Asking for Celexa?

I’m a *****, I hardly talk, I hardly even move even when talked to I give short (sometimes harsh) responses and go back to silence and hardly moving. I will talk if I have to correct my son’s behavior or to praise him but that's one or two sentences unless it’s over text. I never smile.I’m just kinda there. No will to do anything just sit and watch. I don’t want to die. That’s too much work, and the guilt but I don’t want this. The ambien makes we smile become talkative, joking but I can't do that all day every day.

Do you think this is depression (hence the Celexa)? It sounds like it might be excess zyprexa or that zyprexa isn't working well for you. Is that possible?

I know I can't take SSRIs and Celexa was a nighmare. But they do have a med combining prozac and zyprexa (symbax) and maybe that would be another option since you're already on the zyprexa.

Are you still gone with your parents ? If so why even bother being there? You can easily change a plane ticket to a new date and you can go home to your husband and son.

Your situation really confuses me.

I tried celexa. I was allergic to it, as I was to all the other SSRI’s I tried

I, too, wonder about these symptoms being exacerbated by higher doses of Zyprexa?
Check out a term called bradykinesia.

I have found Celexa helpful for PTSD reactivity. Vey mellow on it.

I hope you get this sorted out.


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Like others have mentioned, this can be pretty common for zyprexa side effects as well as depression. How long have you been on the zyprexa and have you had any recent dose changes? Do you have any depression specific symptoms (this varies from person to person but I know if I'm feeling irritable even if I'm not tired or have negative thinking beyond not having energy it's depression)?
Symbyax like someone else mentioned might be a good option unless you've tried fluoxetine and had a bad reaction to it previously

Are you still gone with your parents ?
Yes
If so why even bother being there? I'm like this anywhere. They seem not to mind. It's me that minds almost to the point of tears. I'm like this anywhere. At home, here, everywhere. That's why I was good at the front table at co-op. I didn't talk forever like other people do.

Do you think this is depression (hence the Celexa)? I'm hoping it's depression but I've been like this for so long I have no idea. I'm not suicidal but I really don't care what happens to me.

It sounds like it might be excess zyprexa or that zyprexa isn't working well for you. Is that possible? It's possible but with the desolvable meds I take them. There's not very many desolvable meds. I don't want off of zyprexa because it took my eating disorder away. of course I'm now 50 lbs over weight. I'm only on 10 mg. The first time I was hospitalized I was on 10 mg. So I can't safely go on less. It could be the Zyprexa though. I still live with low level of psychosis because I can't stand the higher level. I get twitches at night. It wakes me up on higher levels.

I'm worried this is just a negative symptom of schizophrenia and that I'm stuck like this forever. I really liked the abilify shot and may have to move clinics just to get that if an AD doesn't help.

How long have you been on the zyprexa and have you had any recent dose changes? A year maybe longer. I'm down to seeing the pdoc 3x a year. He added ambien two visits ago. Since I've leaned I can abuse it to be a nicer more talk be closer to how I was when stable.

I don't think you should have to abuse ambien to feel better. You deserve better.

I'm on Lexapro (escitalopram), which is pretty similar to Celexa (citalopram). It doesn't really help me at my current dose, but I can't go off it because the withdrawal is pure hell. I've tried going off it four times already. I always end up vomiting and depressed at some point. I'm not sure if Celexa will result in the same withdrawal symptoms, but I just wanted to give an fyi. Look into withdrawal stuff; it's easily overlooked.

Celexa withdrawal is hellish, even at the baby dose I'm on. I've tried going off of it twice, and I promptly slipped back into a weepy, angry, agitated depression both times. I wish I could do without it, but I don't want to go through discontinuation syndrome again. It sucks.

I'm really sorry you're so depressed. I don't think it could hurt to ask about Celexa.

About withdrawals, I have heard they can be Hell, but not everyone experiences them. I was on Lexapro for years and came off it easily with no withdrawal symptoms whatsoever.

I'm going to talk to him/her when I meet them. I have to probably argue for my meds in odt formula. I've been on celexa like 10 years ago at a higher dose and it made my jaw lock at night. I'm hoping at a really low dose that wont happen because it worked so well for me.

I think it may be the opposite: Ambien makes you slow during the day. It has awful cognitive side effects on many people. It's a horrible medication that should be never prescribed to anyone. No wonder the term Ambien Zombie has been coined.