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What exactly does citalopram do

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suek78
suek78

I had a bad experience in June while on holiday,I was eating mash potato and it went down wrong and came back up and I panicked I was going to be sick,this is because of my extreme phobia of being sick(emetophobia).since then it's as if my brain is controlling my ability to swallow naturally,I'm constantly thinking about swallowing when I'm eating and have lost a lot of weight since July.im not sure what exactly the citalopram is doing to help my

Thinking,is it ever going to help me stop thinking about swallowing.i started on 10 mg then 20 then 30 then 40.i have been on 40 for 5 weeks and noticing a little difference that I'm not panicking as much when I try and eat,but I still have the fear of swallowing constantly every day.is the cit ever going to stop me think about swallowing,I'm not sure exactly what they are supposed to be doing.

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  • Guest
    Guest suek78

    Posted

    Citalopram is usually the most popular ssri prescribed for anxiety and panic disorder.
  • jo37030
    jo37030 suek78

    Posted

    I would say you need to see a therapist of some kind to combat your fear, I don't think Citalo is the answer here.

    It sounds like you've got yourself into abit of a rut, and you just need to break the circle. You wil get through this.

    Good luck and please update us.

    • suek78
      suek78 jo37030

      Posted

      I have had a 6 week mind and body course and now I'm starting CBT,which hopefully will help,but I'm worried the anxiety about swallowing will never go and I won't be able to eat normal again

    • jo37030
      jo37030 suek78

      Posted

      You will sort it , you just need a litle bit of help, our briansbuild up thesethingsthat arn't really there!

      You can do this!

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