I've been on Citalopram for many years. Average dose 20mg. 30mg when things are bad. 10mg when things are not so bad. I did manage one lovely six month period AD free, where I felt my true self again but something happened and I feel apart again.
Not sure what originally triggered my anxiety. Could have been adjusting to becoming epileptic or side effects of the medication or how badly my family, parents in particular reacted/coped with my diagnosis. Then other things went tits up in my life. I lost my job because of epilepsy, DF got diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, DH job re-located, DD2 was constantly having hospital apts. In the end I said I couldn't move and DH had to change job.
So now life is pretty settled and I've seen GP. He's agreed I can reduce dose from 20mg to 10mg and go back and see him in a month. I've been on the lower dose for a week now and having a bad time adjusting even though I've gone down to 10mg before I don't remember this.
My sleep pattern was bad before I started reducing but now its really stupid. Some nights I'm not getting to my own bed at all. I drop off on the sofa woke up at about 3.00am. Go to bed if I'm lucky at about 5.30. I then have to be up at 7.00am to get DC ready for school.
Trouble is I just can't sleep when I go to bed. I feel like my heart is racing. I don't know whether its down to exhaustion or tablet withdrawal.
I feel so tired I can't function. I can just about do the basis load washing machine dishwasher, care for the guinea pigs and that's it.
Has anyone else experience similar?
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