I was diagnosed with GAD about 3 years ago and suffered severely for a few years and had to take a year out from working as I had a complete breakdown. I tried everything, natural remedies, exposure therapy, CBT etc and eventually gave in and took meds (Citalopram) and within 6 months of starting them I was "cured".
Fast forward 18 months and I am facing a big relapse triggered by my recent pregnancy with DC2 (he is 7 weeks old). I am emetophobic (fear of being sick) and had severe nausea for the whole 9 months which really challenged me and although I managed day to day stuff like the school run and housework, I became mildly agoraphobic.
I thought things would return to normal once DS was born, however after having (a 2nd) emcs I felt quite unwell for the first 2 weeks post section (including feeling hugely sick from lack of sleep and the pain drugs I was on as my back went into spasm) and things have spiralled from there. Although I can deal with day to day things like care of DD (6) and DS, school run and grocery shopping etc I am struggling with being able to go far from home. As soon as I have to drive anywhere out of town (or even in town at times) my IBS starts, I feel very sick and begin to panic.
I had my 6 week post birth check yesterday and didn't mention my anxiety to the dr, now I'm thinking I should have. I really want to nip this in the bud and I'm thinking of going on the Citalopram again because I just cannot allow myself to get into the state I did last time. I just wonder if anyone has experienced a relapse and how you dealt with it, I'm very scared and really need to sort this out asap.
Thanks for reading, sorry if it's rambly, but my mind is going ten to the dozen at the moment.