Anxiety advice? :(

Hi naomi35448

We note from a recent post which you have made to our forum that you may be experiencing thoughts around self-harm. If we have misinterpreted your comments then we apologies for contacting you directly. But if you are having such thoughts then please note that you are not alone in this, and there are people out there that can help.

If you are having these suicidal thoughts then we strongly recommend you speak to someone who may be able to help. The Samaritans offer a safe space where you can talk openly about what you are going through. They can help you explore your options, understand your problems better, or just be there to listen.

Their contact details are on our patient information leaflet here: https://patient.info/health/dealing-with-suicidal-thoughts, which also offers lots of other advice on how you can access the help you may need.

If you are having such thoughts then please do reach out to the team at the Samaritans (or the other people detailed in our leaflet) who will understand what you're going through and will be able to help.

Kindest regards

Patient

Hi Naomi, sorry you are suffering so much. I hope your medication starts to help you soon, it can take a little while to kick in so hang on in there. People here understand, as well as getting outside help so keep posting if you need to talk. Utube have some excellent meditations, there are many so give them a try, they helped me, find those you like, I preferred the “guided meditations” as listening to someone talking helped me. The symptoms you have are common with anxiety, it is easy fo me to say but try and tell yourself it’s the anxiety that is making you feel this way. Keep posting here if it helps you to talk, anxiety is an awful thing but you will get through it, we are all here to help each other.

Hi Naomi, so sorry your feeling like this, this was me a couple of months back, it does get better, give it chance for your medication to kick in, I found an app called smiling minds helped me, it’s all about breathing techniques and how to calm yourself down..hope you start feeling better soon xx

Hi Sorry to hear that you are unwell. Please don't take any anti depressants they will make things much worse, there are procedures to remove varicose veins, it is not a major problem honestly. I would strongly advise u not to take any medication without checking it out thoroughly, I am sending you a link by PM to explain why. Take care you will be alright.

 

Hey naomi. It's hard for sure. I am exactly same as you. I find it hard to cope with it all sometimes I suffer from ptsd and anxiety and that has created a pit of depression too. Your not on ur own. I am on a waiting list to see a therapist too it gets hard from time to time. But just realise some times you have days that feel impossible but the next day or next week might be a good or even a great one. So live for the good days and try to keep smiling. Even tho I know that it can be very hard to do.

J

Hi Naomi! I'm sorry you are going through such a rough patch right now.

?One thing to note is that one of the side effects of the antidepressant is that they often will make you feel worse before you feel better. What dose of Citalopram are you on? Have you ever been on an antidepressant before?

?I'm on Citalopram, and while it has made a big positive impact on my life, the start up effects were pretty awful the first two weeks. It made me more depressed, and I had some really negative thoughts. My doctor never mentioned that it's quite common to have these side effects while starting on an antidepressant, so I thought I was getting worse. It wasn't until I started reading online about the side effects that I realized what I was experiencing was "normal" for starting an SSRI.

?When I really got bad, I found it helped a lot to go outside and take a walk. Even sitting outside in the sun would perk me up a bit/calm me down. Talking to people about it also helps, especially if they've been through the same thing.

It will get better:-).