Re: medicine phobia
I was so pleased to stumble across this thread. I to am totally terrified of taking tablets - i was prescribed Citalopram last September and to date still haven't taken them. I had CBT for 3 months and did really well and was able to function almost normally other than being on my own and taking pills, i'm still unable to do both :(
I've had a bit of a relapse recently and know i need to take the pills, i think now i'm more scared that i will induce panic/anxiety by taking them and i really dont want to do that - on the other hand, how much longer can i carry on in this circle of feeling good and then feeling horrible???
I'm a strong person and by no means stupid, learning to think logically at times of heightened anxiety is so hard to do, i think thats another reason i don't want to take them..i know loads of people who have been prescribed Citalopram and had no side effects at all, so why am i worrying so much, oh, because i'll be the person with ALL the side effects lol, i'm not that special surely!!!
So, i should just do it, it can't be any worse than the hell i'm living in just now *shrugs*
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