When will this get better 😥

A benzo is a muscle relaxant so you should feel its effects pretty quick it'll calm you and the anxiety down a little bit and you will be able to tell its working. You'll also feel it wearing off after an hour or a few It should deffo help the anxiety. The citalopram will take a lot longer to kick in and you won't feel much change because it'll be a gradual process. I have tried natural remedies but never really did much for me. Camomile tea is meant to be good but taste like poo lol. Make sure with the herbal remedies you make sure they don't mix with your citalopram most don't but some will so worth a quick Google x

Benzos are less addictive at lower amounts and you shouldn't get addicted as long as you use it sparingly. I took it for a year everyday years ago and never got addicted or had withdrawals but everyone is different x

aw have a lovely day x

Thank you 😊 change of plans. He wants to go indoor climbing instead I'm happy about that tbh my partner will climb with him and I can relax and watch. Not as far away too so anxiety is a bit less now lol x

sometimes a challenge can be good for us, i push myself to do scary things all the time, it makes me feel proud x

That's what I was thinking x I'm regretting it now though 😂 I'm sure it'll be fine and as long as my little man enjoys himself that's the most important thing x thank you Toria

So I managed to go out with my son today it was really difficult and felt overly anxious the whole time but I done it! No beta blockers and no benzo either. Just me and the anxiety lol. I'm still feeling super anxious but I'm sure that will calm down.

every one on this forum has experience what you are feeling.i my self experience worst.it will all pass.best regards

people get it when going on, coming off or changing dose, ive had them for months x

My thoughts are always about whatever is causing my anxiety eg. Having to go somwhere, I think the worst is going to happen. Even though it never does. I have thoughts that I'm never going to get better or this is the best ill ever feel but they come in waves. I can go from feeling optimistic to being terrified 50 times a day it's a pain in the ass. It's like a wave of dread or panic and I either panic or get teary when it happens it's horrible. But to be honest is different things everyday. I haven't quite worked out how to deal with them but when a negative thought pops in my head I try to counteract it with something positive about the same issue. Keeping busy helps too.

when i had bad thoughts or worry thoughts i use to splash my face with real cold water.just the shock of it would calm my mind down

That's a really good idea I never thought of that. I'm gonna be walking round with a soggy beard most of the day though 😂

it work for me.lol

I'm definitely gonna try it x u never know, what works for you might help me out too x

i also use to put peppermint oil on my temples and the back if my neck so that the brain concentrates on the tingling sensation instead of mental anguish.

You are a mastermind!! That's a really good idea x did it help?

yes.my phychiatrist told me to do that.

remember anxiety is all mental.

GSQ-i sent a long response to you about this just up there a bit. i think it got delayed ill message it to you, too

in the first say 6 months when i had constant racing thoughts of ending my life nothing would stop it except getting through each minute

You are such a strong person to be able to deal with that for 6 months! You really are! 😊 That must have been absolutely horrific bless ya x

I don't have a psychiatrist just a gp and they know nothing about Ads really x

thank you potato, i had too no choice x

Hahah I love the way I'm just called potato now. Genuinely made me laugh 😂 so thank you x you are braver than me dealing with that! I think it's amazing you managed to just keep going. It gives me hope that we are stronger than we think in times of crisis. I say this now lol I'll end up whining tomorrow now 😅

i will call you PG if you prefer lol x

Hahah potato is fine lol