Social Anxiety Support

daveuk · 10-30-2009, 03:56 PM

Hi all , sorry in advance if this is a stupid question.

I'm currently taking Prozac 20mg a day and it's working really well. I've just moved back home for a few days and forgot to bring them with me but ive found some citalopram 20mg in my draw from a while back. Could I take these instead for a few days?

flyingspatula · 10-30-2009, 04:03 PM

i would strongly suggest against doing that. Not only might they be expired but the two medications can conflict with each other. Will you die? Lol, probably not but I still wouldn't do it unless you will go completely insane without something.

Madison_Rose · 10-30-2009, 04:15 PM

I wouldn't. Try to get hold of some prozac, maybe explain the situation to a pharmacist and ask them what to do. I don't recommend going without, either.

db0255 · 10-30-2009, 04:39 PM

Don't take the celexa; although it won't kill you, there are enough interactions that you generally dont' wanna do that. Prozac has a long half-life so if you're only home for a few days, the withdrawals won't be ghastly. A pharmacist might be nice and lend you some on a doctor's note, but a psychiatrist will definitely have some samples.

MavenMI6Agent009 · 10-30-2009, 04:42 PM

I think getting some samples from your doc might help. I personally wouldnt take the citalopram because it can cause some confusion.

daveuk · 10-30-2009, 05:00 PM

Thanks for the replys

I will wait untill I'm bk at University and carry on taking Prozac as normal. Hopefully a few days wnt hurt

Lovesick Loner · 10-31-2009, 12:52 PM

I think generec citalopram is the worst junk I've ever been on. But that's just me. It turned my brain to mush and made me sleep for 12 hours a day.

cellophanegirl · 10-31-2009, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Lovesick Loner

I think generec citalopram is the worst junk I've ever been on. But that's just me. It turned my brain to mush and made me sleep for 12 hours a day.

I'm about to start on celexa, and you're scaring me a little. How much did you take, for how long, and what do you mean it "turned your brain to mush"? were you on anything else at the time? If you could let me know that would be really nice, because I really want to figure my own sh*t out, and hearing from someone with experience would be helpful. Also, if anyone has had a different experience with this drug, if you could tell me about that, that would be nice too.

mind_games · 10-31-2009, 06:31 PM

I've been taking citalopram for 2 weeks now for depression (I have SA and GAD as well). I am taking 10mg doses daily (half of the 20mg tabs). It initially increased my anxiety the first few days I started taking it, but then I remembered to do some exercise everyday and that brought the anxiety spikes under control (I still have SA though). I also started off taking the tabs at midnight, but then it would keep me up till 6am. Now I take it around 3pm and with some exercise (just a good walk even) I can get to sleep at night relatively easily. But then I am feeling a lot more tired than usual though.

Its seems wayyy to early for the meds to be kicking in but I don't feel depressed much now. I've also been feeling slightly more comfortable during social interactions. They say it takes several weeks at least for it to kick in. These positive changes could just be coincidental.

I'd say give it a go as each med is going to affect each person differently. Unless the side effects are unbearable I'd stick with it for at least 2 months before giving up.

Madison_Rose · 11-03-2009, 07:14 AM

Hey, cellophanegirl

citalopram works pretty well for me. I felt a bit woolly-headed and muzzy for the first week, though that could have been because I was sleep-deprived. It also gives me a dry mouth, relieved by chewing gum, and it made me feel faintly sick at first, but I sorted that by taking it with food. Its definitely taken the edge off my anxiety and my depression.

Like mind games said, different people react differently, so it's worth a try.

BearFan · 11-03-2009, 09:51 AM

I would try to goto the local pharmacy and see if you can get some supply of your prescription. If not, you could take 10mg celexa (I think 20mg would be too much at this point), if your really feeling withdrawals. But since prozac has a long half life, you may not notice anything after being off it for a few days.

10-30-2009, 03:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
daveuk Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: United Kingdom Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 39	Forgot prozac, citalopram instead ?? Hi all , sorry in advance if this is a stupid question. I'm currently taking Prozac 20mg a day and it's working really well. I've just moved back home for a few days and forgot to bring them with me but ive found some citalopram 20mg in my draw from a while back. Could I take these instead for a few days?

