Is Celexa for depression only, or also for anxiety?
Posted Jun 19 2010 6:35am
I have been diagnosed with depression and more recently anxiety and was prescribed Celexa. I don’t feel as depressed on it, but continue to have anxiety issues. I wakeup at about 4:30 most morning shaking and have a upset stomach. When I get up, its so bad that I end up nauseated and usually throw up. Is there a better medicine out there for anxiety relief?
I go to a support grooup for people with depression, bipolar disorder, etc. One of the first things I learned is that a med that can be great for one person can be terrible for another. We all react differently to psych drugs.
The best a psychiatrist can do is make an estimated guess of which drug will help the most. The nausea and throwing up is obviously a sign you are not on the right drug. Tell your doctor to get your dosage changed or, more likely, get switched to another medication.
Remember that bad side effects often hit a person early in treatment and can lessen or completely disappear in a month or less. Celexa and other SSRIs (like lexapro, zoloft, prozac, etc.) often take 3 to 5 or 6 weeks before the positive effects kick in. So you have to be patient.
Be sure you are seeing a psychiatrist, not a general practitioner for psych meds. A psychiatrist has much more knowledge than other doctors on psych problems and meds.
Finally, research shows that psychotherapy plus meds is generally more effective than meds alone or therapy alone. I wish you the best.
I have been diagnosed with depression and more recently anxiety and was prescribed Celexa. I don’t feel as depressed on it, but continue to have anxiety issues. I wakeup at about 4:30 most morning shaking and have a upset stomach. When I get up, its so bad that I end up nauseated and usually throw up. Is there a better medicine out there for anxiety relief?
I go to a support grooup for people with depression, bipolar disorder, etc. One of the first things I learned is that a med that can be great for one person can be terrible for another. We all react differently to psych drugs.
The best a psychiatrist can do is make an estimated guess of which drug will help the most. The nausea and throwing up is obviously a sign you are not on the right drug. Tell your doctor to get your dosage changed or, more likely, get switched to another medication.
Remember that bad side effects often hit a person early in treatment and can lessen or completely disappear in a month or less. Celexa and other SSRIs (like lexapro, zoloft, prozac, etc.) often take 3 to 5 or 6 weeks before the positive effects kick in. So you have to be patient.
Be sure you are seeing a psychiatrist, not a general practitioner for psych meds. A psychiatrist has much more knowledge than other doctors on psych problems and meds.
Finally, research shows that psychotherapy plus meds is generally more effective than meds alone or therapy alone. I wish you the best.