depression

Coming off Citalopram – getting a buzz

December 7, 2012 By Ellen 7 Comments

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 […]

Coming off Citalopram – crying in the car…

October 21, 2012 By Ellen 12 Comments

Don’t worry this isn’t a sobbing into my shredded wheat kind of post.I just thought that there might be some interest in how I’m doing since I decided to come off Citalopram.I have, for once, done exactly what I said I was going to do. I cut down dropping half a tablet here and there […]

Coming off citalopram

September 1, 2012 By Ellen 16 Comments

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 […]

Mental health carnival: Stroking the black dog…

January 23, 2012 By Ellen 11 Comments

“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 Vix When Carol from Dance Without Sleeping asked if I’d mind holding a mental health carnival, I agreed in an instant. Mental illness, of all […]

Guest post: on depression and talking therapies

January 23, 2012 By Ellen 2 Comments

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 […]