Attackattack73
14-03-12, 22:18
How do i explain this?
First of all I'm glad to find a forum where people can gather and talk about their problems and hopefully get help and support. This is something to thank for.
I've been suffering with anxiety(panic attacks) for about 5 years now. I'm 19. I have a good life and I don't even complain. I have a wonderful girlfriend and a great family. I unfortunately stopped going to college because it was just driving me completely nuts. I cant even go to work cause of what im currently feeling.
Medication background
I took 20 mg of Celexa for about 3 years, and I was just switched to 40 mg about a week and a half ago. Reason for the switch was because the 20mg wasn't working for me anymore, and i started to feel very depressed and loss interest in almost everything. The anxiety was terrible. Anyway, I'm currently on 40mg/night and I have never felt worse. For the past 5 days, I've felt like my heads going to explode, there's this constant pressure on my forehead and the top of my skull, everything is capable of making me feel sad and down in the dumps, I absolutely can't concentrate cause I'm way to anxious to think straight, I'm always tired and just want to hide from the world and sleep, I've been having very lucid and weird dreams, i feel like I'm going to lose control and never find myself again. Yes, I exaggerate a lot. :unsure:
I was given the option to take an Ativan family medication which was suppose to calm me down until the Celexa 40mg starts to work. I refused taking this last one because I was warned I can get addicted and that it is dangerous. I want someone to tell me if should lower the meds or keep waiting until the 40mg kicks in, cause so far i haven't felt nothing but worse than before. Do I just need to wait more? Will the meds eventually start working? What are your thoughts on jumping from 20mg to 40mg of Celexa?
Thank you.
First of all I'm glad to find a forum where people can gather and talk about their problems and hopefully get help and support. This is something to thank for.
I've been suffering with anxiety(panic attacks) for about 5 years now. I'm 19. I have a good life and I don't even complain. I have a wonderful girlfriend and a great family. I unfortunately stopped going to college because it was just driving me completely nuts. I cant even go to work cause of what im currently feeling.
Medication background
I took 20 mg of Celexa for about 3 years, and I was just switched to 40 mg about a week and a half ago. Reason for the switch was because the 20mg wasn't working for me anymore, and i started to feel very depressed and loss interest in almost everything. The anxiety was terrible. Anyway, I'm currently on 40mg/night and I have never felt worse. For the past 5 days, I've felt like my heads going to explode, there's this constant pressure on my forehead and the top of my skull, everything is capable of making me feel sad and down in the dumps, I absolutely can't concentrate cause I'm way to anxious to think straight, I'm always tired and just want to hide from the world and sleep, I've been having very lucid and weird dreams, i feel like I'm going to lose control and never find myself again. Yes, I exaggerate a lot. :unsure:
I was given the option to take an Ativan family medication which was suppose to calm me down until the Celexa 40mg starts to work. I refused taking this last one because I was warned I can get addicted and that it is dangerous. I want someone to tell me if should lower the meds or keep waiting until the 40mg kicks in, cause so far i haven't felt nothing but worse than before. Do I just need to wait more? Will the meds eventually start working? What are your thoughts on jumping from 20mg to 40mg of Celexa?
Thank you.