Does anyone go back to the start around period time
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hi i have moved up to 20mg citalopram 4 weeks ago after 6 weeks on 10mg and then 8 weeks on 15mg ( was to scared to move up because of side effects which ended up not to bad). my anxiety is still very bad terrible in mornings, slightly better in evening. still also not sleeping well and still have intrusive thoughts. ive had a couple of good weeks but now time of month has arrived and feel awful my anxiety and panic is back through the roof just wondered if anyone else has this happening to them. i asked gp to check hormones but she she said they dont really do that 😦
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harry09460 LFS
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4 weeks is still quite early on a new dose, give it a couple more to properly settle. I had similar everytime i went i up a dose and always say five a good 6-8 weeks
LFS harry09460
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hi thanks for your reply i just naively thought i would feel better by now as you read others saying they recovered on 10 in 6 weeks etc. im jealous of them 😉. im hoping i can settle on 20 but at the moment not feeling to positive about that.
nikkinakken LFS
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Hi, yes i think there is a link between PMS and anxiety. I get more anxious too.
Also more anxiety if i have a cold or flu coming 😦
In a similar situation i need to increase my dose. Was on 20mg for years, managed to up by 5mg for the past two weeks, but need to get to 30mg/40mg slow going. I dont think we should rush it if we are sensitive to meds?
LFS nikkinakken
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hi nikki thanks for the reply! i am very sensitive to meds so thats why i have been scared to increase and i have hoped that each dose would have been enough. i feel the gps tell you that you will feel better in weeks and for lots of people it is actually months. i have ended up with the cold aswell so i no its all added to it. so hard when you have some good weeks then feel all the way back to the start. i never used to have any pms problems before i had bad anxiety so scared that ill be like this every month now not able to function properly at time of the month. im hoping 20 kicks in eventually. its such a slow process nice to speak to people on the same journey.