My doctor prescribed it for me yesterday. I cannot pick up from the pharmacy until Monday, just wanted some feedback on what to expect.<p>I am in the spins now, WS (H) and I have been in counseling with Steve for almost 6 months, everything seemed to be going very well. He was actually doing all of the excercises and I was getting back to myself. Steve says I have done an amazing plan A. BUT....found out Tuesday night that he has still been seeing the OW. Says he cannon live without talking to her and seeing her. Now wants to move out immediately. <p>I really thought that we were in recovery, so now I am hoping that FAITH along with the Celexa boost will help me through this living hell. <p>Any words of encouragement? <p>Thanks for reading. BMW

Hi BMW,
I am so sorry for your pain. I don't take Celexa, but I was taking Prozac for a while. It definitely helped me through the holidays. There are many meds out there that can help you, so if you don't find Celexa works for you, ask for something else. It is so hard to go through. My H has been out of the house for 4 months now and You will have good days and bad days. Keep your Faith and trust that God will help you through this. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
BH

Thanks brokenhearted. I did try Serzone back in the fall, but it messed up my sleeping patterns so bad that I was wide awake at midnight and sleeping through afternoon meetings. Hope this one works. I feel about as low as I can get.<p>Sleeping is terrible now. I don't want to go to sleep at night because I wake up several times during the night and then the realization sets in. It is excruciating pain all over again each time I open my eyes. There have been so many years of pain and just when I was really starting to feel joy again, the 'other shoe' drops.

Sorry to hear about what happened.<p>I went throught the same sort of thing. After recovering from past affairs...H started another one after he retired. The rejection and pain is almost harder after the first time--because this time you know they know how much damage it does.<p>I started taking Zoloft yesterday. I was doing great with St. John's Wort. Last night I didn't sleep very well either. I was awake most of the night. Yuck. Pretty droopy today.<p>I tried Prozac last summer--really didn't work well with me. <p>I am sorry for the pain and disappointment you are going through. Hang in there..

MnM<p>Thanks for your reply. I have followed your story for some time and am constantly amazed at what challenges the BS must face time and time again and consistently come out with dignity and grace. My WH is truly a kind and wonderful man, he is just very weak about holding himself to a higher standard and saying 'no' to temptation. I want to be his wife so badly, but don't know that I will ever be able to address the trust issue again. How can I help him find his inner strength?

I have two friends who have taken Celaxa -- both have had very good results with it. Both said that they had a headache for the first couple weeks of taking it -- but it went away.<p>One of those friends ended up having an allergic reation (probably to a different med) but they ended up taking her off the Celaxa and put her on Wellbutin. She says she preferred the Celaxa.<p>I started taking Celaxa myself about a week ago. I haven't had a headache -- but I have had absolutely NO appetite. I can hardly force myself to eat, its just all very unappealing. And I've noticed being very tired at about 9pm, but then sleepless for a while during the night (3 4 am) After about 5 days, I started feeling euphoric -- just really really good, really really strong. Hope that lasts!

Finding the right AD can be a chore. Make sure you give it plenty of time to work before you and your doc decide whether or not it's "the one". It can take weeks for your system to adjust before you know how it will really work for you.<p>Zoloft is my breakfast of champions--works like a charm for me! I also tried wellbutrin, which really worked well for me also, but made me a little jumpy. Then I tried serzone, which turned me into a kind of happy zombie--I felt great but I just sat around like a lump. I would've just sat there grinning even if the house was burning down around me! The zoloft, after a few weeks, is really turning my life around. Finally getting things done!<p>The need for some sort of treatment for depression runs in my family--I'll probably always be on some sort of medication. You'll find the right one--there are lots of them out there!

Okay, hope I am not too late to help you out a bit. My H is on Celexa. He has taken it since Sept. 2000. He is the WS. Admitting his A to me was kind of like a plea for help. He went to a psychiatrist and was diagnosed with depression, obsessive/compulsive disorder, addictive tendencies, borderline alcoholic. After psych visit and marriage counseling visits, it was determined that the affair was probably a way for him to try to "escape" his world where he was not happy. Depression runs in his family, his mother committed suicide when he was a baby, others in his family have been treated for depression. He wanted to stop drinking his 8-10 beers/day. So, with all that said as to why he ended up on Celexa, I will tell you how the meds have helped him. He currently takes 60mg/day. He started at 20mg/day to let his body adjust to it for 1 week, then he was to increase his dose to 40mg/day, then go back to Dr and re-evaluate. Dr put him on 60mg/day since then. The meds may make you a bit more sleepy than before until your body adjusts. There is some instance of sexual side effects such as a decreased desire for sex and at some times it may be impossible to achieve orgasm. Although my H has, at times, had these side effects he feels that they are minor in comparison to how much better he feels about himself and his life. He has a much easier time focussing on things, not easily distracted. Not as easily upset or the little things don't bother him so much. More relaxed. Hope this helps a bit, I will check back to see if you have any other questions about Celexa. Best wishes to you.