eeling scared and hopeless - need some support
Hi is there anyone else out there that can provide some reassurance? Now 5 weeks in on citalopram second time for GAD and health anxiety (it worked really well the first time) - 3 weeks on 20mg. It has made my anxiety heaps worse and because of that im feeling heaps more depressed as well. i foolishly read several stories on here last week about people trying the same med a second time and it not working and then trying other things and that not working either. Im really worried that im going to end up like that. i guess im just looking for some reassurance from others that have gone back on the same med that it does take longer and is harder the second time but still comes right. i am just feeling really hopeless and scared. Also I s it normal to feel physically horrible as well as mentally horrible in the early stages of taking citalopram? My psychiatrist has got me taking lorazepam more regularly and it’s helping to at least function but if I don’t take it I just feel horrible. Physically anxious, bit fluey, achy, headachy, just yuck. Assume these are side effects of the meds. Should this still be going on after 5 weeks? Thanks heaps