Kiki
18-04-05, 14:20
Hello, I though it was about time I introduced myself as I've been visiting this site a lot ever since I found it a few weeks ago, & have found it very reassuring [8D]
I've suffered from anxiety and depression on & off for about the last 8 years now, ever since leaving University, which I loved. I've been on courses of Paroxetine & Cipralex over this time, & came off the Cipralex last October as my doctor thought I should try a course of CBT instead (which I am still having, although now only once a fortnight).
I have, however, been back on the Cipralex now for the last 7 weeks. This is because, ever since I returned from a 3-week holiday to Australia over Christmas (which, to be honest I found stressful & exhausting...great!), I have been suffering from health anxiety and panic attacks brought on by various different symptoms which I had never experienced before and that have scared me a lot (constant headaches, fatigue, chills, sweats, shaking, derealisation and numbness, weakness, tingling & aching in my joints & limbs, to name the main ones). Although this site has helped me to realise that these symptoms are probably due to the vicious circle of anxiety > symptom > anxiety, and the Cipralex has helped with the panic attacks, I still get these symptoms from time to time, & still cannot help the negative thoughts & worries popping back into my mind. This is especially seeing as I had never had any of these symptoms when experiencing anxiety before (well, apart from the tiredness & derealisation anyway).
Anyway, that's me, thanks for listening, & I'm sure I'll be posting more about all of this on the symptoms/health anxiety pages in the future!
K x x
I've suffered from anxiety and depression on & off for about the last 8 years now, ever since leaving University, which I loved. I've been on courses of Paroxetine & Cipralex over this time, & came off the Cipralex last October as my doctor thought I should try a course of CBT instead (which I am still having, although now only once a fortnight).
I have, however, been back on the Cipralex now for the last 7 weeks. This is because, ever since I returned from a 3-week holiday to Australia over Christmas (which, to be honest I found stressful & exhausting...great!), I have been suffering from health anxiety and panic attacks brought on by various different symptoms which I had never experienced before and that have scared me a lot (constant headaches, fatigue, chills, sweats, shaking, derealisation and numbness, weakness, tingling & aching in my joints & limbs, to name the main ones). Although this site has helped me to realise that these symptoms are probably due to the vicious circle of anxiety > symptom > anxiety, and the Cipralex has helped with the panic attacks, I still get these symptoms from time to time, & still cannot help the negative thoughts & worries popping back into my mind. This is especially seeing as I had never had any of these symptoms when experiencing anxiety before (well, apart from the tiredness & derealisation anyway).
Anyway, that's me, thanks for listening, & I'm sure I'll be posting more about all of this on the symptoms/health anxiety pages in the future!
K x x