I have been dealing with anxiety and panic attacks for five months. I started Cipralex a little over two months ago and I was feeling sooooo much better. I don't get any major disruptive anxiety symptoms and I was feeling happy and normal again. However, this week I started to have very anxious thinking and my mood dropped and I had crying episodes and panic three times this week. What is going on? Did the medication suddenly stop working or is this normal to have bad periods while on meds and after such a good long anxiety/depression free period. Its upsetting to go backwards after doing well for so long.