Ive been on Celexa for 1.5 years now. Prior , Id taken Prozac for 8 years with no side effects whatsoever, until I got whats called 'poopout"...all at once I had reverse effects.
So, back to Celexa... I take 20 mg a day. There are times when Im great, and there are times like the past week Ive had. Extreme fatigue, irritability, shakes, blured vision, nausea, loss of balance, headaches....I find that every so often, I have to cut my dose in half, or Im in a haze with heavy eyes as I am now.
As for weight gain...yes I had gained quite a bit of weight.Foe the last 9 months, I have completly changed my eating habits... I also take apple cider vinegar, which really helps with sweets cravings, as well as omega 3--6--9. Ive added more protien to my diet, and excercise regularily. I still do get the sweet/carb cravings, but find that an excess now makes me ill, making me stop, where as before, I couldnt.
Myself, I am seriously considering switching back to prozac.
It scares me that I have to tweek my medication on a regular basis as I do, which one really shouldnt. I feel as though at times Im on a roller coaster in the fog, and its time for me to get off...