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Not liking the little wobbles

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Foxy_polly
Foxy_polly

Hi everyone

just after some reassurance really I'm on week 15 of cit and the last couple of weeks have been great! No anxiety no funny tummy feeling much more like my old self but this morning woke up to feeling anxious knots in my tummy and feeling tearful! I have now definitely linked it to time of the month and as I'm 40 in 2 weeks time in also thinking I could be peri menopausal as I have about 19 of the symptoms and I literally feel normal for two weeks in a month then bang anxiety hits again amongst other symptoms! It's been happening like this for a good few months now! I just hate the blips and can't help but feel I'm going back to the hard times a few months ago!

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  • katecogs
    katecogs Foxy_polly

    Posted

    It could be related to the time of the month, but equally it's also how the meds work.  You'll occasionally get these blips, and though you may have woken feeling not right, you may find yourself feeling ok at the end of the day again.  It does work in strange ways.

    They may just be connected.  Anything can upset the rhythm of our recovery and maybe the time of the month may be looming it probably has just given you a blip.  I reckon in time, this will all settle eventually and when a monthly comes around it won't impact on your anxiety.

    K x

    • Foxy_polly
      Foxy_polly katecogs

      Posted

      Thanks Kate it's always good to read your replies! I'm feeling better this evening although my tummy is still knotty! I suppose 15 weeks is still early days and although I'm tons better your right there are still going to be days like this it's just a bit disappointing when you've had a spell of good days cos when the good days come you think your back to 100% hopefully the bad moments will get less soon xxxx
    • katecogs
      katecogs Foxy_polly

      Posted

      Yes it's kind of early still, though some people are feeling much by now .... some not so.  When I recovered I'd get days or weeks when I felt great then wake one day feeling anxious again.  Sometimes I'd feel anxious for days or sometimes it would wear off by the evening.  It did all eventually stop and I felt great all the time.  xx
    • Foxy_polly
      Foxy_polly katecogs

      Posted

      Morning Kate

      Yes I'm all anxious again this morning and I can't wait for those days when I'm feeling better all the time! I think I hit so rock bottom for me the recovery is a slow process with lots of twists and turns along the way it's just how my body seems to work! 11years ago I had pnt and I've been on meds ever since trying to come of at various stages and I've had many great years I was on escitalopram but I was so bad last year for some reason so they switched me to a few others then finally citalopram which I have to say has been ok! I remember 11 years ago when I first went on them it was a very long process for me but I eventually got there and I keep reminding myself of that and how I will get there this time! Thanks for taking the time to read and reply Kate cos your words of encouragement really does help! Xxx

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