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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Celexa or PTSD
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
Celexa or PTSD
by FM44, Jul 20, 2002 12:00AM
I have been in therapy with a psycologist and a psyciatrist(for meds) for 2 years. In the past month I have been having flashbacks of sexual abuse by my teenage neighbor when I was around 6 years old. I have also switched meds and started Celexa about 3 weeks before this. I am on 40mg. Since these flashbacks I have been wanting to hurt myself by burning. Thoughts of burning myself with a iron, match, and did do it at work by hot water. Fingers were swollen for 4 days. I think this is the Celexa causing the self mutilation. My counselor nor psychiatrist think so. Do you think this could be the meds or are they on the right track thinking this is from the sexual abuse?
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Jul 23, 2002 12:00AM
, Jul 23, 2002 12:00AM
I would agree with them...this is a familiar response to sexual abuse...a sign to pursue psychodynamically. It happens to many people who are not on Celexa.
Member Comments (4)
by FM44, Jul 22, 2002 12:00AM
Also, Have a sence of no feelings. I either have no sence of feelings or I am completly overwhelmed by feeling I can't even discribe.
by computersarefun, Jul 22, 2002 12:00AM
Maybe a combination of both? Have you ever had the desire to burn or harm yourself before? Do you think maybe the Celexa might be lowering your threshold to act on these desires? I think that the "lack of feeling" that you describe is a common thing among people who take antidepressants, so that might be the Celexa.
by FM44, Jul 22, 2002 12:00AM
To: Computersarefun
I didn't start getting the urge to burn myself until I had the flashbacks.Just happened to be on the Celexa at the time. But I have had thoughts before about driving off the highway, pulling out in front of another vehicle, and throwing a infant, burning a child with a candle. Not that I would ever do them but they were there while I was on other antidepressents. I agree the no feeling could be the Celexa.
