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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 come off […]

Filed Under: antidepressant, brian conley, citalopram, Coming off citalopram, depression, I'm A Celebrity, mental health, side effects., withdrawal

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 […]

Filed Under: antidepressant, citalopram, Coming off citalopram, depression, PND, post natal depression, Radio 4

Coming off citalopram

September 1, 2012 By Ellen 18 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 this way, […]

Filed Under: antidepressant, citalopram, depression, mental health, nhs, PND, post natal depression, withdrawal

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 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 […]

Filed Under: carnival, depression, guest blogger, mental heath, PND

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 […]

Filed Under: carnival, depression, guest blogger, mental heath

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