Success on Citalopram

Hi, I've been on Citalopram for 1 year and 2months. I was severely ill with anxiety and depression, very terrifying, I was so ill.

It started off with me feelin sick at different points throughout the day, a feeling of darkness, not feeling like myself, the symptoms got worse. I lost about 1 stone and a half in weight, there were many othet symptoms as well, it was a living torture. To top it all off I didn't know how or when I was going to get better. I was prescribed Sertraline initially, but had such a bad time on it I didn't take another. I thought I was going to die that night. Anyway after that I was terrified to touch anymore antidepressants. A month later I did, as I was desperate to get better.

I tried Citalopram, I also found a really supportive doctor and a support worker at Mind. Bearing in mind some days I felt too ill to get to a doctors and it wasn't until I was abit better I went to mind. Citalopram took about 5/6 months to work, I was loosing hope. The doctor then added another drug to the mix, which apparently was meant to make me think i was getting better. I was exercising, trying to find ways to cope with this awful illness.

A year later, I am now 90% better, slowly decreasing my dose and back working. Life still is not fully smooth, but I realise not to overdo it, to breath deeply, to go to the seaside, to be outdoors, to visualise a calming view to help survive. I have been meaning to message for awhile as these forums really helped me through this time, so I am giving back the positivity. Please don't believe all the negative you here, you will get better.

Good Luck xx

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