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Convinced I won't get better this time

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Jonesy77
Jonesy77

Anyone else struggle with this? Each time I go through a bout of anxiety and depression I convince myself that i won't get better, that the antidepressants won't work and that I'm destined for a life of unhappiness and unease. I've tried challenging this thought using one of my worksheets from previous CBT sessions but I just can't change my belief as it's so strong. If anyone has any advice, I would welcome it. I'm on 40mg of Citalopram and it's early days yet (day 18).

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  • Aimee87
    Aimee87 Jonesy77

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    Everyday! If i listed the thoughts and feelings the first few weeks of starting/changing dose with these meds you would think i'm a crazy person! your mind has the ability to make you believe allsorts! The mind loves a problem and when we are anxious it will go into overdrive and the anxiety will cling on to whatever is happening at the time. Just try to tell yourself its just the meds messing with you! I am currently putting up with muscle twitching every night but I am determined to keep going and keep telling myself its just the meds adjusting in my brain and my body! It will work, we just have to have SO much patience. I started vit D and magnesium supplements last week and i believe they are helping me with the side effects x

    • toria_07298
      toria_07298 Aimee87

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      im low on vit d apparently cit strips us of it grrrrrr glad youre improving x

    • Jonesy77
      Jonesy77 Aimee87

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      Thanks for your reply. It's so hard battling with these anxious thoughts when the medication is meant to be helping us with anxiety and depression.

  • toria_07298
    toria_07298 Jonesy77

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    yes and im withdrawing, hold on to the good days, hours, minutes or even seconds, it will get better!

    • Jonesy77
      Jonesy77 toria_07298

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      Thanks Toria. I'm so impatient for the medication to work. Hope you feel better soon.

  • laura45992
    laura45992 Jonesy77

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    It gets better but you have to be patient. Its taken me a year to feel (mostly) back to normal. Just call any step forward a success. Slowly, the good steps will be closer together and the bad moments will be less and less.

    • Jonesy77
      Jonesy77 laura45992

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      Thanks. Life is so hard I'm desperate to be better and I've been struggling for months.

  • babsyboo
    babsyboo Jonesy77

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    Hi

    18 days and on 40 MG already why so high what's wrong

    I thought starting does was 20 MG and most come out on that in time .

    yes this Celexa takes at least 3 month for some longer and for some less

    but read most likely 3 month or longer

    I'm happy for the once that balance out before 3 month but we are all different

    why did ur Dr put u on so high of the meds if u don't mind me asking

    u are early in taking the meds and yes it gets worse on the beginning before it starts getting better

    it goes by weeks not days all u feel is normal and there are so much more side effects that are not on the pharmacy paper they give you sorry to say

    I had side effects they were no were ridden down 😡 horrible but from the meds

    the only people that could help me and understood were here on the blogs

    so I hope this helped u a bit let me know please we are here for each other

    • Jonesy77
      Jonesy77 babsyboo

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      Hi Babsy, I've been on 20mg for years and I've just had it upped to 40mg, I didn't mean that it's day 18 of being on the medication. Every day is so hard that I'm so desperate to be better. I've been struggling for months but it feels like a lifetime

    • babsyboo
      babsyboo Jonesy77

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      Hi

      why did they up u to 40 MG ?

      If u just upped it u will be starting all over again with the nasty side effects

      I'm on beginning week 12 on this meds and yes still struggle everyday still with side effects especially early mornings every morning still starts @ 5 am with nausea , headache, shakes and fear because the anxiety and crying still there to . So as u know it is a slow working medicine as it works on are seritonen in are brain it has to go slow . Yes I know how u feel wanting to be ur self again that's what I'm going though keep thinking how much longer will it take . I'm still in my house after all this time not driving or going anywhere because of anxiety still going . So we just need to wait and pull together that's what we are all on this blog here for ☺ hope to here back from u again

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