Anyone been on Citalopram

[hifi_dave]

I've read that it does make you feel rubbish at first but I've been on a low dose for only 4 days and I feel like crap

Anyone else use it ? Any comments please ?

[Pigmy Pony]

I read that it is an SSRI, and that the benefits are only likely to be felt after a few weeks. It is reported that some individuals may initially experience worsening mood - if you think this is you it should be reported to your doctor.

Hope it works out for you.

[kenworthy100]

i was on it for about 4 weeks it made me feel absolutely awful, manic, couldn't sleep, and exacerbated the problems it was supposedly treating. I was then put on to Mirtazapine which helped me to sleep but made me feel like a vegetable in terms of mental function.

[Andy831]

My missus has been on various doses of this for quite a few years. It certainly took a few weeks to get into her system and start working, but it certainly seems to have done the trick for her.

[hifi_dave]

Thanks lads.

I've read a lot about anti depressants and now I'm on it, I'm looking into Citalopram. It does appear to make you feel rubbish but I didn't realise just how bad it would be. I have been on Mirtazapine for 10 - 12 years and never had any bad effects except when the dose was Increased from 30 to 45 per day. I reduced it again.

My mood is OK but I am very tired, exhausted, weak and shaky. I can't face up to do anything much at all except sleep, which is what I have read but I was hoping it wouldn't be quite so severe. All I can do is hope that it passes off after a couple of weeks.

[Andy831]

Good luck with it Dave.

[User211]

IMHO there's an industry that's legitimised by politics and money behind these sorts of drugs.

I heard it's quite easy to get legit medical marijuana prescriptions these days. For non-smokers I assume edibles are available.

Beyond that, soft psychedelics especially psilocybin would be worth a try.

A day in the English countryside on psilocybin in good weather is probably the best thing most humans will experience during their lives in many ways.

[Pigmy Pony]

IMHO there's an industry that's legitimised by politics and money behind these sorts of drugs.

I heard it's quite easy to get legit medical marijuana prescriptions these days. For non-smokers I assume edibles are available.

Beyond that, soft psychedelics especially psilocybin would be worth a try.

A day in the English countryside on psilocybin in good weather is probably the best thing most humans will experience during their lives in many ways.

I've heard good things about it, that it could possibly be beneficial for anxiety/ depression, but having tried it earlier this year I found the experience to be awful. Maybe I'd had too much, maybe not enough. Although the next day it was like my head had undergone a spring clean, which was nice...

Marijuana "gummies" are available for non-smokers. But I don't think they are legal and as such are not regulated. So some thorough research would be in order before going down that road.

[User211]

That first paragraph of yours is weed for inexperienced smokers I would say.

That said I think you will know what I mean when I say it shows yourself to yourself and the relaxing feeling you felt the next day was a consequence of that.

[Pigmy Pony]

That first paragraph of yours is weed for inexperienced smokers I would say.

That said I think you will know what I mean when I say it shows yourself to yourself and the relaxing feeling you felt the next day was a consequence of that.

My fault for being a bit vague - that first paragraph was referring to psilocybin. The weed sold today is total loony tunes stuff that I wouldn't touch with a bargepole, but maybe that's just me. Smaller amounts may well have therapeutic properties, but it's still highly illegal.

Not really a discussion for a public music forum, so I'll be stepping off the subject now.