Hello there,
To cut a long story short, I've been suffering from anxiety & depression since I was 18. I'm now 36. I was only diagnosed at the age of 25 and have been on anti-depressants ever since. First I was put on Citalopram after having what can only be described as a nervous breakdown after a bereavement. I never came off the tablets as I was too scared and felt I couldn't cope with life without them. I moved to France just over two years ago and had another bereavement. I started having severe panic attacks so my then Doctor took me off Citalopram and put me onto Anafranil and Xanax. It helped me somewhat and I was able to go to work etc. However, I decided to change my Doctor for various reasons. A few weeks ago I started having depressive feelings and felt like I was about to have another nervous breakdown so I went to my new Doctor who advised me to come off Anafranil and start on 10mg of Escitalopram. After about 3 weeks, I started feeling considerably better. I was able to go out, exercise and eat properly. I really felt as if the meds were working fine. Now though, it's a different story. I've been on them for 5 weeks and I feel dreadful! First, I started getting strong headaches for several days which have now subsided. Now, I'm having mild panic attacks most nights and I feel tired and groggy during the day. The main symptom however is really unpleasant and hard to describe but I'll try my best..it's like everything is 'surreal' and as though I'm looking at the world around me in a very grey light. Everything seems distorted through my eyes and I don't feel positive or have any vitality. it's as if I'm existing but not really 'feeling' any emotion, like my mind is dull and flat. I can't understand what's going on as one minute i'm feeling so much better and now it looks like I'm back to square one. Can anyone advise please? Many thanks
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I forgot to mention that my appetite isn't great either since yesterday, and before that it was fine. It's very wierd, it's as if the meds worked for a bit and have now stopped working.