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Should I stop taking citalopram ? My mood is so low I can hardly think straight and the anxiety is with me almost constantly , I have lost about 12 pounds in weight ( I have no appetite ) !!!! It's been 20 days since I started and I thought things might have improved by now , the last 6 days have been at 20 mg and although I've had glimpses of hope ( minutes of positivity ) the main is of feeling hopelessly despairing ! I have been on this medicine before and it worked but it was a long time ago and although I remember having bad side effects I can't remember it taking this long to work . ????
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dizzydoll yvonne16098
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yvonne16098 dizzydoll
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katecogs yvonne16098
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Whilst you're waiting remind yourself that you're healing, and each day that goes by, however difficult it is, is nearer to recovery.
You wouldn't expect a broken leg to be healed in 20 days ....... and sadly this illness has to be given it's recovery time too.
Persevere ...... you'll be happy with the final results. People give up too easily.
Thinking of you both xx
yvonne16098 katecogs
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katecogs yvonne16098
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This medication slowly changed all that for me ....... I began to notice the anxiety easing, had the odd hour when I felt good which increased to half an odd day here and there then more days, and then I began to enjoy things and eventually I re legalised I hadn't thought about my illness!!
This all happened so slowly I hardly noticed it. I didn't wake up feeling like this, but it slowly dawned on me how I was feeling. After initially feeling ok-ish after about 2 months, the rest of the recovery happened over about 6 months, with each month getting better and better. Don't worry, you shouldn't feel dreadful for 6 months but instead feel better as each week and month goes by. People take different times to recover and also react differently to different SSRI's. If eventually you find this medicine doesn't help you, then there are many others that would be more tailored for you .... but don't worry, I'm sure if you continue you'll find recovery as I did (and I'm the last person I ever thought would recover)! :-)
Whilst you're recovering too, you might find you'll have times when you feel good, and then you'll slip back I to feeling awful again. Again this is how recovery seems to work, and the good times will get longer and longer.
I really hope you can bear this and keep pressing forward. Just accept how you are now and remind yourself that recovery takes time.
K xx
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yvonne16098 katecogs
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ironically today has had some more moments in it that have left me feeling a bit more positive !! Just moments of calm and a feeling of well being !!!!! I'm scared to linger on these as it makes the normal horrible feelings feel a little more intense when they come back but I guess this could be the beginning of a recovery ???? And I can't say enough how valuable peoples positive support is at such a difficult time xxxxx
katecogs yvonne16098
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Yes recovery seems to follow a particular pattern. Fingers crossed you'll continue on this path to recovery!
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