Sootem
27-05-11, 09:05
Hi everyone,
Have just discovered this forum and it's very comforting to know that I am not the only one suffering from anxiety.
I am 55 and this is the third time in my life I have suffered from debilitating anxiety. The first time was after the birth of my daughter 33 years ago - post natal depression. The second time was after a major operation - chronic panic attacks which eventually was sorted with meds and meditation!
Once again anxiety hit me like a train hitting a brick wall this week - thought I was having a stroke - dizziness, felt as if I had drunk a barrell of beer so disoriented was I, blurred vision etc etc - and then panic.
Straight down to the docs who reassured me it was anxiety which of course logically I knew because I had been having black thoughts for weeks and couldn't understand where my love of life had gone.
Have been prescribed citalopram - this is my third day. 10mg for 5 days and then 20 mgs. I am having side effects - dryish mouth, feeling rather strange - not exactly dizzy but rather strange. Has anyone else felt this way on this med. I know I have to persevere because in the past the meds had awful side effects for the first few days before kicking in.
Can anyone reassure me.
Thank you
Susan
Have just discovered this forum and it's very comforting to know that I am not the only one suffering from anxiety.
I am 55 and this is the third time in my life I have suffered from debilitating anxiety. The first time was after the birth of my daughter 33 years ago - post natal depression. The second time was after a major operation - chronic panic attacks which eventually was sorted with meds and meditation!
Once again anxiety hit me like a train hitting a brick wall this week - thought I was having a stroke - dizziness, felt as if I had drunk a barrell of beer so disoriented was I, blurred vision etc etc - and then panic.
Straight down to the docs who reassured me it was anxiety which of course logically I knew because I had been having black thoughts for weeks and couldn't understand where my love of life had gone.
Have been prescribed citalopram - this is my third day. 10mg for 5 days and then 20 mgs. I am having side effects - dryish mouth, feeling rather strange - not exactly dizzy but rather strange. Has anyone else felt this way on this med. I know I have to persevere because in the past the meds had awful side effects for the first few days before kicking in.
Can anyone reassure me.
Thank you
Susan