Are there any antidepressants that don't make you feel like ***? (sensitivity to side effects)

Jake, do you have anyone with you right now? 

Thank you for jumping in Ottilie I have tried to flag this here: 

https://community.autism.org.uk/f/mental-health-and-wellbeing/32840/moderators-please-help

I don't know how else to alert people in charge. 

It's ok. Try not to freak out. 

Jake, if you're there please try to listen. We are here for you and will stay here with you, ok? You're not alone. You're having a reaction to the medication. If and when you feel able I have something that may help your nervous system calm down, ok? 

We don’t really know anything. We are lots of moving parts yet and lots of uncertainty. But right now based on a half life of 36 hours the citalopram it’s probably only just now starting to reach negligible levels in your system.

Morning, Jakey. If you had a bad reaction then maybe it will take a while for the side effects to wear off. 

Did you get some rest? 

How do you know it's a side effect of citalopram? I don't understand? I thought it wears off after a few days? 

Stop sending those. I already tried. 

Jakey

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Ok Jakey. Try to get some rest now. If you want I can check in with you tomorrow. I am not available between 10am and 5pm tomorrow but I will catch up with you when I can, if you want. Keep drinking water as much as you can because the side effects from the drugs will leave you dehydrated. And remember that you have a community here that care. Lots of love to you xx

I feel calmer. Overall wellbeing, not sure if it can ever be improved to be honest. Been this way since being held up in a hellhole, and now I'm out of there, it's just gotten worse, but I have more good days which is good. 

That's ok. We're just trying to get through the moment. Do you feel calmer?

Overall wellbeing can wait until you feel able to tackle it. 

I can do everything up to putting something in my mouth. I know this technique, it's called grounding. I learnt it in CBT. 

I'm going to bed in a sec though. I don't find the grounding technique all that useful for overall wellbeing, it only works for chronic issues where logic is working like severe pain (I have an anal fissure, pain is unimaginable) 

Jakey, there's a glitch on the website right now. It's just one of those things. I'm still here. Hold on, ok? If you get to see this then please do this : 

Open your eyes and say 5 things you can see

Focus on 4 things you can touch

Try to notice 3 things you can hear

Take a deep breath and try to notice 2 things you can smell

Find something you can put in your mouth and taste, examples are toothpaste, chewing gum, chocolate

Jakey, there's a glitch on the website right now. It's just one of those things. I'm still here. Hold on, ok? If you get to see this then please do this : 

Open your eyes and say 5 things you can see

Focus on 4 things you can touch

Try to notice 3 things you can hear

Take a deep breath and try to notice 2 things you can smell

Find something you can put in your mouth and taste, examples are toothpaste, chewing gum, chocolate

We don’t really know anything. We are lots of moving parts yet and lots of uncertainty. But right now based on a half life of 36 hours the citalopram it’s probably only just now starting to reach negligible levels in your system.

Morning, Jakey. If you had a bad reaction then maybe it will take a while for the side effects to wear off. 

Did you get some rest? 

How do you know it's a side effect of citalopram? I don't understand? I thought it wears off after a few days? 

Ok Jakey. Try to get some rest now. If you want I can check in with you tomorrow. I am not available between 10am and 5pm tomorrow but I will catch up with you when I can, if you want. Keep drinking water as much as you can because the side effects from the drugs will leave you dehydrated. And remember that you have a community here that care. Lots of love to you xx

I feel calmer. Overall wellbeing, not sure if it can ever be improved to be honest. Been this way since being held up in a hellhole, and now I'm out of there, it's just gotten worse, but I have more good days which is good. 

That's ok. We're just trying to get through the moment. Do you feel calmer?

Overall wellbeing can wait until you feel able to tackle it. 

I can do everything up to putting something in my mouth. I know this technique, it's called grounding. I learnt it in CBT. 

I'm going to bed in a sec though. I don't find the grounding technique all that useful for overall wellbeing, it only works for chronic issues where logic is working like severe pain (I have an anal fissure, pain is unimaginable)