welshdory
26-12-17, 18:26
Hello
Please help at my wits end.
Brief history I've been diagnosed with GAD since 2006. Mostly it's manageable bit I've had 2 periods where ive needed medication. I have taken citralopram and escitralopram and both have helped although not totally erased it which I know is the norm.
I've started to feel particularly bad in the last 4-6 weeks and broke down at the doctors last week. He started me on 5mg of escitralopram. I knew the initial side effects were to be expected but this time after only one small dose i had what I can only describe as hearing voices as I went to bed. It has scared the life out of me and I instantly stopped taking the meds. I don't understand how only 1 dose and a very low one at that could cause this?. It sent my anxiety into overdrive wondering if this was a reaction to the meds or am is it something more (typical dominoe effect of anxiety I guess).
I'm hoping to go back to the doctors tomorrow if I can get in.
Can anyone tell me if they've experienced the same. Also why would a medication effect me like this when I was ok in the past
Thanks in advance x
Please help at my wits end.
Brief history I've been diagnosed with GAD since 2006. Mostly it's manageable bit I've had 2 periods where ive needed medication. I have taken citralopram and escitralopram and both have helped although not totally erased it which I know is the norm.
I've started to feel particularly bad in the last 4-6 weeks and broke down at the doctors last week. He started me on 5mg of escitralopram. I knew the initial side effects were to be expected but this time after only one small dose i had what I can only describe as hearing voices as I went to bed. It has scared the life out of me and I instantly stopped taking the meds. I don't understand how only 1 dose and a very low one at that could cause this?. It sent my anxiety into overdrive wondering if this was a reaction to the meds or am is it something more (typical dominoe effect of anxiety I guess).
I'm hoping to go back to the doctors tomorrow if I can get in.
Can anyone tell me if they've experienced the same. Also why would a medication effect me like this when I was ok in the past
Thanks in advance x