went to the doctors and they sent me to a family doctor and they did a questionnaire on me and I got prescribed citolapram and I haven't taken it yet due to being scared of it and I struggle with sleep, any tips if I should take it?
I’ve been on it for 2 weeks only and I feel so tired and nauseous everyday. I just feel like sleeping all day and I feel really dizzy and nauseous at random times throughout the day. My mouth is also super dry. I’ll give it a chance because I know it’s common to not feel any positive effect for a while at first and the side effects can go away once your body gets used to it. But damn right now it sucks having to go on with my life and work while feeling so exhausted.
@@fransmaroki Personally I kept taking it and after about 3 weeks it pretty much went away. I've been taking it for a couple months now and the only side effect I still have is dry mouth but its not bad. I take it for anxiety and It's definitely helped. Good luck!
@@becreb I’m on my first day and feeling awful like you described and my skin feels so dry and a bit itchy as well. Did this happen to you ? I sure hope it settles down.Are you still taking it /how are things going with it ?
No, you feel effects 15m after taking it -- it's not the same as what it's supposed to do to your system over the long haul. But you Will "feel it" right after taking it. He just had social anxiety, so I could see that part of it happening instantly for a while.
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