ANTI-DEPRESSANT INFORMATION

[Guest guest]

I thought I would add my two cents to the Anti-depressant experience for

any of you considering a new one or changing current anti-depressants.

I have been on Elavil - for migraine pain and never felt worse. I felt

like a zombie all the time (pain was numbed) and I gained over 20 lbs.

very quickly. Prozac helped my migraines but made me into a different

person. I had a lot of nauseu and weird headaches and I gained another

10 lbs. - it did seem to help my anxiety. After being off

anti-depressants for the last 2 years - and after being diagnosed with

EBV - I am now on " Celexa " which I love " so far " . I had very little

side effects (except fatigue but it's hard to tell if it's related to

the " Celexa or EBV) and I am feeling very relaxed. I am very worried

about weight gain as a side effect however after four months I am happy

to report I have not gained a pound and have no unusual cravings. I

would be interested to hear from anyone else who has tried " Celexa " and

what their thoughts are.

Question for the group not related to anti-depressants: I have had EBV

for 5 months and for the past two months - have started feeling lots

better. Recently I started a weight training class at the gym and I am

now experiencing what I think is a relapse. Could doing something a

little strenuous like " weight training " (including lifting up to 20 lb.

weights) put me into a relapse? I could just kick myself for doing that

class. I have been walking every night for 40 minutes but I was feeling

so good that I thought I was ready to increase my level of activity.

This is the only thing I have done differently - and I am feeling very

down right now due to this set-back. I would like to hear opinions on

re-lapsing.