A little calm on a sunny day It has now been a little over three months since I started the process of coming off citalopram. I think that now I can say I have finished with it… for the time being at least. If you haven’t been following the thrilling story of my decision to come off […]
Coming off Citalopram – crying in the car…
Coming off citalopram
First things first: My only medical training is a nearly 20 year old St Andrew’s Ambulance certificate in first aid. Therefore I am not qualified to tell you what to do, your GP is. Go and see them, please.I don’t know how many people are on antidepressant citalopram but, lots certainly. Put it this way, […]
Mental health carnival: Stroking the black dog…
“And I write this to encourage all of you out there who are stroking the Black Dog, who endure the gray days with a Blitz spirit, as I do.” Vegimite VixWhen Carol from Dance Without Sleeping asked if I’d mind holding a mental health carnival, I agreed in an instant. Mental illness, of all shades, just […]
Guest post: on depression and talking therapies
Caron Lindsay who blogs at Caron’s Musings responds to news that Nick Clegg has ring fenced £400million to help people with depression and anxiety with a touching personal story. Imagine you’re trapped at the bottom of a seemingly endless mine shaft. There is no light, and the walls are like glass and you can’t get […]