Citalopram anxiety still bad

Thank you, I will stick it out with the 20mg for now and hopefully in time it’ll do it’s job. My doctor prescribed me some Diazepam, I haven’t taken many, only on the days were I barley slept and felt awful x

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You sound like you’re doing really well, hang in there, I think one of the hardest things that’s been for me, and everyone else going through this is being acceptant that this won’t last forever and that we are not our anxiety, and we’re still the same person, just that we are going through a rough patch in our lives. Have you tried meditation? I’ve been using the headspace app, there’s a pack dedicated to anxiety which I’ve found helpful. Keeping a journal is a good idea, my doctor suggested writing down 5 things each night that you’re greatful for each day. Thank you x

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Oh gosh yes, I get extra down when I’m due on! Is there anything that you do/eat that helps? I just tend to ride the wave when I’m due on but it’s not fun x

No I just drink plenty of water and rest when I can if am not working x

Thank you for your reply, just trying to be strong and listen to my body and taking each day as it comes 

You'll do great star, but out of interest where does your anxiety come from? It's important to remedy the underlying factors

Mine came from 2 months of awful insomnia and a relationship breakup so my remedial strategy is no caffeine, no alcohol, strict 11pm lights off and more exercise.

Thank you. I became a bit unwell and started worrying excessively about my health...google didn’t help...it spiralled out of control and developed into anxiety. I was also going through other types of stress within my life besides worrying about having something wrong with me health wise, and I just crashed into depression and even more anxiety after trying to hold it all together for about 4 months. Have been through some horrible times in my twenties and got through it so I never imagined something like this happening to me. I’m not anxious about my health anymore, but I’m just stuck with trying to shift this anxiety now 😬 trying to take it day by day, I know it’s a process 

Oh no.. I did the same by trying to hold it together for months when I knew things were going downhill, last time I ever do that. Sounds very familiar. I hope you have a relaxed environment to help 😎

Yes, I think I had two ‘normal’ weeks at the beginning of 2018 and then I started going downhill from there until March when I just fell apart! 🙄 well, there’s a lot of the year left so I keep telling myself the only way is up and to keep going...thank you, I’m trying to keep my environment as stress free as possible, I’m lucky to have the friends and family that I do. I’m a second year undergraduate student also, so I had the added stress and pressure of assignments to complete whilst battling through all of this! Thankfully I handed them all in on time...wasn’t going to let anxiety take everything away from me.

Well I really respect that. I am an undergraduate too and unfortunately I had to stop my studies to get sorted, training to be a dietitian and I was on placement which I couldn't complete 😥 university have been fantastic and family are uber supportive too. Yes you will be absolutely ok, and I'm having a good day by recent standards. Getting exercise and a regime back in place 🥇 don't forget to enjoy that sun 🙂

I have a theory that you need to go through the same amount of time recovering identical to when you weren't feeling right, end of summer and things will be great I think 🙄

Thank you, I couldn’t have done it without my family’s support 😊 that is unfortunate, but I’m sure once you’re back on the right track you will finish your degree, and this time with the added knowledge on how to take care of yourself. Glad you’re having a good day! I didn’t have the greatest sleep and overdid it on my walk, so feeling a bit tired and rubbish! 😪 well tomorrow is another day I suppose. Yep, loving the sun ?? Oh absolutely I agree with you, it took time to feel how we’re feeling so it’ll be a similar amount to get to feeling better again but it’ll happen.

Thanks star. I have an internal clock that I have set to be okay in 2 months when i have a follow up placement. Yes it's incredible how weak it makes you feel isn't it... I am able to do stuff in the morning (kind of) but by the afternoon it always feels like I've over-done it. Still, having a good day, when compared to two weeks ago, is incredible in itself due to up dose on cit tomorrow, here's to minimal side effects🤞

You’ll do great by the time 2 months have passed ?? But do take it day by day (as everyone keeps telling me!) as it is a process which I’ve slowly learnt, I just wanted to hurry up and get better and go back to ‘normal’ but I’ve got to take things slow and not look too far ahead. There will be ‘blips’ along the way as I’m sure you’ve already found out for yourself, but there will be more better days 😊 I think I’ve overdone it the last few days, it’s hard to judge what you can and can’t handle at the moment, I get a low mood when I’m tired, so trying to take it easy today. Oh best of luck with upping the dose on your meds, I upped mine yesterday too, hoping I won’t get any horrible side effects 

Hi Star... Yes it does feel like you want to push yourself back to normality but it doesn't work like that 😤 blips suck! I did the same this week, challenging myself to do more and more. It was Good, up to a point, now not so good. My brain just wants to hibernate. I am doing the same today and have chalked it up as a write off. And thank you. I always try to think of it in a no pain no gain kind of way when it comes to the meds 🤧 hope yours have been well behaved x

It doesn’t does it?! 😑 it does get frustrating when you try and go about to do normal things but you end up feeling tired and miserable after! The doctors go on about cardio being a massive help, but there’s only so much my body can tolerate at the moment. Hope you’ve managed to relax today 😎 what dose did the doctor increase your cit up to? 

Yes especially when you have a flash of normality and want to use it! Still, you will notice your energy increasing bit by bit 🙂 I do exercise slowly at the moment. I do bodyweight in my garden, it used to work for me very well and it feels appropriate at the minute but I have to monitor my enthusiasm and not push too hard. Light exercise does prep you very well for coping. I made a point of doing absolutely nothing today, had to battle with awful anxiety headaches this morning, very fuzzy at the mo so a bit glum 🤔 I'm going up to 20mg tonight from 10, what are you on now?

Yes, I remember I started getting some energy back in the evening and would attempt to go to bed say one hour later...big mistake as I would still wake through the night and then be grumpy and tired in the morning because I stayed up a tiny bit later! It’ll be a miracle when I get my sleep back ha ha. You did the right thing today taking it easy, hopefully you will wake up tomorrow feeling more refreshed ☺️ I’m now on 30mg, I take mine every morning, hoping I won’t need to go up any higher. 

Yes that is the problem when you start to feel better you are tempted to push it 🙂 is going to be hard to maintain this healthy living stuff but I feel it's a must now. I'm a bit like you when I haven't slept too. Who would have thought eight hours sleep would be such a big ask 🤔 thank you haha any improvement from here is great as far as I'm concerned ? are you noticing any differences in mood or anything yet?