Anxiety and fear of being alone
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Okay I was told about this forum by a friend who used this for help so Im hoping it works for me too.
I have been suffering badly with anxeity and depression since October and have been on citalopram since the start of October when I had my first major panic attack. The first few weeks were insanely difficult and I was off work trying my best to keep busy, but its hard to fill the hours of the day. Gradually I managed to get back to work and solve the issues that I believe had been causing the anxiety. Everything seemed to be almost back to normal. I was still on a low dosage of citalopram 10mg and I was awaiting CBT councelling which starts in January.
But over the last week, negative thoughts began to creep back in and I tried my best to combat them. My mood went up and down so much even from minute to minute. Mornings were always hardest but the anxiety eased off towards the evenings to the point where I almost felt relaxed. But on Friday I had a mild panic attack at work and I tried as much as possible to change what I was thinking about but it had taken over by then. The weekend was so hard. I have begun having morbid thoughts about how easy it would be to hurt myself even disappear completely.
I woke up this morning and felt the same so I phoned the docs and he has put me back on 20mg of citalopram and given me something to help with sleep etc at nights and to calm me down if I have another panic attack. He explained the morbid thoughts are common with anxiety. I have started to develop a fear of being alone which im hoping is just a side effect of the anxiety as well. Has anyone else had similar symptoms? As with everyone else I have it in my head im the only one feeling like this. Thanks for reading this and I really appreciate any help. This has been the hardest few months of my life and I would never wish it on my worst enemy.
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I used to take them at 5pm everyday and slowly have drifted them towards first thing in the morning. Not sure if this can have an affect? I have read people saying just before bed can be the best time to take them as it helps them get to sleep so I might try this. I have trouble staying asleep and get a maximum 5 hours sleep each night but always waking up every hour almost.
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