im stil on celexa week 15 and scared

Hi lorazapam to help u though the anxiety for relive

have you taken it everyday?

Hi

Katecogs and thank u for ur fast come back to me ☺

thank u so much

so even in my time of almost 15 weeks I can get blips that long ???

Was so exited about the 5 days better and thought it just can get better from here on out guess I was wrong .

my hubby says it gets better by the week not day and that I'll be better by April and much better by may ☺ he is so sweet and good to me 😍 Katecogs u think the 5 days feeling better last week is a sign of the meds working and getting closer to being me again ?

Please let me know what u think , can't wait to hear from u back ☺

again thanks for all ur help to me and so many others

Yep. You certainly will get blips at 15 weeks - I had them all through the 6 months when I recovered, and a little beyond too. This is why I urge you to read that book as it’ll explain about everything about anxiety, thoughts, side effects, setbacks, recovery etc and what to expect. This should allay any fears because you’d then know what to expect.

Mmm, again don’t expect to be better by a particular time. Yes it could be April ... or it could be a later month. You just can’t tell. Personally for me, it got better month by month not week by week.

So, expect more blips to come - they will. Don’t fight them, just relax towards them and understand they’re part of recovery. Let them come, let them sweep over you and let them pass by.

The more you fight them and tense up, the more they cling.

Read about setbacks on the weblink I sent to you. It'll help.

You husband sounds like he has lots of patience 😉

K x

Hi

yes hubby has a lot of patience and so much more 😍 he is a big blessing to me . Thank u for ur response back . So seeing good days is a sign of meds working right ? Yes I guess got to wait it all out 😡 not happy to read that there will be more blips they are no fun to go though.

Hope to hear back from u soon again also thank u for ur time babsyboo

But isn't it better to know what to expect rather than blips suddenly appear again, making you confused? Don't fear the blips, learn to ride them through, because they ARE part of the recovery process. You can't recover without them ........

Knowledge plays a huge part of recovery along with the medicine.

Yes it's good to know u still will get blips but not fun

they do go away with time or continue to get them

they also get weaker every time u get the next set right

because u get better and get to became ur old self again right ??

How are you doing are you having any therapy at all, I haven't found self help books have helped me but did see a psychotherapist who was really good but now only on skype which cant get to work at the moment. Talking to someone was really useful and I could relate to a lot more but difficult to arrange at the moment. Could be all the stress going on is affecting you as well just trying get food is a nightmare hope you soon improve.

They don’t always get weaker each time you have one - they’re unpredictable so you could have a bad one and the next time it could be one from hell and maybe the one after will be mild. But - again that doesn’t mean you’re worse / not getting better - its just the way it all works.

Setbacks (as well as anxiety and symptoms) also react to your mindset and how you approach it. Fight it and they’ll cling harder - give in, relax and let it happen and it’ll ease up more.

When did you start improving a bit? hope your blip goes off. I'm trying get skype working as therapist is only person helped me over last year, tried 3 other therapist and several books, I know there's no quick fix but frustrating corona stuff put everything on hold.

Hi

how are u doing today ? Is is bad with the virus were u living @ ?

Pray for the death rate on people to stop amen

so sad and also scary for us that are going though anxiety

or depression

have a question or maybe a few lol

I had 5 days bad like u call it blips then 1 good day and now the last 4 days hellish bad once again can that happen ? If so for how much longer I'm on week 16 and they still come for days . Will they ever lessen in days and strength ? This round of blips even brought side effects back that were gone for a good while is that normal ? I'm so scared of not getting better just worse or back to the begging. Please let me know what ur thought on this is . Thank you ahead of time babsyboo

p.s. also I'm back with bad morning why they were doing good for awhile 😡

Yes, as said, unfortunately setbacks can last any length of time and they can be from mild to severe and you can get any side effects, some even starting up again …… sadly thats the nature of recovery 😦

I had setbacks (blips) all through the 6 months I recovered - sometimes they lasted days, sometimes weeks, sometimes they were horrendous and sometimes passable. As well as having setbacks I woke everyday with anxiety, but I also started having little ‘normal’ anxiety free spells too. So all this happened altogether - a huge mix up of it all.

You just have to ride them through like everyone else I’m afraid. Worrying about them and each side effect is pointless because they are just side effects of anxiety and / or the meds, and its often the worry that makes them worse, so try and relax towards them and just know this is how it all works.

K xx

Hi Randall

Yes I’ll forward you the links.

Often anxiety will make you feel like you’ve a lump in the throat - its tension. Similar to having that feeling of a knot in the stomach. Rather than spending hours researching what it could be, get checked out at the doctors.

If you have any sort of anxiety condition then I urge you to NOT search online for any of the symptoms. Anxiety feeds on fear and tension tension and all your questions you search for as it just gives you even more questions. The majority of people who have anxiety spend hours researching online about their symptoms, about anxiety, about any health issues etc etc (the only reason I didn’t when I was ill was because the internet hadn’t been invented lol 😄 - but I’m sure I would have done). As it was, my head was full of questions and chatter 24/7. So all the searching will probably prolong the anxiety condition and makes you worse.

This is where the books comes in - it’ll answer questions, allay fears and give you one route to follow. It helps towards recovering from anxiety.

Many people look for instant relief - and even when reading a self help book they’re looking for that magic word or sentence, something that will make them feel better. But there isn’t any instant relief, and just like the meds, the books need to be worked at too. Also you can’t try the book for a day or a week then give up - they need time and patience just as the meds do.

The books I talk of work. But you need to have an open mind - and patience.

I too just started 20 mg of Celexa about 2 weeks ago. Can you send me the books you have mentioned. I need all the help I can get. 😃