Have changed my name to protect DH as he is a very private person and would not like to know I am posting on a public forum about him! DH started on citalopram today - he has a long history of anxiety and depression, had an ulcer in his 20's, has had suicidal episodes etc. Lately he has been feeling very down and says he feels like he is having a mid life crisis, not in a jokey sense but in a "what is it all about?" sense. He is not happy in his job but his depression stops him doing anything constructive about it, he just does not seem to have the energy. He is always comparing himself to his friends and saying he is a failure. Well we are not rich but to me that is not important anyway, we have a good life and two lovely girls, it's just a shame that these black moods he gets into overshadow everything positive. I feel relieved in a way that he has finally decided to try the AD's - he has done self help including counselling, nutrition, SJW, exercise etc and they all help a bit but nothing seems to really tackle this underlying deep sense of inadequacy that he has. At the same time I feel a bit anxious about what to expect in terms of side effects etc. He has been suicidal at times so I hope the AD's don't affect him in that way - I also hope they work, as it feels like a sort of last resort. It can be quite hard at times living with someone with depression - to a certain extent it rubs off, although I try not to let it. I have read some of the threads on here about citalopram and it seems to have mixed reviews. Sorry for the long ramble but this is something I can't really talk about to anyone else, just wanted to express some of my mixed feelings about all this. Fingers crossed for DH, I would love to see him happy again.
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