10-30-2009, 04:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
Madison_Rose Status: conservative gay hamster Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: United Kingdom Gender: Female Age: 27 Posts: 1,307	I wouldn't. Try to get hold of some prozac, maybe explain the situation to a pharmacist and ask them what to do. I don't recommend going without, either. __________________ Freethinker? Skeptic? Agnostic? Atheist? Not sure? www.the-brights.net

10-30-2009, 04:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
MavenMI6Agent009 Status: Cook Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: EL Crapo, Tx Gender: Male Posts: 13,649	I think getting some samples from your doc might help. I personally wouldnt take the citalopram because it can cause some confusion. __________________ "The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares." (Henri Nouwen) -------------------------------------------------------

10-31-2009, 12:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lovesick Loner Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Gender: Male Age: 27 Posts: 164	I think generec citalopram is the worst junk I've ever been on. But that's just me. It turned my brain to mush and made me sleep for 12 hours a day. __________________ "Every day is Like Sunday, Every day is silent and gray" - Morrissey

10-31-2009, 06:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
mind_games Status: dances, like a fridge Join Date: Nov 2008 Age: 23 Posts: 1,570	I've been taking citalopram for 2 weeks now for depression (I have SA and GAD as well). I am taking 10mg doses daily (half of the 20mg tabs). It initially increased my anxiety the first few days I started taking it, but then I remembered to do some exercise everyday and that brought the anxiety spikes under control (I still have SA though). I also started off taking the tabs at midnight, but then it would keep me up till 6am. Now I take it around 3pm and with some exercise (just a good walk even) I can get to sleep at night relatively easily. But then I am feeling a lot more tired than usual though. Its seems wayyy to early for the meds to be kicking in but I don't feel depressed much now. I've also been feeling slightly more comfortable during social interactions. They say it takes several weeks at least for it to kick in. These positive changes could just be coincidental. I'd say give it a go as each med is going to affect each person differently. Unless the side effects are unbearable I'd stick with it for at least 2 months before giving up. __________________ "this is not me, this is me reacting to your perception of me"

10-30-2009, 04:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
flyingspatula Status: ◄╗Permanently ßanned Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kansas Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 239	i would strongly suggest against doing that. Not only might they be expired but the two medications can conflict with each other. Will you die? Lol, probably not but I still wouldn't do it unless you will go completely insane without something.

10-30-2009, 04:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
db0255 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Durham, NC Gender: Male Posts: 346	Don't take the celexa; although it won't kill you, there are enough interactions that you generally dont' wanna do that. Prozac has a long half-life so if you're only home for a few days, the withdrawals won't be ghastly. A pharmacist might be nice and lend you some on a doctor's note, but a psychiatrist will definitely have some samples.

10-30-2009, 05:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
daveuk Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: United Kingdom Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 39	Thanks for the replys I will wait untill I'm bk at University and carry on taking Prozac as normal. Hopefully a few days wnt hurt

11-03-2009, 07:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
Madison_Rose Status: conservative gay hamster Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: United Kingdom Gender: Female Age: 27 Posts: 1,307	Hey, cellophanegirl citalopram works pretty well for me. I felt a bit woolly-headed and muzzy for the first week, though that could have been because I was sleep-deprived. It also gives me a dry mouth, relieved by chewing gum, and it made me feel faintly sick at first, but I sorted that by taking it with food. Its definitely taken the edge off my anxiety and my depression. Like mind games said, different people react differently, so it's worth a try. __________________ Freethinker? Skeptic? Agnostic? Atheist? Not sure? www.the-brights.net

11-03-2009, 09:51 AM	#11 (permalink)
BearFan Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 26	I would try to goto the local pharmacy and see if you can get some supply of your prescription. If not, you could take 10mg celexa (I think 20mg would be too much at this point), if your really feeling withdrawals. But since prozac has a long half life, you may not notice anything after being off it for a few days.