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gillian176
gillian176

I just wanted to feed back to you all how wonderful I am feeling week12 on citalopram 20 mg

This is my second time on this drug since 2013. With hindsight I should never really have come off it but stayed at a very low dose .

I spent hours..again ...researching the internet in the early stages. This time it took 6 weeks until I started to feel better. It had taken only 2 the first time

Yes I had all the side effects and felt much much worse whilst my brain waited to rewire  itself in those initial weeks

It may not be the drug for everyone but it's worked wonders for me 

So I just wanted to comfort and give empathy to those of you out there who are still on their journey

My path is now much straighter

Good luck all 

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  • rajithagoli
    rajithagoli gillian176

    Posted

    Hi gillian,

    Happy for your recovery. I can understand how worst you would have feltĀ during that phase

  • fernando_21
    fernando_21 gillian176

    Posted

    Hello good morning. I just wanted to share today marks the end of week 4 for me. I started back at work this past week and did pretty good. Felt some anxiety but not as bad as 2 months ago. I continue to have ups and downs. Week 3 was the worse for me. These last few days thought the high morning anxiety is back and it really doesn't ware off until the evenings. I'm trying to stay busy for example I took the family out to dinner yesterday and we went to the monster trucks show. I started to feel good around 8pm. I end up feeling good and energetic through midnight til I fall asleep but then wake up early around 7:30am with high anxiety and palpitations. I'm a bit frustrated and worried because I though by end of week 4 I would feel more relief. Any words of encouragement greatly appreciated. 

    Thanks. 

    • gillian176
      gillian176 fernando_21

      Posted

      Its only 4 weeks but am

      Glad you feel u HAVE improved somewhat , I know what u mean about the anxiety not going away. I used to feel like that and thought I wonder if it's not until the end of the day I have done my jobs sorted chores etc. But it's just the way it was and  when I woke I. The morning and felt good straight away I was sooooo pleased. It will come am sure of it

      Keep going and know  that recovery will happen. Try wen wake getting up straight away and going for twenty min walk   In nature type setting if possible. Raises mood   I think yr in the states so is maybe warm ! 

      Your still at very early stages of recovery. 

    • fernando_21
      fernando_21 gillian176

      Posted

      Thanks Gillian.  Good to hear it is still early because I thought by 4 weeks I should feel better, I know last weekend was better than this weekend. There's no real way to figure this thing out I guess. I'm hoping to experience more improvement over next 2 weeks.  I will try getting up as soon as I wake, I use to ride my bike in the mornings going to try to be more consistent with that this week.

      Thank you

    • gillian176
      gillian176 fernando_21

      Posted

      There's isn't.   That sounds correct and it's disappointing when you seem to go backwards but that's just how the drug works

      Dint hang about. Get up clean teeth glass water get on bike in fresh air.....

    • fernando_21
      fernando_21 gillian176

      Posted

      Did you experience waves where the anxiety would just hit you hard certain times in the day? Like I'm getting hard in the morning then I get hit again really hard in afternoon like 2 or 3pm where I just end up laying in the couch praying trying to ride it out til it subsides. I feel like it's still meds because I didn't have that before. Then I feel a little better but not total relief until late in the evening. 

    • gillian176
      gillian176 fernando_21

      Posted

      I don't think I did....but maybe I just can't remember ! or have blotted it out

      Everyone is different 

      Am sure you will get there

      Keep going 

    • fernando_21
      fernando_21 gillian176

      Posted

      I truly hope so!! Today I started week 5 and it has been a rough day. Really high anxiety pretty much all day. Looking forward to the usual relief I've been getting in the evening. Days like these make it hard to believe that by next week I will begin to feel better and see the light. But I'm too close now to give up. I'm in all the way through the 6 weeks and then will evaluate at that point. Hopefully it's a simple just keep going. 

    • gillian176
      gillian176 fernando_21

      Posted

      Yes keep going

      i realised last night when I I got my tablet out to take when I woke today that I had forgotten Mondays

      i felt anxious!Ā 

      i admit I woke at 3 am fretting about it and took it then rather than wait until 8/9

      Fingers crossed all will be fineĀ 

    • fernando_21
      fernando_21 gillian176

      Posted

      Yeah  take mine in the morning 8am too 

      AGain eventhough yesterday was a bad day at night I felt good again. Started getting better around 8pm and by 10 I was awesome. But as I wake this morning anxiety is back again. So weird this schedule. But at least I know every night I will feel relieved.  Just hoping it will kick in during the day soon because that's when I need it to function at work and home. 

