I have heard that some people find antidepressants helpful. Of course I am not saying that CFS/ME is depression. I know that it can be part of a protocol that may give symptomatic relief.
I have tried to a few antidepressants over the years but the side effects are always too much to deal with. I recently tried them again after some one with CFS/ME I knew said she was using them in conjunction with anti virals and a host of other treatments. She said the antidepressants were what kept her functional. SOOO, I tried Celexa. I took a half of the lowest dose last Sunday and felt like sleeping all day. The next day I took a fourth and still could barely function. I tried an eighth and only took it at night. I did sleep REALLY hard but am a total zombie. Im at a level of functioning that I can work currently but the fatigue of the Celexa at even the smallest dose leaves me unbearably tired. I could sleep all day and night.
Ive heard healthy people say that fatigue in the beginning of using an antidepressant is normal and goes away. I cant deal with it and cant sleep for 2 weeks straight. Im wondering if anyone understands WHY that antidepressants can make some of us feel SO bad. If the drug itself doesnt start building in the system enough for the positive affects for 4-6 weeks, what is happening that would make me so tired right from dose one?
I am never touching an antidepressant again. Any one else with any experience or understanding of why they would cause such fatigue??
Nap time again.....(Thanks Celexa!!)
I have tried to a few antidepressants over the years but the side effects are always too much to deal with. I recently tried them again after some one with CFS/ME I knew said she was using them in conjunction with anti virals and a host of other treatments. She said the antidepressants were what kept her functional. SOOO, I tried Celexa. I took a half of the lowest dose last Sunday and felt like sleeping all day. The next day I took a fourth and still could barely function. I tried an eighth and only took it at night. I did sleep REALLY hard but am a total zombie. Im at a level of functioning that I can work currently but the fatigue of the Celexa at even the smallest dose leaves me unbearably tired. I could sleep all day and night.
Ive heard healthy people say that fatigue in the beginning of using an antidepressant is normal and goes away. I cant deal with it and cant sleep for 2 weeks straight. Im wondering if anyone understands WHY that antidepressants can make some of us feel SO bad. If the drug itself doesnt start building in the system enough for the positive affects for 4-6 weeks, what is happening that would make me so tired right from dose one?
I am never touching an antidepressant again. Any one else with any experience or understanding of why they would cause such fatigue??
Nap time again.....(Thanks Celexa!!)