Anxiety and medication
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hi all. im new to this site although ive been reading the forums for a while. so heres my journey. i was on citalopram for about 12 years for GAD. i get that plus somatic OCD where i feel like im going to stop breathing. i felt 'normal' for years so just after xmas i made the decision to go it alone and stop taking the cit. fast forward to the end of june and i had a horrific attack and was in a constant state of anxiety afterwards to the point i truly believed there was something seriously wrong with my heart or i had cancer etc. i saw the gp who told me to start taking my cit (20mg) again and had a range of blood tests which all came back normal apart from a folate and vit d deficiency. now 12 weeks on i feel better some days, still have no appetite really and ive lost over 2 stone. ive also noticed my toes seem to 'tap' a lot when im sitting and altho the anxiety is better the ocd and intrusive thoughts seem to take over. when i first took cit all those years ago i felt better in a matter of weeks so im just after reassurance from people who have been through similar.
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