KennethS
16-11-17, 11:53
Hi all,
I have visiting this website for some time and think it's great but this is my first post. I have suffered from anxiety since a teenager and although I can normally function the bouts of anxiety in the last few years have become more frequent and last longer. I'm 40 years old and have had a lot going on in life. In September after taking two courses of antibiotics I suffered from terrible anxiety which didn't clear up and ended in me suffering from depression. I started taking 10mg of Citalopram 4 weeks ago and then increased to 20mg a week ago. The first 2 weeks on 10mg where terrible and I got worse initially and very depressed. 4 days into taking 20mg I felt real improvement in anxiety and depression and was going out more and also working relatively well. Now the last 2 days I have had no energy, I feel anxious and feel down again. I know I'm only on the 2nd week of the higher dose but I feel like I will never get better. I have zero motivation and am just getting by working from my bed. I am hoping this is just side effects and that things will improve but I'm terrified they won't. I just need some hope. Thanks all.
I have visiting this website for some time and think it's great but this is my first post. I have suffered from anxiety since a teenager and although I can normally function the bouts of anxiety in the last few years have become more frequent and last longer. I'm 40 years old and have had a lot going on in life. In September after taking two courses of antibiotics I suffered from terrible anxiety which didn't clear up and ended in me suffering from depression. I started taking 10mg of Citalopram 4 weeks ago and then increased to 20mg a week ago. The first 2 weeks on 10mg where terrible and I got worse initially and very depressed. 4 days into taking 20mg I felt real improvement in anxiety and depression and was going out more and also working relatively well. Now the last 2 days I have had no energy, I feel anxious and feel down again. I know I'm only on the 2nd week of the higher dose but I feel like I will never get better. I have zero motivation and am just getting by working from my bed. I am hoping this is just side effects and that things will improve but I'm terrified they won't. I just need some hope. Thanks all.