3 months on citalopram

graham,I was awful. some days couldnt get out of bed. many trips to a&e with panic attacks. my health anxiety is still there but im slowly just telling myself I'm fine, it's nothing serious.

I did pay for a private health check which came back mostly normal bar my vitamin D. so that did help too but these tablets work. they just take ageeees!!!

My health anxiety is mainly focused on my moles and skin, i worry about all my moles even though they were checked last year and now also worry about freckles and blemishes etc plus the sore or burning or itching skin i keep getting doesnt help even though ive read thats all anxiety symptoms.

Hopefully ill start to feel less anxious soon, really glad they worked for you hopefully they will work for me too x

yeah mines was heart attack and stroke I was convinced I was going to have. I'm only 29 and reasonably healthy!! just couldnt get it out if my head at all. I really hope they work for you.

Thank you, mine is all related to a fear of cancer and i think anything i see on my skin is bad. You are right about not being able to get the thoughts out of your head im exactly the same at the moment. What worked for you to stop the thoughts?

the meds are a part of it but I've also just constantly told myself that it's my anxiety causing all the aches and pains. when I realised my health was fine I slowly have started to accept that it is my anxiety that causes all the physical symptoms. I still have feels of anxiety daily. but nothing compared to what I was a few months ago at all.

Thats what i try to do and need to learn. All my moles have been checked yet i still worry about them and think theyve changed and im getting lots of skin sensations and soreness as well as aches and pains im my abdomen, back and ribs mainly,

What different aches, pains and sensations were you having?

I had a head and neck mri all was fine

I could have easily gave up at week 5 on them I felt awful!! weeks 10 till now have where I've seen the improvement so stick with it x

Can I ask what mg you are on if thats okay? Im on 10mg. Really don't want to go up

Hi Zoe yes i completley agree, health anxiety is awful im always thinking the worst and asking for reassurance. My main worry is my skin but also worried about rib pain, my skull, my neck and my abdomen.

Hope we both start seeing an improvement soon x

before any med i worry my self with thinking every nick and prick on my body was cancer.and the celexa did its magic and completely took those feelings away.

Im exactly the same, anything i see or feel on my skin i imediately think then worst every time. Also every ache and pain is the same, been having some rib pain recently.

How long did it take for you to stop having those thoughts and worries?

i hate to tell but roughly 8months.all though i did experience from month to month some relieve.

Oh bloody hell im only just coming up to week 7, sounds like ive got a long way to go then

it may be different for you .you will start to feel it .trust me. is so settle but you will notice.

Any improvement would be a bonus lol. Id love to go a day without worrying about 7 different places on my body and to be able to look at my skin again without worrying

once i learn from my phychiatrist and katecogs that those feelings cant harm me i started feeling better each day.its a process buy do able

Thats what i need to learn, i have sore or burning skin on my neck, arm and top of my back plus random aches and pains in my back, ribs, abdomen and groin.

it probably wont take you that long as you havent tried other meds

Me too. Im trying my best to avoid Dr Google. Sends my anxiety through the roof. Nice to have support from people who understand 😃

Yes dr google can be very scary and had caused me increased worry in the past

What does your health anxiety focus on? Mines mainly my moles and skin

Hopefully we will both recover soon