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24-11-12, 01:07
.....in terms of 'recovery' or 'relapse' :(
I'd been in 60mg citalopram for about 3 years, 40 and 20 the year or so before. I recently (about 7 weeks ago) finished meds altogether. I weaned off and the withdrawal wasn't good but I did it.
I have started having quite high anxiety again, although not as bad as before I was on meds, but definitely worse than when I was on meds. I have quite a bit of control over my anx following cbt, and our saviours Claire weekes, but I am terrified this is going to be a relapse fir me. I have had a few beginnings of attacks which I've managed to bring myself out of, but it was hard, particularly as I have a head cold and ffeel dizzy. It seems that there are now definite things that are 'triggers', like driving down steep hills, busy buses, hot cramped rooms, whereas before, on meds, I could not identify anything as a trigger.
I suppose really I just need reassurance, as I'm worried I may have to go back on meds, although the thought of going back on meds is another trigger, and I'd like tto be okay without them really :/
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*apologies from the grammar my phone is ill-educated!
I'd been in 60mg citalopram for about 3 years, 40 and 20 the year or so before. I recently (about 7 weeks ago) finished meds altogether. I weaned off and the withdrawal wasn't good but I did it.
I have started having quite high anxiety again, although not as bad as before I was on meds, but definitely worse than when I was on meds. I have quite a bit of control over my anx following cbt, and our saviours Claire weekes, but I am terrified this is going to be a relapse fir me. I have had a few beginnings of attacks which I've managed to bring myself out of, but it was hard, particularly as I have a head cold and ffeel dizzy. It seems that there are now definite things that are 'triggers', like driving down steep hills, busy buses, hot cramped rooms, whereas before, on meds, I could not identify anything as a trigger.
I suppose really I just need reassurance, as I'm worried I may have to go back on meds, although the thought of going back on meds is another trigger, and I'd like tto be okay without them really :/
---------- Post added at 01:07 ---------- Previous post was at 01:06 ----------
*apologies from the grammar my phone is ill-educated!