worrywuss
20-12-06, 09:09
hiya ive been reading a few posts about citalopram through various links on this board and the general message is that ad's do not cure the underlying problem - just mask over it.
i was given 10mg citalopram the other day from my doctor and do intend on taking it straight after xmas is out of the way but my problem is what happens AFTER i come off them??
i do not know what started off my health anxiety attacks so i cant pin point the underlying cause really so how can i work on it!!
also my boyfriend is not happy that ive been given these tablets and refuses to discuss my problems anymore, hes put up with alot from me and doesnt understand why i get like i do, even when the doc tells me theres nothing wrong i refuse to believe him and hes despairing of me now as i used to be so strong ( not really, i was just hiding it! ) and now whenever i get ill im a jibbering wreck!!
i initially went to the docs with pains at the top of my stomach which he said was acid and prescribed some tablets which didnt help one bit. i also took gaviscon which didnt make any difference whatsoever either so i went back and told him it wasnt acid, burst into tears and told him i thought it was serious like cancer [:I]
he said he'd be amazed if it was and told me it was anxiety, gave me the citalopram and sent me off saying something about cognitive therapy in the new year as i was going out the door.
this was 2 days ago and now the pain is still there plus has spread further down too and my gut is rumbling like crazy. ive also got a bad chest with pains in the center so im going back for a second opinion tomorrow from another doctor and if she tells me the same thing i'll just have to try and accept it but it wont be easy [Sigh...]
sorry that this message is long winded and a bit jumbled, i just had to get my concerns out :)
i was given 10mg citalopram the other day from my doctor and do intend on taking it straight after xmas is out of the way but my problem is what happens AFTER i come off them??
i do not know what started off my health anxiety attacks so i cant pin point the underlying cause really so how can i work on it!!
also my boyfriend is not happy that ive been given these tablets and refuses to discuss my problems anymore, hes put up with alot from me and doesnt understand why i get like i do, even when the doc tells me theres nothing wrong i refuse to believe him and hes despairing of me now as i used to be so strong ( not really, i was just hiding it! ) and now whenever i get ill im a jibbering wreck!!
i initially went to the docs with pains at the top of my stomach which he said was acid and prescribed some tablets which didnt help one bit. i also took gaviscon which didnt make any difference whatsoever either so i went back and told him it wasnt acid, burst into tears and told him i thought it was serious like cancer [:I]
he said he'd be amazed if it was and told me it was anxiety, gave me the citalopram and sent me off saying something about cognitive therapy in the new year as i was going out the door.
this was 2 days ago and now the pain is still there plus has spread further down too and my gut is rumbling like crazy. ive also got a bad chest with pains in the center so im going back for a second opinion tomorrow from another doctor and if she tells me the same thing i'll just have to try and accept it but it wont be easy [Sigh...]
sorry that this message is long winded and a bit jumbled, i just had to get my concerns out :)