bringupasquid
25-01-13, 09:40
Hi everyone,
I found this website the other day after an idle Google search for 'Citalapram and alcohol'. I've read a few of the articles and a few forum posts and thought I should sign up and introduce myself.
I've been suffering from panic attacks and mild depression for, as far as I can tell, about 20 years (I'm currently mid-thirties). This is something I've only come to recognise in the last five years or so, and it came as something of an epiphany. I used to think panic attacks were just me feeling really faint.
During last year the frequency of my panic attacks started rising until, just before Christmas, my partner convinced me to go the Doctors.
This was a wonderful experience, as apart from my partner, I had told no one anything. I had even played things down a little to my partner in order not to worry her too much. My Doctor was an incredibly understanding and reassuring women and, after a really helpful chat, diagnosed Panic Disorder and put me on 20mg of Citalapram (after an initial spell on 10mg to adjust).
Initially, things felt great. Whether it was the 'power of an intervention', the placebo effect or the drugs themselves...or a combination of all three, the first month was amazing. However, after the new year I suddenly started feeling awful. I was getting panic attacks again, sometimes lasting hours at a time. It got so bad I was having approximately two a day.
The problem was my Doctor, who was heavily pregnant when I first saw her, was now on maternity leave. Her replacement was not quite as good, and when I told her how the last few weeks had been she basically just told me it was up to me what to do!
I've stayed on the 20mg of Citalapram, and based on some information I read here, have cut out caffeine. It might be coincidence, but since doing that things have improved. Today is day four of having no attacks. That is the longest spell of feeling normal since Christmas.
And that's my story. Thank you for listening :D
I found this website the other day after an idle Google search for 'Citalapram and alcohol'. I've read a few of the articles and a few forum posts and thought I should sign up and introduce myself.
I've been suffering from panic attacks and mild depression for, as far as I can tell, about 20 years (I'm currently mid-thirties). This is something I've only come to recognise in the last five years or so, and it came as something of an epiphany. I used to think panic attacks were just me feeling really faint.
During last year the frequency of my panic attacks started rising until, just before Christmas, my partner convinced me to go the Doctors.
This was a wonderful experience, as apart from my partner, I had told no one anything. I had even played things down a little to my partner in order not to worry her too much. My Doctor was an incredibly understanding and reassuring women and, after a really helpful chat, diagnosed Panic Disorder and put me on 20mg of Citalapram (after an initial spell on 10mg to adjust).
Initially, things felt great. Whether it was the 'power of an intervention', the placebo effect or the drugs themselves...or a combination of all three, the first month was amazing. However, after the new year I suddenly started feeling awful. I was getting panic attacks again, sometimes lasting hours at a time. It got so bad I was having approximately two a day.
The problem was my Doctor, who was heavily pregnant when I first saw her, was now on maternity leave. Her replacement was not quite as good, and when I told her how the last few weeks had been she basically just told me it was up to me what to do!
I've stayed on the 20mg of Citalapram, and based on some information I read here, have cut out caffeine. It might be coincidence, but since doing that things have improved. Today is day four of having no attacks. That is the longest spell of feeling normal since Christmas.
And that's my story. Thank you for listening :D