Celexa/Citalopram

[msweetheart]

I was researching online about a week ago about people who have mental illnesses and schizophrenia. I was all so looking up the symptoms and reading stories about people who had it. No I think I’m hearing things I read a story about one girl who had a name stuck in her head. Now I have a name stuck in my head "Bob" and I keep thinking things like is bob hungry etc or I wonder what Bob is doing. The thoughts are completely irrational and I know they are. Ive been getting them for about two weeks since I’ve been on Citalopram. Does this mean I am suffering from a severe mental illness or is this my panic and anxiety playing tricks on me once again. My heart races so fast I get dizzy as well and start sweating sometimes I feel like I cant breathe.I feel like Im going crazy and loosing my mind

[msweetheart]

Thank you so much Paxiled you always give great insight...I just need to calm down...The first thing my mind always goes to is it must be a severe mental illness because I have a fear of severe mental illnesses since my Grandma has a mental illness where she talks to herself. I have been scared I was going to end up like that since I was a child. Thank goodness for this forum

[Paxiled]

You're not schizophrenic.  You're anxious.  And yes, antidepressants can cause all kinds of strange thinking, though that doesn't mean that's definitely the cause.  They even have increased anxiety as a side effect for some people.  As for Bob, if you were living in a more magical culture, you might just think you were about to meet someone named Bob.