Success on Citalopram😁

Ha ha...It's fantastic to feel better isn't it. Life will always have its ups and downs but it's easier to cope isn't it. I was actually ok on the very low reduction dose I got down to in 2013.  It was 6 weeks later I felt that I was slipping

this time when I do reduce ,if the gp says that, I may aim for lowest dose I can maintain on. Even if it's 5 mg. I should never have come off it 

Good mornng  everyone

I just  wanted to post  that despite the day being grey and  cool outside I am still feeling really great at 13 weeks in

bit of a blip yesterday when I allowed silly intrusive thougts to  pull me Down but I realised it was my own thinking and dismissed it

actually I have bought a small SAd lamp which I do use for 45 min s each am whilst am waking up...I think I helps 

have a great day everyone

life  really does get better.......

 

That's good to hear. I'm on week 6 and still finding it very hard to get out of bed and motivate myself. Also negative thoughts keep taking over.

Hello nicola, I have just been speaking to my aunt of 89 who was on 10 mg alt days but is now in he early stages... 10 days..of going up to 20 mg daily

She said exactly the same thing

She can't get up out of bed and face the day

I said to her remember when you told me how wonderful life was when it was sorted before?

Yes she said

Well it will get good again

Stick with it

You will get there too

Hi Nicolas, are you feeling any Better? I am a little over 4 weeks and feel like hell. Mornings being the worst. Feels like the flu, a hangover and exhaustion all combined together.

Hope things are looking up for you! SHANE

Hi Shane

I am at week 15 Now and I did have bit of a blip last couple days when I thought oh oh am slipping back but I relived I was just letting my naughty half of the brain drift into things that upset me, 

however I often feel tired these days to be honest. I can't remember if I was as bad before cit but is lot better to feel better than not! It's probably your body just adjusting . Mornings were worse for me too 

you will improve. Trust me 

Hi Gillian,you mentioned your aunt.I have same problem of not wanting to face day.I have been taking 20mg.of cit for a year.Have suffered anxiety for years.I am now 87

Oh dear I am sorry to hear that and I must Hilite my mental  note to ring her again to see how she is

she has old age problems she always says. .....arthritis and mobility but she's grand at getting on with it but I think puts on a good show

i do hope you can find something that will help you get on with your day

she always says a phone call from me is a tonic so I must do that ...🤗A hug for you and well done for being internet savvy 

 

Thanks for answering Gillian.A hug for you too.

I'm at 6 weeks too. Have not seen any improvement.  Around week 4, I did think I was getting better, but here lately it's been back to the way it used to be before I started.  I'm on 20mgs of cit. I'm trying to stick it out hoping it will get better. My morning are bad and I get things on my mind and can't get them off.  

Hi. It took me a long time to see a big difference also.  Week 4 and 5 were bad for me. I nearly quit and then week 6 noticed feeling better but still ups and downs. It wasn't til week 8 that morning anxiety went away and I felt back to my old self.  I will say this. We still need to work on the anxiety. None of the meds 100% take it away. I was doing great and then bang I find out I'm losing my job and the anxiety has come back. Not the meds fault. 

I just want to let you know it can take a long time. I am 3 mths on 20mg cit and really can only now say I'm nearly there. I've been increasingly feeling better each day since about 8 wks but the morning anxiety is always the big problem with the negative thoughts when you waken up but slowly I'm conquering it and I can now say that horrible anxious feeling has virtually gone. So hang in there. It will come good.

Thank you so much! I need the encouragement! I am going to hang in there!👍

Thank you for your reply! I just want to feel like myself again.  I'm hanging in there! Hopefully this will work!  Maybe I should say, this WILL work!

Hi Fernando....did we not chat here a while back when things were really tough?

am pleased you have kept going

re anxiety ...it doesn't take it all away does it I so agree.

you just have to learn to ride the waves get up get out get going

not always easy I appreciate 

Tip of the day: when you wake, get up get going sort things go for a walk or work but don't allow intrusive thoughts to multiply in your waking head 

Deep breaths help too

I so agree with Gillian. I've 2 books recommended by my therapist. Mind over Mood and The 5 Second Rule. 

Basically we cannot allow our feelings, our emotions dictate our actions. We may not feel like getting out of bed, we may not feel like going for a walk or eating healthy but we need count down in our heads 5,4,3,2,1 and when we hit 1 get up and do what we need to do. It's hard. You won't like it at first but overtime it works. You retrain your brain by your actions. You can't think your way out of anxiety. You have to take action. Fake it till you become it. 

Use your tools. The medicine will help it keeps you at a certain level. Therapist says the goal of medication is to reduce your symptoms by 60-80%. Cognitive behavior therapy gets us to the 100%. Remember anxiety is normal, we need it we can't be so heavily medicated that we are numb to it. The bad thing is when we allow it to control our actions. Remember thoughts are just that, thoughts.  The brain is scared so it thanks we are in trouble and wants to protect us by gettomg our attention with scary intrusive negative thoughts. It's a safety mechanism we are not crazy. We need show our brain we are not in trouble, there's no tiger trying to eat us, and they only way to do that along with the medicine is by getting up and moving forward. Even if it's very slow. One day one minute one action at a time and you will get there. Believe in yourself. Good luck!! 

Very true and comforting words. Thank you.

Well said 👏

HI just wondering how you getting g on, I am haveing negativethoughts too, only on 10mg

hello can i join this chat and support eachother please? im on day 6 on increasing citalopram.

Thank you

beautiful words x