I think this is week four of Citalopram (10mg for 5 days, then up to 20mg). Last week I was feeling a great improvement, but this week I feel pretty bad. My morning anxiety has come back, I am thinking about death more again (which is a huge problem for me!), and my appetite has decreased (thankfully it isn't completely gone). I am trying to resist my benzo pills each morning now :(

I don't know whether to blame my medication or my mental trigger, as I started feeling bad on Saturday after reading something that very specifically related to my death and existential anxiety.

Is it normal to feel ok for a week and then crash back down? Should my meds have stabled out by four weeks? If so, is this a sign that they perhaps are not working enough for me?