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morning high anxiety and intrusive thoughts ,do they last until axiety goes

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geoff10798
geoff10798

hi ,i am on 20 cit and am just starting week 13 ihave had a couple of dayswhen i have had a few hours of feeling ok, like most folk on here my mornings are rubbish, these slowly go and by evening slip away, do i take it that i will have these doomy mornings untill my anxiety goes, will the intrusive thoughts that i get with the morning anxiety go befor the anxiety or at the same time, these do frighten me .......thanks for any replies.............................Geoff

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  • gary53727
    gary53727 geoff10798

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    Hi Geoff,,

    I have been on citalopram for the last 7 years, i was on 30 mg but had to go to 40 which eventually did get rid of my anxiety, i felt normal for a good time so lowered the dose back to 30 ,

    I stayed on 30 for about 3 years with no problem until the second lockdown , when i lost my dog and had a promotion in work, which possibly triggered something off again. I had all the Anxiety as before, so upped my dosage to 40 but had lots of side effects, waking at 5 am with Anxiety and intrusive thoughts , dry heaving, nausea and loss of appetite and weight, I felt terrible.

    so i lowered the dosage to 35 and made my way up, i think i have delayed progress by going up and down with the dosage but ive been on it now this time for 11 months ... 16 weeks at 40 , and i still have morning anxiety and some intrusive thoughts ..probably for a week or so then a few days of near normal..so up and down really..i think people call them blips...i struggle in the mornings and sometimes by the afternoon and eve feel ok... I take my meds about 830 pm. I think my intrusive thoughts go before the anxiety does..

    hope this helps and you feel better soon.

    Gary

    • geoff10798
      geoff10798 gary53727

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      Many thanks Gary,did you ever stay on 20m cit for any length of time? if so, did it cure you.............................Geoff

    • gary53727
      gary53727 geoff10798

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      hi Geoff,

      i was on 20 for approx 1 year i think but it wasnt enough ..so upped to 30 which wasnt enough and then 40 which done the job..but we are all different and react differently as you know.

    • geoff10798
      geoff10798 gary53727

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      Hi Gary, i am going to try and stick to 20 as i tried going to 30 and found it too much,i have been told that 20 will work but it takes longer .............................thanks once again

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