SSRI; Crying Spells

[Shannon Wyatt]

Went to see my doctor today for my crying spells.  He really believes it stems from depression -- brought on by my anxiety.  He really thinks I need to start a treatment with an SSRI.  He suggested Celexa as the side effects are less.  My question to the group:  Does anyone has a success story with Celexa and these darn crying spells?  Thanks!

[ZombieNougatMadness]

It souds like yo umay have depression, but let me tell you something...


Life sucks!!! We all lose hope, miss someone we lost, miss who we used to be, regret things, hate the world and its bullcrap, etc. It can get to a person eventually, this thing called life!!!

I reall ythought i was clinically depressed also, but I ma learning that sometime sif yo uride it out long enough, yo uwill find a new way of thinking, yo uwill find new things to bring you comfort, you will redicover that quintessential thing that has been lost in your life, your soul.

You may vwery well have depression, but one thing you must realize is that depression is inevidible in this life. Lifee hurts like a muthafu...well you know.
No joke!


We all lose our spark, that thing in out head that keeps us going. Our plan B, our safety net, that very thing that we continue to keep getting back up for, even if its only to watch TV! We find hope and joy in the small stuff.

I have suffered every kind of failure imagineable. I have suffered career failure, largely due to panic attacks, I have lost my fiancee, and have been living at home and have been broke as a joke for months now. But recently I found work, and I have a newfound respect for my new, boring, but comfortable, family oriented life. What my life lacks in  in adventure, money, companionship, everything, I make up in how I have changed spiritually. Now I am much more caring, compassionate, and spend much more time and energy being a good person. So you see, we all get depressed, even for long stints, but evetually sometimes it does a work in us, and we pass through it a better person.

But if you still feel the same after trying all your possibilities, then perhaps the SSRI road will help. I just feel that most deporession is situational, as life sucks sometimes, but we always turn around eventually, even if it takes years. If for you you feel you're becoming a danger to yourself or others, then perhaps you should give it a whirl, but I think you may just find that it will work itselfl out in due time. My opinion, for what it's worth.

[heartfluttersflyawayplz]

good glad you started the meds i know you will feel better in two weeks when it gets in your body, i know side affects can be hard on you so try and hang in there . today has been a pretty good day for me so far. i have not ate much today, but i hope tonight to be able to eat better, going to try. am pulling for you shannon and praying for you keep in touch. barbara

[Shannon Wyatt]

Thanks Barbara for your post!  You are right, I think it just takes time to get over this.  Doing things and keeping your mind off the aliment -- seems to work for me too.  I too, do not have an appetite -- and have to force myself to eat.  Actuallly everything was going great there for awhile -- until I started these crying spells.  Now I'm obsessing about depression -- along now with anxiety.  So, double whamy.  You are lucky you have a great husband to support you through this.  I have started the Celexa (yesterday) for the depression -- and my doctor tells me it is supposed to help with the anxiety too.  We'll see -- usually takes about a month to work (from what I read).  Anyway, thanks for your support.  Shannon

[heartfluttersflyawayplz]

its ok to cry it helps you feel better. i have been doing it 5 weeks so i know how you feel when you just cant get back to yourself. hang in there . i wont take a ssri but i have used the benzo and have them on hand so when i do need them. i woke up today feeling sick at stomack, running to bathroom, just feeling not good . but i told my great husband to lets get up and get out house ,so we did i felt sick could not eat but 3 bites of biscuit, walked around stores for 2 hours still felt sick, just not me ,than went to mall started feeling better walked there hour no sick stomack, no tingling felt almost like self, so it went away. came home now got a little tingling, so you have to get mind off of it ,its just hard keeping it off.  am walking treadmill everyday just trying to get back where i was 5 weeks ago, trying really hard and doing without meds unless it gets to where i cant stand another min of it. my problem is eating , i cant seem to eat much in day at night i can eat sometimes a little better. thats whats keeping me down. am not worried about my health i know its anxiety, it just bothers me it wont go away i hope it does have a cycle and mine needs to come to a end going on 6 weeks to much. i hope and know yours will get better hang in there . barbara

[Shannon Wyatt]

Hey guy, thanks again for your post.  Sounds like your crying spells were similar to mine from a physical perspective -- however, mine always had a sense of hopelessness to them -- like the future was bleak, or that I had lost the energy to do the things I used to do.  You see, I used to be a very confident guy -- always going, always planning, always talkative, never thinking of this condition that has affected me know.  As I said previously, I've been battling this for about 2 months now -- because of a health scare.  I had freightened myself into believing I had MS -- partly because my Mother had MS, and secondly I was having these weird tinglings/numbings in my fingers/toes.  I've had all the tests known to man -- and have concluded that I'm healthy and don't have MS.  Because everything turned out ok, you would think the anxiety would go away -- but it hasn't.  There must be cycle to anxiety (start-to-finish) that takes time for the body to heal?  Anyway, I have been seeing a therapist for some "talk therapy," listening to some affirmation tapes & relaxation tapes, and the occasional Ativan for really serious bouts of panic and anxiety (which helps).  But I hear Ativan is somewhat addictive after much usage, so I use this very sparingly.  I "thought" I could work through the anxiety with a therapist instead of immediately going to an SSRI medication.  But I think I have a moderate case of depression too -- for some odd reason.  The two must walk hand-in-hand together.  I wonder if this is because we probably we miss our old selfs before all this happened.  These bouts of depression is just crippling -- I have these negative thoughts of worthlessness -- and that the futue is bleak.  And, of course, the crying spells.  Luckily it is not all the time, thank GOD!  Depression must have a cycle like anxiety -- where there is a start-to-finish?

Anyway, I woke up this morning just awful -- body very warm, sweaty, anxious as a cat on a hot tin roof.  Couldn't really sleep -- didn't want to get up too early, so I just laid there and tried to relax.  Wanted to take an Ativan (because this is usually the type of anxiety attack in which I would take an Ativan) but didn't.  I actually this my anxiety has gotten worse just over the past few days -- and I wonder if the crying spells are having that effect upon me.

I do think I'm going to try the Celexa, cause this is just crippling -- and my work is being affected too.  So, we'll see...

[ZombieNougatMadness]

Hey it's me, the Zombie agin, lol! Anyway, I'm not entirely sure I answered your question to my total satisfaction on the other thread. I think you are like me, where you are depressed, but more likely due to the stress, anxiety, and life just weighing down on you without much relief. You probably feel overwhelmed by the pressure and the anticipation of the anxiety, and probably feel somewhat encarcerated in your own body, in your life, and in your head, as if you just can't seem to get any relief or relaxation. You're not alone.

I for one can't say how one person feels from the next, but in my case I believe I was crying in part due to the headaches, dizziness and confusion due to the coming down from my Ativan, and just feeling too much pressure from myself and the outside world, like my brain was on fire! I hear Celexa is mor emild than some others, though I'm personally afraid to try SSRI's because I hear they cause a lot of side effects, and I'm way too sensitive to things to want to go through that mess. Plus I'm a fairly fit dude, and feel that maybe I just need to just continue taking care of myself, and learning to cope in a natural way. You might benefit form it, as many folks do, but I persoanlly am scared to death to go that route. Just from the benzos I notice minor changes in my brain, and don't want to feel anything that could be considered a side effect. I can't stand feeling doped up on anything, and I just get the feeling that with SSRI's, there is always a cost when taking a medication. That' smy opinionm, but if it gets too bad, maybe you would be a candidate, I'm not sure I know you well enough to make that determination.