Feeling more anxious after taking Celexa

[redheadgrl]

I am taking 10 MG of Celexa and have been taking it for 3 months now. The problem I am having is after I take it I start feeling more anxious and jittery. I have been having to take Ativan to get me through the day. I am not liking this feeling and last weekend I felt even more depressed. I am considering going off Celexa. Any thoughts or similar stories would be appreciated.

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Hello

I can see this is your first post & you have no replies , so I will attempt to answer in some small way

I have taking Ativan before but in all honesty I got very addicted to it & I am in the UK & as far as I know I don't think many doctors in the UK prescribe it any more but if used sensibly I do know some are fine taking it , however the other med you are taking I would have thought after 3 months it should have had some kind of positive affect on you by now , they do say with those kinds of meds that it can take up to 3 months & in that time you can get some side effects but thereafter you should be feeling the benefits which you are certainly not feeling any , so if it were me I would go back & see my doctor , explain how you are feeling , how you are having to use Ativan as you are feeling so bad & I would imagining after you have given them a good go they would maybe change the medication to something more suitable as sometimes it can be that what works & suites one person does not always suite another

I hope this helps a little bit , but please don't keep suffering through the medication , make an appointment as soon as you can & I hope things improve for you soon x

[amirblau]

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