southey
15-05-12, 16:53
Hi everyone, been lurking for quite a while and thought I would join and contact others who may have the same issues as I do?
I'm male age 38 and have suffered from anxiety and depression for about 20 years. At first It was just a mild annoyance but I managed OK although I drank quite a bit in my twenties which seemed to help at the time but probably didn't.
About 10 years ago I went into full meltdown out the blue, convinced myself I had an incurable disease and had panics that rendered me incapable of looking after myself. I moved back with my parents who looked after me and also went on 20mg Citalopram for the first time. It was a god send and after an absolute horrid few weeks I felt myself again and stayed on the drugs for 6 months and came off.
All was good for a few years but last year after a nasty cold or flu' the old panic feelings started again and and the utter dread that goes with it when you have convinced yourself you have something bad (different imagined illness this time) wrong with you. Went through the old routine and back on the Citalopram again which yet again sorted me out but this time took it for 3 months-probably not long enough.
This new year I again had a really bad flu' and laid me up most of January. The old health feelings came flooding back (yet another different imagined ailment) and I tried my best to deal with it in combination with group CBT which I found unhelpful and probably would have benefited from a one on one?
Well today is day 9 back on the Citalopram, 10 mg this time and again the break in period has been horrid-not with side affects but with the heightened anxiety and constant negativity. Can't wait until I start feeling normal again-usually from about week 2. Going to stay the course this time and stay on 'em for a year minimum.
Well that is me, wishing you all well.
Steve.
I'm male age 38 and have suffered from anxiety and depression for about 20 years. At first It was just a mild annoyance but I managed OK although I drank quite a bit in my twenties which seemed to help at the time but probably didn't.
About 10 years ago I went into full meltdown out the blue, convinced myself I had an incurable disease and had panics that rendered me incapable of looking after myself. I moved back with my parents who looked after me and also went on 20mg Citalopram for the first time. It was a god send and after an absolute horrid few weeks I felt myself again and stayed on the drugs for 6 months and came off.
All was good for a few years but last year after a nasty cold or flu' the old panic feelings started again and and the utter dread that goes with it when you have convinced yourself you have something bad (different imagined illness this time) wrong with you. Went through the old routine and back on the Citalopram again which yet again sorted me out but this time took it for 3 months-probably not long enough.
This new year I again had a really bad flu' and laid me up most of January. The old health feelings came flooding back (yet another different imagined ailment) and I tried my best to deal with it in combination with group CBT which I found unhelpful and probably would have benefited from a one on one?
Well today is day 9 back on the Citalopram, 10 mg this time and again the break in period has been horrid-not with side affects but with the heightened anxiety and constant negativity. Can't wait until I start feeling normal again-usually from about week 2. Going to stay the course this time and stay on 'em for a year minimum.
Well that is me, wishing you all well.
Steve.