1st day of my 6th week

Stay well hydrated ..and your morning anxiety will be the last to go...

I have the dreaded morning anxiety every morning 

Me too.  Sucks doesn’t it..... felt particularly depressed this morning too.... 😕

Does your anxiety lift in the evenings?

I get quite intrigued when folks on this forum remind me of exactly how I felt.. everything your feeling I have felt..I still get a little tinnitus..but I always had it ..from going to clubs too much in the 1979s. Lol

how long have you been on the medication?

35 days Raj,  26 on 20mg and 9 on 30mg 

Have you noticed much change on it?

Was your tinnitus there before you started the medcation?

Positive changes, not a lot, panic thinking reduced but not much else yet. Anxiety is not so extreme I guess. But still with me every day. Worst side effect is total lethargic exhaustion every day since I started. No motivation to do stuff. I know I'm medicated as I can feel it all the time. Before the cit I had hissing in my ears but that developed over 6 years Paxil use and especially noticed it getting worse in the withdrawal from Paxil, the ringing is worse on citalopram and pretty constant too...in a silent room it's quite uncomfortably loud.😔

That tinnitus is horrible..I go to sleep with white noise background on my phone..is so relaxing that way ..is not there all the time but when is there is horrible...it comes and goes...all though I did have it before any meds..

Well .. .my Psych gave me Clonazepam. I'm about to give it a shot here in a second to see how I feel on it wish me luck. She said that would be better for me than Xanax because it's half life would last longer . I also need to return to work soon. She said it should allow me to function normally without being to sleepy. 

Ok Klonopin is for sleep..so play it by ear...and is a little more sedating than xanex..as far as I'm concerned..but a really good benzo..😉

The effects definitely last longer..

Yeah she wants me to take it at night and in the morning . Just hope it works and I don’t become a zombie lol 

I would only take it at night..twice a day you will be a zombie...

I need  this morning anxiety to disappear lol 

Ok follow your doctor's instructions and see how you feel...

She thinks we need to break this morning anxiety feeling so i can get back to normal. I'm in a mean cycle right now that is the same daily so she is hoping using these for a little will knock that cycle. 

If taking it morning and evening is too much maybe take half in the morning. You know your body better than being zombiefied all day x.   Let us know how it goes

How did you get on with the new meds?

Took them last night in this morning. No feelings of anxiety feel kinda normal lol nervous to say normal because I've only been on it for a day. Def more relief than I've had over the past month 

So far I feel pretty relaxed and not all consumed in my thoughts hopefully this continues I appreciate you 

Fantastic..that's how your supposed to feel.....

Not sure if i asked you, but how long did you use Xanax daily? Also when you stopped using it daily did you have withdrawals? 

Only use it once a day.. because my dose was so small .no.withdrals..but don't forget I still take it when necessary...

How long did you use it daily? 

Only once a day.. sometimes every other day. Sometimes I wouldn't need it at all..

Were they helpful in retraining your brain? 

They are helpful in relaxing your brain from anxiety...only you can retrain your brain...all these Medications we take are tools ..to be able to cope with these anxiety feelings.celexa will stabilize that so call brain training your talking about ..

My psych mentioned upping my dosage to 40mg of celexa I've been on 30mg for 6.5 weeks not sure if I should go up 

Why take a higher dose..don't do what every body does searching for quick recovery..I say stay on for 12weeeks .and then decide..your going to go right back where you started when you up...so be careful..

That's why I didn't want to do the higher dose just more panic. I really don't have physical symptoms anymore. I just have the irrational thoughts. Yesterday was the best day I've had in weeks. The benzos were super helpful 

The irrational thoughts will disappeared.especially the longer your on a consistent dose..

Yeah I can feel them fading some.  I just don't want to start this process again with upping a dose. Those first two weeks are awful 

You don't need to.up.the dose ..you already on a high dose..just be Patience..you already got something to combat yucky days..you will get there..