I've taken three benzos, but not that one. But using benzos for sleep isn't the best idea, as they're so easy to become addicted to if you take them regularly, and insomnia tends to get worse with continued use of medication for sleep. I would especially try to wait it out as you're not anywhere near a therapeutic dose of the Celexa yet, and it might make you sedated when you move up. If the Celexa works you won't need the Ativan much.
I did celexa as well as Prozac and several others until I found that wellbutrin worked the best. I have taken ambien cr and that is my result 4-5 hours of uninterrupted sleep and then 30 minutes of every hour until I decide to get up. I hope it gets better, sleep wise. Being almost depression free is an amazing feeling and may be my driving force to deal with my back pain in other ways.
I'm confused. Is this a psychiatrist or a general doc? Given that your pharmacist has already warned you not to do this why did you do it before seeking a second opinion? Wellbutrin and Effexor are both stimulating antidepressants, so if your main problem is anxiety these aren't usually the solution; they might be if your main problem is depression, which is often the case with anxiety sufferers.
i have been on celexa for a few weeks now. not found of any meds period. but did anyone ever start seeing spots when staring at lights more then usual or floaters more then usual ?
I've been on many different meds in the past, including Celexa and was just prescribed it again. The problem is I really hate to start taking it for fear it will eventually stop working. I am also very overweight and I am concerned about weight gain. Also, it was prescribed to take in the morning, but since I do have some anxiety and suffer with sleep apnea I think is I do decide to take it, night time would probably be best. Any thoughts?
Sleep disturbances and trouble sleeping are both side-effects of beta blockers in general. I know I have had issues with sleeping since starting Sotalol back in July last year. I would suspect that your problems are related to the Atenelol. If it doesn't improve there are other beta blockers and you could ask your GP to switch you to a different one.
I had the same thing Sean. I used to play softball and my heart rate would start pounding out of chest when I took off to run. It happened so often that I lived with it up until I started to have panic attacks that ended me in the ER. I've been on an anti-depressant called Celexa. It has helped eliminate all my anxiety and panic disorder symptoms. I went to the ER last year because my heart rate was almost 200 bpm.
Over the past several months I have begun to experience sleep issues. I stay up late (2am to 3am) and sleep late the next day, some times for 10 to 11 hours. I'm not sure if it's the medication or something else. I'm wondering if the medication is no longer working for me and if I should talk with my doctor about switching to another AD.
I have been treated for depression for over 10 years. When first diagnosed I was given Prozac which gave me migraine headaches.
After taking Celexa (generic) for a little less than a year, I decided to quit cold turkey 2 weeks ago. Although I know weening from medication is the best idea, I wanted off Celexa quickly. I have had the usual withdrawal symptoms you'd expect (dizziness, nausea, headache, etc) but what I did not expect was the symptoms of restless leg syndrome. It is TERRIBLE. Is it possible to get RLS symptoms because of Celexa withdrawal or do you think it's unrelated?
hi my doctor is putting my wife on celexa for her anxiety and panic attacks, i was wondering does anyone take it and how it makes you feel, she has been taking buspar for 3 days and i think it made her worse and help would be greatly aprreciated
Has anyone had experience with Celexa. My doctor wants to put me on it and I'd like some information before doing so. I take xanax at present but I've been using it too long and it no longer works. Apparently my doctor feels that my sleep might benefit from using Celexa.
2 days ago my psychiatrist advised me to change my Lexapro 20mg to Celexa 20mg. Is it normal for a patient to switch overnight from Lexapro to Celexa like this? She advised me to just stop the Lexapro. I realize that they are very similar in makeup but i'm just worried that i will get too depressed in the meantime.
I've been on effexor (started @ 75mg and up to 225mg qd now) since 02 and it never made any difference in my PAT. Of course my arrhythmia was atrial whereas PVCs are ventricular. I did a quick scan of the web and the only references to SSRIs (which celexa and effexor are members along with several others) and palpitations list it as a side effect and not something helped.
Used to take Paxil, but had a horrid experience coming off of it. Never recovered. But honestly, the name just came because there was no number that would work with my first name and that just popped out. And yes, it causes weight gain. All ssris can cause weight gain. Doesn't mean they will, but they all have that as one of the most common side effects.
The starting dose for klonoping is either .5 or 1mg twice a day. Not 4mg. That's too high.
I currently take celexa and clonazepam for depression and anxiety. Is it safe for me to take extra strength tylenol with the clonazepam.
Still no sleep,I sleep only when I drop off without knowing,I saw my psychiatrist and he doubled my librium at night,but still I have the rapid thoughts when I close my eyes which leads to a panic attack,which leads to me on the couch watching TV afraid to sleep.We also talked about the multiple pain meds and any link they may have to my rapid thoughts at night.He also added celexa,so that makes a grand total of 9 medications I'm on for pain,panic attacks,depression and high blood pressure.
my physician put me on celexa, inderal, klonopin and trazadone. with celexa alone i have rage attacks, when she added klonopin to the regime i got migraines hence the inderal. The trazadone was added to help me sleep (i was averaging 1-2 hrs a night). i wanted to sleep all the time and could not stay awake. After a few months of this i decided something need to change, doctor switched klonopin with lithium and stopped the inderal and trazadone.
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