Hi,

I have been on Celexa for over a year, maybe two years, and it's been a real miracle drug for me. I think it's fantastic, though it felt a bit weird in the beginning - I stopped caring about anything, and that bothered me, and I lost some sensuality - but those things came back after I got used to it and my energy level is up. I use nortriptilene some nights to sleep, but I don't use it every night because I feel groggy in the morning if I use it all the time. The combination seems to work well.

If you don't want to use medications you could try over the counter St John's Wort, which I've also used (health food stores have it), but the effect for me was less, although it did help - 3 times a day I would take a 300mg capsule. I used it before going on Celexa, it works like other SSRIs. Also I quit drinking coffee entirely and that evened out my moods. For two years I went on a restricted diet with no processed foods or sugar, no gluten-containing grains, no dairy products other than acidophilus yogurt. I felt way better - then when I went off it I noticed the difference.

Sara