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I had been on Zoloft to treat depression for a long time, many years. However, it interfered with my sleep. I couldn’t sleep, actually. So I told my doctor I was going to gradually reduce the dosage & stop taking it to see what happened. Well, I have been very depressed lately & yesterday I had a panic attack at work. Today I went back to the doctor & asked if there were any other drugs I could take that wouldn’t interfere with my sleep as much & they gave me Celexa. Where can I find information about this drug? Has anyone here taken it & did it make you wide awake in the middle of the night? Thanks. Kim Miller Bow-Wow: http://members.tripod.com/allaboutdogs/ Christmas Dreams: http://members.tripod.com/joyfulchristmas/ Surf Minnesota: http://www.surfminnesota.net/ Personal Homepage: http://members.tripod.com/dreamspinner3/ ICQ: 48547727
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Hello Kim. About 18 months ago I was on Celexa. I think out of all the SSRI’s I have tried, and they all make me manic, I slept the best on Celexa. You may be tired for a week or so when first taking it or increasing the dosage, but sleep for me and overall wakefulness was the best with Celexa. Right now I’m on Paxil 20 mg. from 30 mg. Mania is a horrible feeling,although productive but irritable and restless. Also on Paxil 30 mg. I lost my pleasure in a lot of things. People say they lose interest in sex or sustaining a relationship but for me I lost interest in everything but sex. I am just starting to feel like I’m getting back to the things I love, and that’s an anti-depressant in itself. Hope all goes well for you Philip
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> I had been on Zoloft to treat depression for a long time, many years. > However, it interfered with my sleep. I couldn’t sleep, actually. So > I told my doctor I was going to gradually reduce the dosage & stop > taking it to see what happened. Well, I have been very depressed > lately & yesterday I had a panic attack at work. Today I went back to > the doctor & asked if there were any other drugs I could take that > wouldn’t interfere with my sleep as much & they gave me Celexa. Where > can I find information about this drug? Has anyone here taken it & > did it make you wide awake in the middle of the night? Thanks.
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<snip> >wouldn’t interfere with my sleep as much & they gave me Celexa. Where >can I find information about this drug? Has anyone here taken it & >did it make you wide awake in the middle of the night? Thanks. >Kim Miller
Hi Kim, I’ve been on Celexa for about 2 years now and find that it’s an excellent anti-depressent. I have no trouble sleeping on it, though it does give me really vivid dreams that sometimes wake me up 3 or 4 times in a night, but I have no trouble getting back to sleep. Cheers, Peter.
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Thanks everyone. I am not doing so good right now & it is nice to find a supportive group like this.
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Yes, Zoloft seemed to help me for a long time except for the sleeping problem. Thanks for the info.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> It appears from your post, that Zoloft helped you for > many years except for your one problem with insomnia.. > The idea of trying Celexa does not seem like a bad > idea. But no way to tell ahead of time where this > will all end up. > For your situation as described in your post, where > you were able to take Zoloft for many years the idea > of trying Celexa as suggested by the Doctor could turn > out OK due to the reduced side effects of the drug. But > no way to know. If it doesn’t work, you might want to > consider going back to your "old faithful" Zoloft, and > then solve the insomnia problem some other way. > Good luck in your efforts.
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I meant to say I got a prescription for it. My sister is on it too & so far, she has no trouble sleeping but has tremors. I don’t know how long she’s been on it, she said not too long. My doctor listens to me too & if a drug is not helping me, I will speak up. If a doctor doesn’t listen to me the first time, they will the second time or I’ll find one who will. >BTW Meant to ask what you meant when you said the >doctor "gave you" Celexa. Did that mean a "free" >sample?. Or did it mean a prescription.? . Was not >aware that Celexa has free samples so your information >could be of help on that point. >Have been wondering how come it is not prescribed more. >Whether that could be because Celexa is not a US drug, >or because it is not advertised here like the others on >television, or whether on not the free sample >situation might be a factor.
