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hi been on citalopram 20 for 3 months and its been working well for me. past two weeja though ive been wanting to sleep in the day and today i feel the most anxious ive been since i started cit. just wondered if anyobe else has experienced this and should i stick with this dose
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rob37052 leah68376
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hi leah
the fact your feeling better is great, you will have blips, let them come & let them go, dont try to fight it. being mindfull will help at times like this....eat healthy, excercise & get some good sleep.....thats what i do
its all part & parcel of the journey were all taking
hope your good rob
leah68376
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hi everyone just an update.
my blip did pass and im feeling 100% again. ive been getting plenty of sleep for the past few nights ive been in bed by 9.30pm and its helped massively. also layed off the wine for a few nights as i think it might trigger anxious feelings in me
graham69986 leah68376
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Glad to see you are feeling better again. Ive been on 20mg for 9 weeks and still not really seeing any improvement with my health anxiety so wondering of i need to increase? x
ashley92970 leah68376
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how long did your blip last and how did you feel during your blip? any nausea?
leah68376 graham69986
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is this your first time on antidepressants? if so then you should see an imorovement by week 12 so stick at it until then. if youve been on them before then it may take longer to kick in
leah68376 ashley92970
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hi, i went off my food a bit. i was tired and couldnt be bothered to do anything. my mood was low and i started to get those old panicky feelings back. i really did think i was back to sqaure one. it kind of built up over 2 weeks and then started to fade day by day until i felt better again
graham69986 leah68376
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I was on them for a short time a few years ago but was nothing like this, last time was for stress related to going through my divorce but this time its for health anxiety. At the moment i think everything i see on my skin or every skin sensation is something serious
leah68376 graham69986
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i had bad health anxiety 4 years ago when my aunt passed away suddenly. ive always had it to an extent though. every little thing that was wrong with me i thought it was serious.
i definitely think that t
he medication calms my mind, i dont tend to think about my health as much when im on meds.
graham69986 leah68376
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I cant wait to get back to the stage when i no longer obsessivley worry about my health and immediately think the worst. Mine started with a scare about a mole last June and really increased in November and i went on these meds in January. At the moment im even afraid to even look at my skin as anything i see sets my anxiety off
leah68376 graham69986
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yea i understand. you will definitely get to that point. hope its soon for you 😃