New to this ! A question !

[alancue]

Hello,
 My name is Alan. New to the forum.
Looking for some guidance/help.I have been on citalopram for some time now and I thought it

[Ezel]

Hi Alan,

I've been taking citalopram for about a year now.  Before Christmas I suffered with a bout of severe depression so was under the crisis team.  The doctor I saw suggested that a change of medication may help me.  I haven't from him since so have to see my GP about it.

Pip

[Zaf]

Hi Alan, I am on citralopram too, I was on fluorexitine but it stopped working for some reason, have you been back to your GP to say how you feel?

[carrie_m]

Hey Alan,
I first started on citralopram at 20mg, It wasnt helping me so my doctor put me up to 40mg, after a while on that I was still feeling the same, low mood and panic attacks so my doctor changed me to fluoxetine, I find this helps me better. My best advice is to see you're doctor and explain how you feel, each person is different and different anti-depressants work well and bad for different people, you have to find the one that you feel helps, I know it can be frustrating! 

C x

[alancue]

Thanks for the replies. It feels good to be in touch with others in the same position. I work in a very macho environment and its SO difficult to hide all this .

[Zaf]

it cant be easy

you will find everyone here very understanding and helpful with anything you feel you want to say or ask

[Glen53]

Ive had quite a bit of time on citalapram, so I may be able to answer advise on my experiences if you need me to.

The Macho environment is thankfully one I have not had to deal with.