Re: I'm back..😢
Originally Posted by
Amaajovich
Im a single mum and lost my mum just before Christmas( no siblings 😔
then my lovely Alaskan Malamute dog of 15 years was put to sleep just 3 weeks later. Now I have this awful health issue and I know I cannot take anymore.
Condolences on your losses.
Anxiety disorders (also depression) often begin within a year of a major life event such as the death of loved ones. Could the health issue also be anxiety related?
So..I finally went back to my doctors and spewed all my thoughts about my anxiety and suicide. I told her I'm scared of starting flux again
What happened with the citalopram?
But I know I won't get better unless I start this medication. So I'm here again..day 1 of flux.
This time I'm only on 10mg for the first week, I suppose Im hoping this may lessen at least some of the side effects that I had last time, mostly the god awful anxiety I got!
Starting at 10mg for the first couple of weeks should lessen the severity of any side-effects.
I told her I'm scared of starting flux again as even though it worked wonders (eventually!) I went through absolute HELL for the first 13 weeks, and I'm shit scared of having to do that all over again.
...I got a rough ride ahead, but so far today I feel I'm keeping it together.
Not all side-effects are necessarily down to the med. An anxious mind is very capable of producing our worst nightmares if given half a chance and you seem to be talking yourself into that. If, repeat if, anxiety does become unbearable ask your GP to prescribe a small dose of one of the benzodiazepines to help get you over that hump. Suffering needlessly is counterproductive.
Is this your second time on ADs, or have you been on them more often?
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