I want to share my recovery on citalopram as I have learnt so much from this site I feel it's important to pass the info forward
I've had health anxiety for 14 years but the last seven years it has been the worst as I also developed agoraphobia.
I could go to work and that's it. I was a mess of a man. Then in February this year i had a nervous breakdown after being in a constant fight or flight mode anxious state for seven years. I didn't sleep properly do anything properly in seven years.
I had to go off work I was breaking down emotionally everyday unable to leave the house. I was about to end the pain. Something stopped me maybe I didn't want to cause pain on my family I don't know.
But then my friend was insisting I be put on citalopram. I refused for the first month but it got to the point I had no choice.
I then started on 10mg and worked my way up to what I'm on now which is twenty mg for the past five weeks. It's taken me five months but I'm now back at work sleeping better not breaking down. You have to be patient and wait as at first the anxiety gets worse. I'm still not out of the woods yet and have to remember to manage myself properly . But you will all get there if you are new reading this. I have had amazing help from this site. Fantastic insight on people who are gone through the same things.
If you go on it don't stop at week one. If you're under the doc and getting v checked keep going. As when they work it's not about being happy it's about functioning again. Good luck to everyone and thabks to all the people on here who have supported me and encouraged me it means the world.
