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I was asked by GP to increase my dose of Cit from 20 to 40 due to increase in anxiety and depression, i feel like i have hit an all time low! I began this dose in 13th January, and i am feeling worse!! I just want to know if this gets any better, i feel incredibly sad and lost!😢
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Lydelle Samm04574
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Will send virtual hug. Hope you also have people close you can talk to and even get a real hug from. X
Samm04574 Lydelle
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katecogs Samm04574
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whatever dose you're on you will get ups and downs as you recover. Â It's not all plain sailing sadly. Â Most people start medication, start feeling good, then slip back down again. Â This is when people get their dose upped, go through side effects again, feel good then get back to this same brick wall again. Â Ups and downs are very common and when you're having a down (or setback) try and remind yourself that it'll pass in time and you'll feel good again. Â This pattern will repeat itself until the setbacks get less and less and disappear.
this illness is very tough to deal with, but keep moving through these setbacks and you'll find yourself in calmer waters.
K xx
Samm04574 katecogs
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katecogs Samm04574
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Sharing it with your family is good too. They'll be able to support you throughout it all. Â It's best to be open with it :-) Â It's surprising how common this illness is ...... you're not alone.
K xx
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Samm04574 katecogs
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katecogs Samm04574
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Mine started in 1979 when people just didn't discuss this illness. Â I was so scared, so alone and didn't tell anyone .... only my then partner. Â There was no internet, no brilliant sites like this to share problems with, and I thought I was the only one to be like this. Â SSRI's weren't commonplace and the anti depressants I was taking didn't really do much, so I struggled on for years.
Only when I was eventually put onto SSRI's did I recover. Â I couldn't believe it! Â I've stayed well ever since :-)
Its a long road to recovery, but you'll get there. Â You all will :-)
K xx
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Rhys316 Samm04574
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I started three weeks on 10mg, now nearing 3 weeks on 20mg, so a lot of re-adjustment going on.Â
It takes a long time for Citalopram or any SSRI to get into the system and stabilise. If you're new to it it's frightening and can be extremely disheartening when you feel like you're going backwards.Â
It does pass, just don't set a time limit on it. We're all different and each person recovers in their own time. We do recover though, that's the important thing.Â
Samm04574 Rhys316
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