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Thank God for that!
« on: October 15, 2012, 04:33:07 PM »
I have just been to see the GP. Junior doc this time, very professional, listened to me really well and I felt feeling valued and understood!
Thank God after good 4 months of telling the docs "think Citalopram is not working for me" / "My mood's not lifting" / "Am not getting better" / "I feel it's kicking in for one day then I am real bad for rest of the week"/ the doc finally listened to me (in the past it was "well give it more time!" / "It's a very effective drug you know!") and put me back on venlafaxin.
I am so please I was finally listened to. I HATE CITALOPRAM!!!!!!!!!!
The cross over is probably going to be tough but I really hope venlafaxin can help...
I am back in two weeks' time and the doc told me not to worry, they were plenty of other drugs we could try if this didn't do the trick.
Pfew! Just needed to share :)

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« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2012, 05:04:55 PM »
Hope it kicks in quickly for you

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« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2012, 05:52:14 PM »
Thanks Zaf and thank you so much for your advice too the other day.
I know what AD kicking in feels like and citalopram just never kicked in for me, I hate that drug with great passion grr!!

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« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2012, 06:10:44 PM »
That's so good to hear :). You know when things are not working and you have given it a long time. Things may be hard during the change over but stick with it %^% for you. S x x x x

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« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2012, 06:26:55 PM »
Thank you!!!  %^% back!
I am going to be scared about it not working and relapse and all the rest of it during the crossover I am sure but will hang on there!
So glad that the doc actually listened to me and asked what I wanted to do!
Senior GP treated me with such contempt and she just wouldn't listen grr!!

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« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2012, 07:00:58 PM »
That's so infuriating. Try to see this Dr again when you go back. I actually changed dr's a while ago. As I have said my Dr now is very good. S x x x x

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« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2012, 07:44:40 PM »
I know!! I was trying to tell her citalopram wasn't working and she asked whether I was ready to stop taking trazadone to help me sleep!!!
I was like "is she even listening??"

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« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2012, 08:08:49 PM »
Its just so annoying. Then you come out feeling worse than when you went in. Have you got to start the Venaflaxine straight away?  S x x x x   

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« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2012, 08:16:17 PM »
Yes, I am starting it tonight.
It's helped me massively in the past so I am hoping it will do the trick again. Fingers crossed!

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« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2012, 08:42:20 PM »
Everything crossed for you :). S x x x x

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« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2012, 10:15:15 PM »
Thanks Shaz!
When you swap meds, did you sometimes think "oh my gosh maybe I have done the wrong thing, what if citalopram was working after all?"
My mood lifts in the evening hence me thinking this now as I am not feeling too bad at night....

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« Reply #11 on: October 16, 2012, 08:44:48 AM »
To be honest no. I just knew I would try anything to feel better. I to felt so much better in the evening. In the morning I would be a shaking crying mess but by the evening I was a different person. I would love going to bed but dread waking up. But with time Duloxetine helped. I do so hope you are going to get relief soon. Just try and stick with it as it could be hard the first few days. S x x x x

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« Reply #12 on: October 16, 2012, 11:26:01 AM »
Thanks Shaz!
I have cut my dose of citalopram by half this morning and after a few hours of trying to get back to sleep (sleeping crappily with nightmares etc) I vomited my orange juice everywhere... thank you citalopram.... sounds like you have been nothing but a nuisance for sure...
Haven't started on venlafaxine yet, will wait until this evening to take it.
I don't feel like doing anything at all today / don't know what to do with myself, I just feel like staying in bed. I feel anxiety and that everything is going to be tough to cope with :s
I am just hoping venlafaxine works and kicks in rapidly + I can't wait for the evening as my mood is sooo much better then!

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« Reply #13 on: October 16, 2012, 07:32:57 PM »
Hopefully it will work quickly. But just keep trying to be positive. I know this is hard %^%. S x x x x

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« Reply #14 on: October 16, 2012, 08:16:20 PM »
Thanks Shaz, I took venlafaxine this evening and it must just be a coincidence as it doesn't work so quickly but I now feel all relaxed and was able to do a bit of work earlier!
I am worried what tomorrow morning's going to bring but hey, we'll deal with it!