Posts by Gregory Roberts83

Daniel Garcia8 said:I’ve been on Celexa for a week now. They told me the side effects should taper off after two or three weeks, but honestly, I feel way worse now than when I first started...

Anyone else dealt with Celexa before?
And do these side effects just vanish in a day, or do they actually start getting less frequent as time goes on?
thanks

Over the last decade or so, I’ve cycled through several different antidepressants. For me, that initial adjustment period—usually spanning three to four weeks—has always been pretty brutal. It was so rough, in fact, that I used to take vacation time just to deal with the transition. I’d spend upwards of fifteen hours a day stuck in bed, feeling completely groggy and unable to handle anything remotely demanding. But then, typically after that two-week mark, things would shift significantly—I’d start to feel alive again, and my mood would end up being way better than it was before I ever started the meds. In my experience, those early side effects are definitely worth pushing through, because for me, they always vanished completely after two or three weeks at most. I've dealt with six or seven different types of antidepressants over the years, usually after taking a long break from everything.

We’ve already covered quite a bit here regarding different psych meds and how they actually hit you. I was hoping someone—maybe someone with some actual experience or some solid facts—could weigh in on a specific concern of mine. I’ve been on Prozac at 20mg for about nine months now. What kind of risk am I looking at if I occasionally smoke some weed on the weekends, or maybe have a few beers every now and then?

So, I’ve been on Zoloft for about nine months now, but lately, I feel like I’m sliding right back into that dark hole I was in before I started the meds. It’s a miserable feeling—just total sludge. I can't help but wonder if I've been making things worse by having a few drinks here and there or smoking weed on the weekends. Has anyone else dealt with this? And honestly, is everyone in this community strictly sober when they're on antidepressants, or am I just being extra cautious?