My experience

Hi everyone. hope you all are doing well. I just wanted to post about my current experience as I recently joined the Citalopram club 2 weeks ago. I got hit with pretty bad health anxiety and slight depression a few months ago but at the time I didn't know it was that, infact I sometimes still doubt it but i suppose thats what health anxiety does. It started when i randomly fainted in my house which really scared me. Luckily I didn't hurt myself but went to A&E anyway. The doctors put it down to dehydration and to be fair I had a very heavy session in gym that day so it all kinda makes sense. I carried on with life but it must of triggered something in me as my anxiety started small and over the span of a few weeks and months escalated. I got extreme fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss, lack of motivation and interests, unpredictable emotions, muscle weakness, dizziness, brain fog. so i was convinced I had something wrong with my body or brain. First thing I did was go to doctors and explained my situation. She did multiple blood tests and it all seemed fine. She suspected a thyroid problem as it runs in my family and my levels were abit abnormal so she did more blood tests a few weeks later and my thyroid levels went back to normal. After a few more weeks of doctor visits I finally broke down as I just couldn't turn off my mind and the thoughts that something was wrong, plus googling everyday really didn't help. My doctor prescribed me 20mg of Citalopram. Ive never been on any medication before so this was all new to me. Luckily I found this website and read alot of all your questions and experiences which helped alot. The first few days on it was an awful experience. I got really bad insomnia, non existent appetite, heightened anxiety, low moods, depersonalisation, extreme fatigue, weight loss. In fact I pretty much stayed in bed for the first few days watching and reading harry potter trying to keep my mind focused. Im glad to say that alot of my side effects have calmed down and because of that I feel alot better. I still get fatigued, the odd headache and sleep problems but compared to how I was im feeling better. I know I am at very early stages of this drug and I still do feel ups and downs but Ive read that usually means its working. Overall with the help and expertise of all you wonderful people on here I know we can all get through this can come out on the other side a better person. Sorry for the long post I just wanted to get this off my chest and to let everyone know they are not alone through these hard times.

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