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jessie72086
jessie72086

I suffer from health anxiety, has citalopram helped anyone with this condition, would appreciate some feed back thank you

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  • yasmin95717
    yasmin95717 jessie72086

    Posted

    Hi Jessie,

    I was diagnosed with severe health anxiety in May 2016 and then became suicidal because of it. I came on citalopram the next April and within two months I felt like a functioning human being again. I could do the things I couldn't before. I was more motivated and I haven't been worried about my health since. Hope that helps x

    • jessie72086
      jessie72086 yasmin95717

      Posted

      If you don't mind me asking, what health anxiety did you suffer from, x

  • lois95799
    lois95799 jessie72086

    Posted

    It surely does...it cured my health anxiety...took me 8months ..but it was worth it..19months and counting celexa save my mind...
    • lois95799
      lois95799 jessie72086

      Posted

      It will work .don't try to rush .. because that just makes it worst..you gotta be patience because is slow working..and hope fully you won't get side effects..and if you do ask your DC.for a small dose of a benzo..

    • jessie72086
      jessie72086 lois95799

      Posted

      I have been on cit for nearly 9 weeks, its the anxiety when I wake up, every morning, it scares me
    • lois95799
      lois95799 jessie72086

      Posted

      Yes thats quite the norm with these ssris..if you been reading this or other forums ..that's quite the complaint every one has or had .it's the last thing to go with this Medication..if it's unmanageable ask your doctor for a benzo..it will take care of that morning anxiety..

    • jessie72086
      jessie72086 lois95799

      Posted

      Sorry for asking again, did you suffer from morning anxiety, if so how long for you, you are so kind helping people
    • lois95799
      lois95799 jessie72086

      Posted

      But during those two months it got weaker and weaker..but thru out my recovery I cycle thru lots of strange side effects..some minor some major..it took me 8months to recover..
  • claire29664
    claire29664 jessie72086

    Posted

    If u dont mind me asking what sort of symptoms do u get with health anxiety as I think that's what I'm suffering with i think that their is something wrong with me even tho I've had all blood tests and nothing showed up but still convinced their is the doctor put me on citalapram but didn't work for me made me feel much worse tbh

    • jessie72086
      jessie72086 claire29664

      Posted

      With me I think about my heart all the time, at the moment I have pains in top of back and down into my rib this scares me so much, I am anxious most of the time, but bad anxiety when I wake up in morning, don't know if this helps

    • claire29664
      claire29664 jessie72086

      Posted

      Yeah that's what i think about and sometimes I think one side of my face looks diffrent to the other even tho they are the same to me they look diffrent do u get really shakey too citalapram didn't work at all for me so stopped taking it but now I'm going through major withdrawal symptoms my doctor has given me diazipam and tbh it does calm me right down hope your ok

    • jessie72086
      jessie72086 claire29664

      Posted

      Yes I get shakey been on cit 9 weeks how long did you try cit, they say it can take 12 weeks or more to get in your system,,, from what I have read, x
    • claire29664
      claire29664 jessie72086

      Posted

      I was on them for 2 weeks this time but stoped them as I could feel myself going like I did before I was on them for 2 years ago and didn't feel any diffrent

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