Ruby77
02-05-13, 14:45
Hi all,
So here I am again, back in the grip of anxiety worse than I ever remember it.
I broke up with my boyfriend of 3 and a half years 2 weeks ago. He wasn't the one for me and as hard as that was to admit to myself and to him, I did it. I felt sad immediately after, took a couple of days off work but within a week the fog started to lift and I thought I was going to be fine.
I was wrong, I woke up at the beginning of this week with my old enemy - anxiety. I have stopped eating, I can't sleep, I'm sick every day even though theres nothing to throw up. I have this adrenalin flowing through my veins 24/7, my head hurts from the stress, I want to cry and I am so scared.
I have been to the doctors, she said to increase my citalopram from 20mg to 40mg, is this a good idea? I have also been referred fro counselling but that takes time as there is a waiting list.
I have been signed off work for a week, I'm blaming it on the breakup as they don't know about my anxiety disorder but that is added pressure, I need to be better in a week or how am I going to go to work?
Is this a normal reaction to a breakup that will ease or has this triggered my anxiety for good now and I won't ever be normal again??
Please help, I'm so scared right now.
So here I am again, back in the grip of anxiety worse than I ever remember it.
I broke up with my boyfriend of 3 and a half years 2 weeks ago. He wasn't the one for me and as hard as that was to admit to myself and to him, I did it. I felt sad immediately after, took a couple of days off work but within a week the fog started to lift and I thought I was going to be fine.
I was wrong, I woke up at the beginning of this week with my old enemy - anxiety. I have stopped eating, I can't sleep, I'm sick every day even though theres nothing to throw up. I have this adrenalin flowing through my veins 24/7, my head hurts from the stress, I want to cry and I am so scared.
I have been to the doctors, she said to increase my citalopram from 20mg to 40mg, is this a good idea? I have also been referred fro counselling but that takes time as there is a waiting list.
I have been signed off work for a week, I'm blaming it on the breakup as they don't know about my anxiety disorder but that is added pressure, I need to be better in a week or how am I going to go to work?
Is this a normal reaction to a breakup that will ease or has this triggered my anxiety for good now and I won't ever be normal again??
Please help, I'm so scared right now.