Kim Miller Bow-Wow: http://members.tripod.com/allaboutdogs/ Christmas Dreams: http://members.tripod.com/joyfulchristmas/ Surf Minnesota: http://www.surfminnesota.net/ Personal Homepage: http://members.tripod.com/dreamspinner3/ ICQ: 48547727
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Yes, my doctor had a 7 day package. I guess the pharmaceutical company is on a hot marketing campaign for Celexa. I am certain that it works well for other people. My sleep wasn’t disturbed and I am listening to what Zoloft is doing to sleep patterns for others. I haven’t started the Effexor yet. Planning on doing that next Thursday. Just needed to chill a little more after the Celexa experience. I am so pleased that this doctor listens to me. I would bolt and hide in this deep, dark hole for a while. Not a pleasant thought, but I insist on having some control over what happens to my brain! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Yes, Zoloft seemed to help me for a long time except for the sleeping >problem. Thanks for the info. >There has been quite a bit of discussion lately on >Celexa and I felt that one of the things being missed >in this and other threads, was the superior side >effects of Celexa. >Though Celexa does have side effects and those side >effects can still be sufficient to be bad news for some >people. >Sort of 3 situations. >Situation 1 >You like the SSRIs, they help you, get along with >things like Zoloft, and are likely to get along with >something like Celexa "too". >For you the tradeoff is if you stay on Zoloft, you have >a "sure winner:" However, you have already decided >that you would like to be off of Zoloft and would like >to try something else. Maybe already off it in part. >And have a doctor working with you , recommending >Celexa. >There is a reasonable chance of having Celexa at least >working for the depression , and maybe better for you >due to lower side effects as compared to your Zoloft. >But the entire thing is like a gamble. Might get >something better, might screw it up. >The important thing is that it should be "your >decision" based on whatever information you can find >including what the doctor recommends. >We can all hope your new try at "Celexa" works for >you. >—– >Situation 2 >Another thread about Celex , where Marilyn has a >number of really awful side effects. Both on a prior >attempt at Zoloft, and on a recent excursion into >Celexa. In that situation she is fortunate to have a >doctor that "listens" to her In the situation 2 >thread , she and her doctor are about to try Effexor >We can all hope that in her case "getting rid’ of the >Celexa works for her. >Situation 3 >A situation where dictator doctors try to get people to >use Celexa (or Paxil or Zoloft or other SSRIs) , for >"life" . In spite of some very bad side effects. And >bad enough to disrupt some functionally of living. >And bad enough for "some" people to want to some extra >relapse risk. >It is too bad, because the "dictator" type of doctors >end up in a situation of de facto declaration of >"war", on their own patients. And thereby end up >depriving them of even the medial care they might have >obtained , if they did not take the "order" the >patient to do this or that approach. >—- >So seems like it is: >Full speed ahead for you on Celexa, and your possible >new magic bullet. With the doctors help. And full >speed ahead on "getting rid" of Celexa for Marilyn. >And on to hopes of Effexor as her possible magic >bullet. . With her doctor’s help. And for those few >(hopefully very few), situation 3 people, it is full >speed ahead getting rid of Celexa – or equivalents. >In some case with the doctor’s help. In some others >without the doctor’s help. >BTW Meant to ask what you meant when you said the >doctor "gave you" Celexa. Did that mean a "free" >sample?. Or did it mean a prescription.? . Was not >aware that Celexa has free samples so your information >could be of help on that point. >Have been wondering how come it is not prescribed more. >Whether that could be because Celexa is not a US drug, >or because it is not advertised here like the others on >television, or whether on not the free sample >situation might be a factor. >>It appears from your post, that Zoloft helped you for >>many years except for your one problem with insomnia.. >>The idea of trying Celexa does not seem like a bad >>idea. But no way to tell ahead of time where this >>will all end up. >>For your situation as described in your post, where >>you were able to take Zoloft for many years the idea >>of trying Celexa as suggested by the Doctor could turn >>out OK due to the reduced side effects of the drug. But >>no way to know. If it doesn’t work, you might want to >>consider going back to your "old faithful" Zoloft, and >>then solve the insomnia problem some other way. >>Good luck in your efforts.
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