Question about Celexa for anxiety

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I am a mother of 2 under 4 in her early 30s. I went and saw my doctor because I felt I needed help. I am a very angry person. I yell at my kiRAB all the time. I have tried so hard to stop. The more I try and stop the more it all just erupts by the end of the day. I have always been an impatient person. But ever since my second came along I am extremely irritable all the time. Everything annoys me. Especially sounRAB. I find myself overwhelmed and stressed over every little thing. I can't find any motivation. I am tired all the time. I love my children...I love my husband. I should be a very happy person. Why am I so angry and sad? I don't think I am depressed. I don't want to hurt myself. I do have low moments. But isn't to an extreme. I want to be a better mother so badly. Every night I go to bed and say tomorrow I will not yell and be happy. Never happens. I feel so awful about myself.

I explained this to my dr and she prescribed me 20mg of Celexa once a day. I have been on it a month now. She said it could take a month to feel a difference. I think I feel a little more calm. Not a huge difference though. Should I be feeling a huge difference by now? Do I need a larger dose?
 
being a parent is so very hard, try getting out, doing stuff for yourself, and don't hold on to the guilt it only makes things worse. Take each new day as wat it is a fresh start and a new begining. Give your meRAB a little more time to work and if it still isn't helping talk to your doc about it. And know that you are not alone, we all yell sometimes mothers just never would admit it before, you are looking for help and that is a great first step, chin up.
 
hey I have been on celexa for years. my mom and 2 sisters also. I am on 40 mgs right now and am begining to feel it's not working again. it does take a month or so, but if after 6 weeks you are not feeling well.....let your doc know. only you can be honest with yourself and your doc as to how it is....you could be feeling 'better' and yet still need a higher dose.....feeling better sometimes lulls us into thinking that this is how we are supposed to feel....because it is better than we felt, when really....it is not the best we can feel. remeraber to look for what my doc refers to as "poop out". as sometimes over time you might need to switch up medication to keep it working fully. I have experienced that several times.
 
Hello! I have been on Celexa for about two months now and my doctor just upped my dose to 40mg yesterday. For me personally I didn't really start seeing a huge improvement until about 6-8 weeks into treatment. Unlike many other SSRI's, Celexa works a lot more slowly so you'll need a little more time to really feel the effects. Give yourself a few more weeks and if you're still not feeling up to par, talk to your doctor.

Good Luck!!

*~Krystal
 
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