will my anxiety get better?
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Hi. This is my first post on here, i have felt encouraged by reading this forum. I started cit 4 weeks ago for having bouts of health anxiety. I started on 10mg. As soon as i took the tablet my anxiety went through the roof. I had about a week where i found it very difficult to eat or sleep but things did improve over the four weeks and i even had some days where i felt pretty normal with very limited anxiety last week, however this weekend my anxiety rocketed again for no real reason, i have reply eat or slept again. When i went to see my gp Friday before the anxiety rocketed she did say about me increasing to 20mg but as she knew i was scared to do so she suggested leaving another two weeks, but after a terrible day Saturday i decided to bite the bullet and double the dose yesterday, so i am now on 20mg. My question is, when i wake in the morning my first thing i think is am i anxious which gets me feeling very anxious and takes ages if not all day to calm down, will this subside ! I am now obsessive about when and if i will get better as i am so much worse since taking the medication. Do people think that the 20mg will stop me feeling anxious whenever i wake in the morning and throughout the day? I am so frightened that i am never going to come out of this and will never be able enjoy a meal with my family again. Thanks so much for reading.
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angela08347
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natasha58567
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Good luck
angela08347
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maisie16541
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angela08347
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natasha58567
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maisie16541
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rachael27921 maisie16541
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Hi I know this is an old post but just wanted to see if you're feeling better? I'm currently struggling with mental health anxiety as you described, I've been taking Citalapram for 4 weeks and still haven't noticed a difference other than still being hugely anxious just wanted to see if there's any light at the end of the tunnel? Thanks
alex70088 rachael27921
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Hi Rachel. I didn't notice a real difference until week 7 and 8. Citalopram can take a while to balance out.
sara8798 rachael27921
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Hi Rachael, How are you getting on now? I have been suffering anxiety for 8 years and was on 20mg of citalopram which seemed to work. I came off these totally (in gradually reduced doses) 5 months ago as I was feeling much better. Since September I have had a total relapse and my anxiety has hit it's worse point ever. I was put back on 10mg of citalopram 5 weeks ago and this was increased to 20mg 2 weeks ago. My anxiety is just horrific right now and I was wondering if the citalopram has worked for you yet? X
angela08347
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Dannie1989
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but genuinely i am so happy citalopram is working for you and you were able to make it past the first few weeks, i wish I could have. Just wanted to say well done you and i hope they continue to work for you and your anxiety continues to improve. Its so good to here success stories on here once in a while.
Thanks for sharing your experience and beat wishes for the future.
Love Danielle x
bigzapper
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anneporter bigzapper
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