chubit
26-08-09, 00:22
Hi, I'm here to enquire about these tablets, not for myself but for my boyfriend.
He has recently been prescribed citaloplan as the first medication he has ever needed.
He is now 18, and has had anxiety attacks from around the age 16 upwards, these were originally stress induced.
The reason why he is now using meds. oppose to past 'grin and bear it techniques' is because in the past year it has affected his ability to eat.
It started when he chocked on a piece of chicken, and myself being vegetarian, became really quite adverse to all meat. Next he choked, very slightly, on toast, and from then on refused to eat bread.
Then he went to center parcs, and did one of their health machines; -i think its very important to point out that this completely failed at giving an accurate reading. Telling my under weight boyfriend that he should cut down on saturated fat. And is unhealthy.
This really affected his confidence of food, cut out anything with high fat contents out of his diet. What's worse is that because of this constant pressure of what foods to eat, the variety of things he did eat reduced to more or less: Soup, a third of a carton a day. Low fat yoghurt. And tea. All things which are near damn impossible to choke on, you may imagine.
He has now been to a dietitian, she has confirmed that said machine should not be trusted, and that 'my boyfriend' is so under wieght that he can eat anything and as much of it until he gets closer to 11 stone. [he was currently around 8, and is 5ft 11" ]
This was all quite worrying, specially as he was still having attacks, which were increasing in occurrences. Last week he was prescribed citaloplan, and refused to read the guidelines and side effects due to believing it will induce more than help. I instead read them and am particularly worried about quite a few things mention;
My boyfriend isn't depressed, he does get very down about his panic attacks and is particularly optimistic, but he is not depressed. I have read articles were people who only have anxiety are treated with anti depressants INCREASES the chance of suicide attempts. My boyfriend gets anxiety because of his fear to KEEP alive, not because of life.
Second was the list of side affects, just looking at the 'common' ones alone, they all look very severe, one being suicide attempts another increasing anxiety. Thats not including sleeping problems and sweating in the 'very common' section which he has experienced. What worries me more is that this is only his second weak, and his doctor has told him to move up from 20mg, when this packet is completed, up to 40mg.
I'm aware I have written alot, but i am very concerned and know my boyfriend won't do this for himself, in fear he will increase his anxiety.
If you have ANYTHING to say about the above, from your problems eating to citaloplan it'd be a great help. Feel free to mention other medication, my sister has also been through a fair few, so it won't go over my head.
Hope you can help.
Natalie. xxx
He has recently been prescribed citaloplan as the first medication he has ever needed.
He is now 18, and has had anxiety attacks from around the age 16 upwards, these were originally stress induced.
The reason why he is now using meds. oppose to past 'grin and bear it techniques' is because in the past year it has affected his ability to eat.
It started when he chocked on a piece of chicken, and myself being vegetarian, became really quite adverse to all meat. Next he choked, very slightly, on toast, and from then on refused to eat bread.
Then he went to center parcs, and did one of their health machines; -i think its very important to point out that this completely failed at giving an accurate reading. Telling my under weight boyfriend that he should cut down on saturated fat. And is unhealthy.
This really affected his confidence of food, cut out anything with high fat contents out of his diet. What's worse is that because of this constant pressure of what foods to eat, the variety of things he did eat reduced to more or less: Soup, a third of a carton a day. Low fat yoghurt. And tea. All things which are near damn impossible to choke on, you may imagine.
He has now been to a dietitian, she has confirmed that said machine should not be trusted, and that 'my boyfriend' is so under wieght that he can eat anything and as much of it until he gets closer to 11 stone. [he was currently around 8, and is 5ft 11" ]
This was all quite worrying, specially as he was still having attacks, which were increasing in occurrences. Last week he was prescribed citaloplan, and refused to read the guidelines and side effects due to believing it will induce more than help. I instead read them and am particularly worried about quite a few things mention;
My boyfriend isn't depressed, he does get very down about his panic attacks and is particularly optimistic, but he is not depressed. I have read articles were people who only have anxiety are treated with anti depressants INCREASES the chance of suicide attempts. My boyfriend gets anxiety because of his fear to KEEP alive, not because of life.
Second was the list of side affects, just looking at the 'common' ones alone, they all look very severe, one being suicide attempts another increasing anxiety. Thats not including sleeping problems and sweating in the 'very common' section which he has experienced. What worries me more is that this is only his second weak, and his doctor has told him to move up from 20mg, when this packet is completed, up to 40mg.
I'm aware I have written alot, but i am very concerned and know my boyfriend won't do this for himself, in fear he will increase his anxiety.
If you have ANYTHING to say about the above, from your problems eating to citaloplan it'd be a great help. Feel free to mention other medication, my sister has also been through a fair few, so it won't go over my head.
Hope you can help.
Natalie. xxx