Anxiety still so high
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I've been on citalopram for just over 7 weeks now, 5 weeks on 20 and 2 weeks on 30. Mornings are terrible I wake with anxiety and then wretch. All I want to do is stay in bed. I have had some spells of feeling ok, but it doesn't last. Today I feel crippled with the anxiety and just don't know what to do with myself. I wish I could sleep till it's all gone away. Evenings are usually ok and I just don't understand how I can go from that to waking up feeling so terrible. I just can't see any light at the end of the tunnel
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chris64850 victoria_88777
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Gerrymoo chris64850
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Why did Dr reduce it rather than give it a proper chance to work? Could it have just been a blip? Perhaps you've got a bit of withdrawl sneaking in. The true picture must get very muddled when moving up and down doses.
How are you now?
chris64850 Gerrymoo
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Still feel crap in the mornings especially it really frustrating as when I first started on 40mg it did take a few weeks but at least I could see the light at the end of the tunnel and when I really started to feel better the releaf was fantastic . It's just in last couple of weeks felt it creaping back in so doctor thought that the 40 might have been to high to start on and so put it to 30mg .
Gerrymoo chris64850
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Hi Chris
Hope it eases soon for you. I started 3 wks on 10mg and now done 3 wks on 20mg. Like you , feel crap in a morning, not helped by the fact that I only get 3/4 hrs sleep and wake up loads. Just feel nauseous most of the time and everything drains me.
How do you feel - is it nausea or anxiety?
I just want everything to settle down and get back to work and have some normality back. I've told my gp I want to stay on 20 and hopefully i will settle on that. All this dose swapping plays havoc and I had such awful intense side effects for the first 2 weeks. The thoughts of going through that again - ugh !!
My gp said it can be 6-8 weeks to feel the benefit but I had hoped the side effects would have gone by now.
alex70088 victoria_88777
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victoria_88777 alex70088
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Hi I wake with the anxiety feeling in my chest, it's like a fireball and then I start wretching. I just feel so nervous and shaky all the time. My tummy is really tense and can shake. I can't eat, I've survived on protein shakes for the last 7 weeks.
alex70088 victoria_88777
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sarah24378 victoria_88777
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victoria_88777 alex70088
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I've started cbt, had to go private. I also take propranolol 3 x a day. Last few days have just been awful, I was seeing some improvement in the afternoons but not the last few days. I'm not sure if it's still side effects of the dose increase, but worried the citalopram isn't going to work
sarah24378 victoria_88777
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Did you see any improvement on 20mg ?
victoria_88777 sarah24378
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Didn't really feel any improvement on the 20 had such bad side effects from just taking the med, then the side effects all came back again when I increased the dose
sarah24378 victoria_88777
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This has been and is the fight of my life.
Please keep me informed of your progress as we seem to be in the same boat.
I think there is a good chance it is the dose increase and you will have to sit it out.. .me too x
sarah24378 victoria_88777
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I am it makes me more anxious.
chris64850 sarah24378
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That's exactly how I feel that the tiredness and anxiety work hand in hand and it is by far the biggest fight of my life I keep telling myself that I havnt always felt like this so there is no reason why I can't get back to that good place again . Does anyone know why it's worse in the morning
alex70088 chris64850
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It's worse in the morning because after walking from a relaxed state you have become desensitised over night. As soon as you realise how you feel it often alters your mood and you become depressed. Thoughts, feelings and behaviour are all linked. This makes your anxiety worse until the day gets into full flow. You can break it by getting up regardless of how you feel and do something that you enjoy.