Reassurance needed please
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Hi me gain lookiing for reassurance on week 9 of citalopram ,week 5 pf 20mg.have made loads of improvements but still have to force myself to do things. On a daily basis,I have uneasy feeling most of the morning will this get better or do I need to go back to dr for an increase.i am practising feel the fear and do it anyway,but it's so very hard ....
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christine46281 sue32707
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When I took Citalopram, I always had anxiety attacks in the morning.It was always th emornings when I felt so bad.
I could not get used to them at all and had to come off them.
I tried for weeks to no avail.
Could not sleep, loose bowels, increased anxiety, poor apetite.
I am not blaming the tablet but I do not think that theyhelped.
I was of course warned that the frist couple of monthst are the worst.
I decided to stop and I have not kept the anti-depressants up, however, I know of people who say that they have been a lifeline for them.
Let me know how you go.
Chris
Lifechanging sue32707
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melanie00616 sue32707
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I so feel for you - you don't know how I do.
I hope this helps. The morning thing is because our hormones come in over night and obviously we wake up with them banging around - which does make our anxiety or any other feelings worse. This is a medical fact that I have questioned too and got this answer.
Best advice and I know this is hard is to get up and go for a nice walk - hey presto you get rid of them quicker and it really does set you up for the day.
If you can stay away from an increase, as it will just make you feel more devoid - but also you might get more side effects from increasing.
I know the fear thing is oh so hard - but if you want to I am always here to help you with your thoughts and get you through - if you want to private message me I can help. That is why I did the training and learnt how to counsel as I wanted to learn myself what was going on and also help people where I didn't get any.
All my loves and big hugs.
MelXx
p.s. As reassurance I am crb checked.
melanie00616 sue32707
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Hope you are feeling better today.
Just to let you know uplifting you in my thoughts and prayers.
Mel Xx
sue32707 melanie00616
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thank you I look forward to your helpful replies went to bed last night at eight and slept till six so I needed a good rest. I didn't feel great this morning but got going as day moved on.had review at dr and tried to explain my feelings to her she says I'm doing well considering how bad I was and thankfully doesn't want me to up the dosage
melanie00616 sue32707
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No probs - if can help here for you.
Glad your dr isn't upping your dose.
Keep in touch Mel Xx
sue32707 melanie00616
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melanie00616 sue32707
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Oh so glad you have had a good day at work. You ain't going to believe this but you were in my thoughts and that is exactly what I was going to send to you about acceptance. It took me quite a while to accept and fought it for quite a while - but the frustration was driving me up the wall because I was always somebody that had so much energy and then bang nothing. But once I reached acceptance and realized there was no magic button that was going to make me feel like my old self til through the menopause - bingo I rebuilt a lot quicker.
Couple of things I have learnt along the way as know lots of women that have gone through this, the two areas it hits the hardest is driving this is because when hormones are all over the shop due to the hugh fluctuations during these years, it really messes with our neuro chemistry and we don't coordinate that well. With me due to the severities I went through before these patches I just couldn't drive. Used to play good golf, then went from that to not even being able to hit the ball due to this and my brain used to feel lop sided. Okay though as I knew what was going on through training and the Professor. It used to effect my pupils and all sorts.
The other thing is shopping - just overwhelms women - mind you I hate that job at the best of times.
But at my worst I could stand there and try and cook and I couldn't even think how to do it. Talk about senior moments!!!!!
My husband used to call them my scatty moments and I used to think oh no I am turning in to a scatty mare - but that has all passed.
We all have fears Sue it is just the years leading up to and during menopause, it is normal that they all come out as our brains are just all over the shop.
I wish I could just put from my brain in to yours, all that have learnt, trained and been shown.
Take care and hope you have a nice rest of the weekend.
Big hugs Mel Xx
p.s. another good thing, every now and then is to look back and see how far you have come - no matter how little - you are moving forward.
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melanie00616 sue32707
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Glad to hear your improving - no matter how slowly. Here's praying you have a good week.
Mel Xx
p.s. uplift you in my thoughts.
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