Anxiety and cold/flu

[jenny kilden]

Hi all
I've been on 15mg cit for about 3-4 weeks now and was doing really good.
Two days ago I started feeling sick, like a cold flu symptoms.
I feel a bit better today but am waking with anxiety and dread again??!

The symptoms I get when I'm physically ill are exactly the same as I get with bad anxiety , for example ; dizziness, hot and cold, drained/ tired
I find it really hard to deprecate the two.
Feels like I'm on that slippery slope again all because I was ill.
I hate anxiety! I hate this horrible feeling. No one should ever have to feel like this.
Kind words of reasurance would be really good for me right now x

[Sparkle1984]

It's fairly common for people to feel more anxious when they're ill. Colds and flu can deplete a lot of your body's resources and make you feel run down. Try to remind yourself that this is just a temporary blip, and once your cold improves the anxiety should start to go again.
I hope you feel better soon.

[jenny kilden]

Ah thank you sparkle xx
Needed some reasurance xx
I no it gets better but it's so hard when your going through this to sometimes see the light x