mlondon
18-12-08, 20:53
Hi
My life has changed dramatically over the past month and is going to continue too as I am moving to Australia at the end of January to study a masters. It is not as huge as it sounds because my grandma lives there and I will live with ehr and I have been quite a few times so it feels like a second home.
I feel like I need some support over the next month or so, which is why I am writing.
To give a brief background. I developed anxiety about a year and a half ago now. It came out of the blue, starting with a big panic attack one day. I had quite a few stressors in my life at the time. I started taking Citalopram which had very bad side effects for the first 6 weeks, I had CBT once a week for 3 months and as and when I needed it after that. I gradually got better and in June came off the Citalopram.
I was due to begin a masters in September in London and move to another flat with my boyfriend. I had been with him on and off for 10 years and lived with him for almost 3 years. A week before the masters started he broke up with me. Something snapped and I knew I couldn't go through a break up and get back together and so fourth, as in the past and I felt like I couldn't cope without him. I immediately moved out of our flat and am now staying at a friends.
I became depressed and very anxious. I thought I could get through it without medication but started taking Escitalopram a week ago. I just couldn't go on feeling so spaced out, detached, having strange thoughts.
So here I am now. I have started taking 5mg of Escitalopram 2 days ago. I am currently on holiday woth my mum in fuerteventura. I am still going to work but have some days when I can't. I am now getting ready for xmas and then australia. I am feeling very anxious from the escitalopram.
Any words of supported appreciated, it helps to share my experience.
Michelle
My life has changed dramatically over the past month and is going to continue too as I am moving to Australia at the end of January to study a masters. It is not as huge as it sounds because my grandma lives there and I will live with ehr and I have been quite a few times so it feels like a second home.
I feel like I need some support over the next month or so, which is why I am writing.
To give a brief background. I developed anxiety about a year and a half ago now. It came out of the blue, starting with a big panic attack one day. I had quite a few stressors in my life at the time. I started taking Citalopram which had very bad side effects for the first 6 weeks, I had CBT once a week for 3 months and as and when I needed it after that. I gradually got better and in June came off the Citalopram.
I was due to begin a masters in September in London and move to another flat with my boyfriend. I had been with him on and off for 10 years and lived with him for almost 3 years. A week before the masters started he broke up with me. Something snapped and I knew I couldn't go through a break up and get back together and so fourth, as in the past and I felt like I couldn't cope without him. I immediately moved out of our flat and am now staying at a friends.
I became depressed and very anxious. I thought I could get through it without medication but started taking Escitalopram a week ago. I just couldn't go on feeling so spaced out, detached, having strange thoughts.
So here I am now. I have started taking 5mg of Escitalopram 2 days ago. I am currently on holiday woth my mum in fuerteventura. I am still going to work but have some days when I can't. I am now getting ready for xmas and then australia. I am feeling very anxious from the escitalopram.
Any words of supported appreciated, it helps to share my experience.
Michelle