feeling strange on citalopram

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Ive been on citalopram for the last week and its makeing me feel so odd. Im not sleeping much and am grinding my teeth so much, my jaw aches like mad but I cant stop it. Im feeling very confused about everything and forget what Im doing all the time, Im too confused to answer threads anymore as Im haveing trouble makeing sence. I also dont care so much, before when I read things or my kids did things I would feel bothered but now I couldnt care less. I feel really tired but Im not sleeping much, thats the worst bit. I feel a bit less sick than I did a few days ago, and I think quiting smoking has helped with that, I definately think it has interactions with tobbacco as it seemed to make me very ill when I smoked. I dont feel happy, I just feel uncareing and confused.

anyway not expecting answers, just venting.

I feel like a Sith, looseing my caring and going to the Dark side. Did Anakin get put on citalopram too?

I had similar effects, when I was first on Citalopram, and now, I feel fine on them. The majority of the time I feel tired, and when I was once withdrawn from them, that was when I felt odd/strange, with palpatations, and feeling sad, tearful, and sensitive.

Citalopram has made interactions with Alcohol with me. Nasty combination, as it's basically like Rohypnol. My memory goes hazy, and I end up doing ludacris things. At the end of the day, it's all experience, and now I know my Alcoholic Limits.

I know what you're going through mate, just give the medication a chance to kick in.

yes I will stick with it for the next few weeks. I feel like such crap though

I'm afraid that's the part and parcel of Depression, and Anti-Depressants.

Have you been on any other medication before it? If so, then they're must've been a reaction, causing you to feel like this.

Anyway, hang in there, I'm sure you'll get through this.

I took SSRI's and anti psychotics in my teens but that was more than a decade ago. I cant remember how I reacted to them as its so long ago.

Then maybe the Citalopram has reacted with your body, which hasn't been used to SSRIs for a long time. Like I said, you'll be ok.

Im going to have another go at leaving the forum. I keep trying but Im very addicted to WP so find it hard.

Its really hard to post and read the forum at the moment because of the confusion so its a good time to try and quit it.

the side effects have stopped now and I feel normal again.

I feel so down though and full of despair. I dont want to go on any longer. This world is not for me and I am not able to reconsile myself with the world or work with it in any way. Im too far apart from others and do not understand people. I am alone in myself and desolate.

Oh, LB I am sad to hear that you are suffering. Hang in there. There's a possibility that the drugs are making you feel bad. Perhaps you should see your doctor about your dosage. There's always tons of support around here, moral support even if we can't actually do much.

Praying for your happiness.

I dont think its the drugs, as I often feel like this when life is hard.

Im not going to the dr again though as I dont like it. They have not contacted me for a new appointment so I will leave it.

dont worry about me though, I shall not kill myself. Death comes to us all, I only have to be patient and it will come for me at some point.

I cancelled my msc courses for october as Im not going to be able to do them as Im still not well. I dont think it matters as I would not be able to get a job from the msc anyway. I think I would rather join thich nhat hanhs monestry when the kids leave home anyway not work in a university. I just have to accept that Im not 'up to' studying and its not my path. I feel so down about it all. My whole life and what I thought it was has fallen away and now I must find a purpose where I can see none. Its very hard, I feel so desolate.

Well you do not have the computer knowledge to open the files from the OU and if someone who can tries to help you, you shout at them if they do not do it right away in the immidiate second and need a few seconds to see what it is. (just like your kids do when we try to help their games). i guess thats just critisising AS though.

yes you opened my eyes to the fact that the stress of studying makes me a bad person. I had always thought previously that study was so important that it didnt matter if I became hysterical and obnoxious whilst writing essays. You made me see how this was not so and there was no excuse for behaving nastily, so I cancelled my courses last term as I could not write the essays without feeling stressed and sh***y. Study is not for me and it is not worth the price of the people I loves happiness.

Im going to stop taking the citalopram now as I still feel sick and confused and Im tired of it and want to feel well.

I will take half a tablet for a few days and then half a tablet every other day so that I dont get withdrawls.



I so tired and sick.

I am leaveing wrong planet now.

Im putting my pc in the garage as then I cant go on the internet.

Dont pm me as Ive turned off my alert so will not know and will not answer.

I wish you all well in your life.