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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 166132" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I am not sure that staying on C is the best idea. Your signature states Moods. does this mean mood swings like bipolar?? If mood disorders are the problem, SSRI's (like celexa) are usually NOT a good idea. A mood stabilizer might help a whole lot more. </p><p> </p><p>What does psychiatrist consider to be the main diagnosis? The biggest problem? do you agree? </p><p> </p><p>I think tenex is for the ADHD, am I right? I am not quite sure how it helps.</p><p> </p><p>food for thought: I think many, if not most, of us came here with ADHD diagnoses only to find that it was something else. And ADHD medications can make mood disorders WORSE. bigtime. Many recommendations are to rule out mood problems FIRST, then treat other things. If it is an autism spectrum issue, then medications may or may not help. </p><p> </p><p>sorry if this is confusing. I am just not sure what the biggest problem is. You have to prioritize the problems because if you change more than 1 tihng at a time then you don't know what is working and what isn't.</p><p> </p><p>You may even want to concentrate on the anxiety first. But anxiety can be a sign of mania (I think). So this is something to talk out with the psychiatrist.</p><p> </p><p>Also, celexa can have significant withdrawal (even though very few docs will acknowledge this, a pet peeve of mine!). I was taken off effexor quite rapidly and had withdrawal symptoms for MONTHS. I did some research and found that the newer SSRI's and SNRI's and combo medications (both of them) stay in the body for a much shorter time than the older medications. So withdrawal can start very soon and be very intense. Mine was. I took some research in to the doctor and then took ONE prozac 20mg pill every 1-2 weeks just to handle the dang withdrawal. It worked because prozac stays in the body much longer. It is frustrating to me because I had to watch my son go through the withdrawal and his doctor would NOT acknowledge ANY kind of withdrawal - told me it did not exist (he is not our psychiatrist any more!). We did switch my son to another ssri (luvox - an amped up prozac is how the nurse explained it) and this stopped the withdrawal except for the brain shivers. </p><p> </p><p>I don't know which way you should go, but I do think you should consider the possibility of celexa withdrawal. It can happen even with very slow weaning.</p><p> </p><p>Sorry I am not more help!</p><p> </p><p>Hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 166132, member: 1233"] I am not sure that staying on C is the best idea. Your signature states Moods. does this mean mood swings like bipolar?? If mood disorders are the problem, SSRI's (like celexa) are usually NOT a good idea. A mood stabilizer might help a whole lot more. What does psychiatrist consider to be the main diagnosis? The biggest problem? do you agree? I think tenex is for the ADHD, am I right? I am not quite sure how it helps. food for thought: I think many, if not most, of us came here with ADHD diagnoses only to find that it was something else. And ADHD medications can make mood disorders WORSE. bigtime. Many recommendations are to rule out mood problems FIRST, then treat other things. If it is an autism spectrum issue, then medications may or may not help. sorry if this is confusing. I am just not sure what the biggest problem is. You have to prioritize the problems because if you change more than 1 tihng at a time then you don't know what is working and what isn't. You may even want to concentrate on the anxiety first. But anxiety can be a sign of mania (I think). So this is something to talk out with the psychiatrist. Also, celexa can have significant withdrawal (even though very few docs will acknowledge this, a pet peeve of mine!). I was taken off effexor quite rapidly and had withdrawal symptoms for MONTHS. I did some research and found that the newer SSRI's and SNRI's and combo medications (both of them) stay in the body for a much shorter time than the older medications. So withdrawal can start very soon and be very intense. Mine was. I took some research in to the doctor and then took ONE prozac 20mg pill every 1-2 weeks just to handle the dang withdrawal. It worked because prozac stays in the body much longer. It is frustrating to me because I had to watch my son go through the withdrawal and his doctor would NOT acknowledge ANY kind of withdrawal - told me it did not exist (he is not our psychiatrist any more!). We did switch my son to another ssri (luvox - an amped up prozac is how the nurse explained it) and this stopped the withdrawal except for the brain shivers. I don't know which way you should go, but I do think you should consider the possibility of celexa withdrawal. It can happen even with very slow weaning. Sorry I am not more help! Hugs [/QUOTE]
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