Ssri

[Fulhambear]

I have recently had a bout of depression and have been prescibed Citalipram 20mg daily. I am going to Corfu at the end of May and was wondering that if I were to feel confident in myself if I could dive to a maximum depth of 15 or 18m and will this be safe as I am out of the depth range to get Narcosis. I am also on anti hypertensive drugs Losartan and Frusemide and is controlled. I go to a fitness centre quite often. My doctor at the hospital knows that I do scuba diving and is aware of my holiday and has said nothing about not diving. I am also on triple combination therapy for HIV and the drugs i take are

Nevirapine
Lamivudine
Tenofovir.

I have also been told that I am OK to dive by the top UK doctor on these meds but just want you to know the heavy load of drugs that my body is dealing with.
Before going on this SSRI I was fine diving but was never comfortable at depth of more that 20m. Can you tell me if it will be OK to dive in May if I feel confident and in control of myself? I will be grateful for you advice
Alan

 

[DocVikingo]

Hi Alan,

Here is a recent thread addressing diving while taking an SSRI. Scubadoc's excellent treatment of the issue also extends to the matter of diving with a depressive disorder.--->http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7369&highlight=prozac

Yes, there also are issues to be considered about diving while on medications to control HIV. Again, I refer you to Dr. Campbell----> http://www.scuba-doc.com/HIVDD.htm

Hope this gets you started.

DocVikingo