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Once recovered do thoughts about anxiety linger?

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leticia89168
leticia89168

Things are going great at 8 almost 9 weeks on citalopram after some pretty bad dips. I still worry daily about going back to square one even when I feel great. Will that fade over time?

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  • lois95799
    lois95799 leticia89168

    Posted

    Yes it lingers ..but it quickly disappears..your going to always think how you come this far..and how you felt before at least for me ..but with celexa you easily brush it off.
    • leticia89168
      leticia89168 Mylo88

      Posted

      7 or 8 weeks, still have moments but feeling pretty good
    • Mylo88
      Mylo88 leticia89168

      Posted

      I’m at week five and having ups and downs and morning anxiety. With a lot of mind chatter / intrusive thoughts.
    • leticia89168
      leticia89168 Mylo88

      Posted

      At 5 weeks morning anxiety was almost unbearable for me and so were the thoughts. I had to take a benzo in the morning that week but soon after it started to fade now morning anxiety is almost non exsistent.
  • ac2667
    ac2667 leticia89168

    Posted

    I'd say you're still in early days.  Once I recovered fully, I did not worry about the anxiety coming back at all.  You just start to forget about those negative thoughts because you feel normal and calm again.  I would say it most likely will fade.

    • monica62597
      monica62597 ac2667

      Posted

      How long would you say it took you to recover fully,or till you felt fully recovered?
    • ac2667
      ac2667 monica62597

      Posted

      Hmmm, it's hard to say the exact time because it was 5 years ago that I went through my first dosage with Citalopram and had anxiety/panic attacks.

      I remember it had started around Thanksgiving (I remember staying home and feeling miserable instead of visiting family) and then I went on medication.  By Christmas/New Years time (around a month) I believe I felt a lot better as I don't remember missing events/having a super bad time.  

      I would guess maybe 3-4 months?  I wish I had an exact answer to give you.  I just remember it getting gradually better day after day (especially after 1 month).  Definitely under 6 months - and that's for fully recovered/feeling completely normal again.

    • mark89813
      mark89813 leticia89168

      Posted

      The first month is the hardest, they usually kick in properly with me around week 10. I've just finished 6 weeks and I'm better than I was a month ago but not anything like normal yet.

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