Anonybrit
13-02-15, 08:39
I'm 26 and a doctor. Since a car crash 1 year ago that gave me annoying eye floaters I've had periods of anxiety/depression, particularly made worse by health anxiety.
I had a lot of time off work midway through last year and tried to return after CBT and despite a good start I eventually needed more time off with stress, and decided eventually to quit and try a fresh start later this year.
In the meantime I want to reboot myself and get back on track.
This was my plan for 2015 but almost 3 weeks ago I developed some bowel issues; lots of gas, gurgling, soft stool and sometimes sharp little cramps here and there. This has sent my health anxiety into overdrive and I think now I am the lowest and most stressed I have ever been in my life.
I am constantly afraid that my bowel problem will be something nasty and I can't stop focusing on it in my mind, it drags me down constantly, wears me out. I am now having vivid stressful dreams every night and waking up in a panic, my bowels churning like a cement mixer.
I am considering starting Citalopram and wondering if people have found that helped?
I had a lot of time off work midway through last year and tried to return after CBT and despite a good start I eventually needed more time off with stress, and decided eventually to quit and try a fresh start later this year.
In the meantime I want to reboot myself and get back on track.
This was my plan for 2015 but almost 3 weeks ago I developed some bowel issues; lots of gas, gurgling, soft stool and sometimes sharp little cramps here and there. This has sent my health anxiety into overdrive and I think now I am the lowest and most stressed I have ever been in my life.
I am constantly afraid that my bowel problem will be something nasty and I can't stop focusing on it in my mind, it drags me down constantly, wears me out. I am now having vivid stressful dreams every night and waking up in a panic, my bowels churning like a cement mixer.
I am considering starting Citalopram and wondering if people have found that helped?