Anxiety and fatigue
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Hi I'm looking for some advice. I have beyywn struggling with an anxiety relapse for just over a week now and I've had some good and bad days. I had a particularly bad day yesterday where i felt continually exhausted. just wanted to sit with my eyes shut. I know being busy and distracted is good for anxiety so i fought against it. I slept well last night and feel a bit better today but im still so tired. Do ant others feel like this?? Would you advise sleeping/ resting?? Im not sure what to do for the best
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julie0000 joanne58498
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Hi Joanne, its so difficult to get through the days when you just want to feel normal, its difficult to explain how you feel to anyone who has never had fo deal with it. I'm 7 weeks in on 225mg myself and last week had 4 days anxiety from when I awake till late afternoon, i was so sick and tired of dealing with itthat ive had to take diazepam again. I thought i had turned the corner at last but no. I'm praying that the physical anxiety symptoms will leave me soon.
I keep a diary everyday noting how I feel that day and what doses it take, that has helped me so much.Im do take naps and go to bed early when on a bad day because sleep will help with anxiety quietens the brain down. I do deep breathing every morning also.When on ven first month I was so tired just make sure you relax when possible. I really really know how you feel
joanne58498 julie0000
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thanks for your reply. i did have a nap today and that helped. I am having a better day today and take that as a plus but don't expect tomorrow will be good or bad. I have ordered a book called the worry trick and have also been doing some deep breathing. its one day at a time isn't it. the corner will be turned at some point
julie0000 joanne58498
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what dose you on and how many weeks u into you journey? please
joanne58498 julie0000
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i have been on 40mg citalopram for just over 4 years and have been fine. After covid my anxiety came back. I am also taking 2mg of diazepam 3 times a day if needed and propranolol if i need that too. its only been 9 days so still very early. i seem ti have a good day then a bad day at the moment
julie0000 joanne58498
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I used to take citalopram for 10 year after my break down, it does make you tired to begin with i was forever yawning i remember that now, it did work though you need to give it 8 weeks to see some progress, you will get there its like all antidepressants they take a while, imon an snri now
joanne58498 julie0000
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ive been on the citalopram for 4 years and ive been well. its the covid that has brought on the anxiety. i know that all my tablets need time to work. some days you can cope with it and knowing it will pass and other days you never think you will feel better. the yawning is weird tho isnt it x
sarah3612 joanne58498
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The exhaustion is difficult to deal with isn't it. I presume its because the anxiety and the symptoms take their toll. Sometimes I have a nap if I stay still for long enough, bit i tend to have a nap when it's not too late in the day so it doesnt impact on the night. I've had some really good days but today is awful, i cant stop retching and have become very frightened of the anxiety cycle, yet last week i felt normal some days. I need some positivity x
joanne58498 sarah3612
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retching is a very common reaction with anxiety. I have it in and off but when my sister struggled with anxiety she would retch lots. try to think this is the anxiety and just go with it. The fatigue is from the anxiety . its exhausting in the body. being tired makes your anxiety worse so again a vicious circle. i find reading about anxiety and symptoms when I'm bad helps me to rationalize things. draw a line under today. take some diazepam and try to get some rest. I know how you feel as i am going through it too. We will get through this. day by day x