Just started week 13

The medicine is working, otherwise you would not have had any benefit of it.

Either you need to give the 20 mg more time, or you might need an updose in order to get all the way there. No one but you and your doctor can make that decision.

In my case, my doctor wants me on 30-40 mg, as her experience tells her that her patients often need more than 20 mg to fully recover.

An updose might present side effects before the effect kicks in, so this is something you have to bear in mind when deciding which route to take. Updosing by 5 mg instead of 10 mg took the edge of my last updose from 20 to 25 mg.

You will get advice of both giving it time and updosing, but eventually it is up to you.

Time is the healer here Don and you have to try and give it time.

Most of us have been where you are and I even still get knocked back from time to time however, the difference is I am at 13 months where you are at 13 weeks. We cannot click our fingers and if by magic make it better (OH! How I wish I could), but we can support, advise and help you in any way we are able to.

I cannot remember everyone's situation (and I'm on a jobsewarch at the moment as I've just been signed "fit" for work! Which is a struggle) however, what was it that put you on the meds?

Regards,

David

As the others said, it's often small progress followed by setbacks.  You may wake with that dreadful anxiety and full,of fear, but that isn't always an indication to how the rest of the day will pan out.

When I was recovering I'd wake like that, and often find by the evening I'd feel quite good.  Happened each day.  The early morning anxiety was the last symptom to disappear for me.

It is frustrating, and as Noolie says the medicine is working or you wouldn't be having this up and down phase.  This is normal, and yes it's so annoying, upsetting and disheartening, but you are healing and this seems a normal process most people follow.

Next week you could be feeling great.  Recovery is a strange time and you never know where you're at.  But things are happening for you and it is just time.  Lots and lots of time.

Mark progress is months, not weeks.

You will get there xx

Recovery is more often a question of months than weeks.

When I phoned in worried that I felt really bad at 6 weeks, she said that her patients averages 3-4 month before noticing an effect. This means that a patient might see very good results after 1 month, while another patient have to wait 6 months to feel a lasting effect.

She is persisting that she wants me on atleast 30 mg when possible, and this is where she differs from Katekogs, who believes that you just need time.

Both can be right though.

What is the advice of your doctor?

Ron here, absolutely understand whatyou're going thru, I'm going through the same things, Don.  I have been on cit for four weeks and my Dr. has backed me down to 20mg.  I have also felt really "down", probably for the past two months.  It's really hard to understand what is happening to us, Don, I wish I could explain it.  It is very nice to have this support thru Patient, it has helped me try to stay a little optimistic.  You hang in there, Don, with everybody's help we will persevere.

Ron