    • gillian176
      gillian176 fernando_21

      Posted

      Am sure it will Ā  but maybeĀ review it again few weeks. Maybe change the timing.Ā 

      Or it cud just be yr relaxing by 8pm....

    • fernando_21
      fernando_21 gillian176

      Posted

      Hi Gillian I made to week 6 and like Magic a gradually got better that weekend. Had the best week in months even the morning anxiety went away it was awesome!!!

      That being said as I headed into week 7 I began to experience moments where I felt off. Something not right. A little everyday anxiety creeped up again. Not as bad as before but it was there. I haven't been sleeping at all so last night I tried Melatonin and woke up today feeling horrible. Morning anxiety came back and I still can't shake it off. Headaches everything seems to have come back. Not I don't know if the Melatonin caused that or if I was due to have this dip anyway at this point. What are your thoughts. Are there still ups and downs 7 weeks in after having the amazing 6th week where you know it's working?  Thanks 

    • gillian176
      gillian176 fernando_21

      Posted

      I think there will always be dips and at times I can feel like that but just try take care of myself and wait for the fog to clear

      i don't know much about Melatonin. You can't get there here without special license but I would be tempted not to take anything that might upset the flow as it were 

      but hey..you did feel better..so that's good...

      take me it easy stick to early morning exercise meditatebe mindful

      see if it passes....

    • fernando_21
      fernando_21 gillian176

      Posted

      Rough day continues. Just high anxiety and fear feeling. Haven't had in a couple of weeks. 

      Based on your experience lows like this are still normal not a sign of regression at this point correct? I've read some people say not fully leveled til about week 12 and then the downs go away. 

    • gillian176
      gillian176 fernando_21

      Posted

      I don't know. 

      Maybe someone else will reply on this one from experience 

      Not something I have experienced 

      Why not ask your doctor?

      But don't necessarily think that upping the dose is an answer 

      It may as you say just take longer

      Remember though you have had a degree of improvement and shouldn't ignore that 

      Are you having panic attacks?

      Your doctor I think is best person to speak to 

    • manny39794
      manny39794 fernando_21

      Posted

      This sounds like me Fernando. Although Iā€™m into week 6 now and definately feeling a slight reduction in early morning anxiety, itā€™s not as intense.Ā 
    • lois95799
      lois95799 gillian176

      Posted

      Totally agreed with gillian.about upping the dose may not be the answer..
    • matt39801
      matt39801 lois95799

      Posted

      Hi LoisĀ 

      Howā€™s things going with you? Hope your keeping well.

      MattĀ 

    • matt39801
      matt39801 lois95799

      Posted

      Hi Lois 

      Iā€™ve had a few ups and downs , had my meds changed, itā€™s been a bumpy couple of months but I can say Iā€™m starting to feel like Iā€™m getting there 👍 will be starting CBT soon .

      Matt

    • lois95799
      lois95799 matt39801

      Posted

      Oh that's great ..so they change you to what?just curious.

    • matt39801
      matt39801 lois95799

      Posted

      They put me from cit to 50mg Sertraline and I had to up it each week till I got to 200mg , also 15mg Mirtazapine.

      I had a seizure so the psychiatrist dropped to 100mg Sertraline, it was all to much for me along with the Diazipan.

      Three weeks ago I had my Mirena coil replaced, it had been in for 7.5 years so had run out of Progesterone, to be honest Iā€™ve felt calmer since I had that coil , maybe a lot of my problems have been hormonal, who knows but Iā€™m weaning off the Diazipan over the next month then want to get down to the theroptic dose of Sertraline which is 50mg and hopefully by the summer I can stop the Mirtazapine, will have to see how things go but I have a lot of faith in CBT .

      Glad your keeping well 😁

      Matt 

    • lois95799
      lois95799 matt39801

      Posted

      Bless your heart..you been thru alot...wow that's alot of meds..but Happy your doing better...

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