Im on week 8 of citalopram 20mg and I’m so scared. Some days are better than others but today I’ve woken with awful anxiety and I’ve been sick with it too. I just don’t know how I can keep going like this I’m frightened. I take 3.5mg of zoplicone to sleep but then when I wake at around five am, I’m just shaking and breathless. I just want it to end and I can’t see a future for me right now. Please help as I just don’t know who to turn to.
hi, sorry to hear that you still suffering, it will pass i promise, it toke me about 3 good months to see improvment... i was so scared you can read my post u will see i m more relaxed now still have ups and downs but we strong and will keep going , make sure get some walkin drink plenty water read positive stories,, there is a gd book called At last a life by Paul daveis , i got it if u wan me to send it let me know
Hi Gemma
Yep, Anxiety is horrible. Ask your doc for a benzo, it really calms you down
I just don’t know if now is the time to go up to 30mg but I’m not sure how I’ll manage the side effects. Also I can’t stop the sleeping tablets as I know that I haven’t got the anxiety under control. I just don’t want to become dependent on them.
What sort of benzoate are they , as I am on prozac and struggerling
diazopam or lorazepam!!!
Gemma, I'm sorry you're feeling so poorly :-(.
Do you have a doctor's appointment coming up soon? If not, can you make an appointment for within the next day or so? I think you should go in and talk all this over with your doctor.
If it were me, I would personally go up to 30 mg. You are already having a rough time of it, so maybe the start up effects won't even be very noticeable.
As for the insomnia, see if the doctor will prescribe something that you can take to help with it. I've found trazedone to be effective for me, and I know many people have had good luck taking Seroquel. You could also see if the doctor will prescribe you a benzo to help you sleep, or you could take it when you wake up in a panic.
Definitely saroquel will put you to sleep...
Thank you for the advice Ben, I just want this to end. My family tell me to fight it and it’ll get better in time but some days just feel unbearable. Once night time comes round I’m just trying to keep myself occupied because I’m terrified of the night ahead. I would really like to read that book though, someone mentioned it to me last week and I thought that it may help me.
Thank you for the advice Kelly, I wonder if it’s this bad for everyone at this stage, when I have a bad night or morning it really offsets me for the day. I called the doctors this morning and they were supposed to call me back today but they haven’t. I’m hoping that I can speak to a doctor tomorrow now.
Hi Lois, you take something to help you sleep don’t you? Have you taken anything for a long period of time to help with sleep or do you know anyone who has? It’s just that the doctor told me that when our bodies get used to the dose that we are taking, then we need to up the dose to keep it working, I think this is worrying me because I don’t want to become too dependent on the sleeping tablets. I took a quarter of a dose of ziploclone last night because the doctor told me to reduce my dose even further and I just don’t think that it’s helped me.
I have been taking ziplocone for one year the same dose ...I switched from Ambien Because ambiem helps you sleep while the ziplocone keeps you asleep..that's two different things..and I never had to upped my dose..and I never had to upped my dose with xanex or the celexa..
The only thing I don't like with the antipsychotics meds for sleep is that they come with there drama ...unlike sleep aids..
As a matter of fact I managed to decrease my xanex dose by my self ..from taking it twice a day to once a day..to when ever needed now this month I only took six .my mother has been taking Klonopin for over twenty years same dose and she's fine..she takes the lowest dose..along with her celexa..
no problem we all here for each other,, send me a private message so i can send you the folder,, or the link
That’s good to know about the zoplicone thanks Lois, I don’t have trouble falling asleep it’s staying asleep that’s my problem, if I wake and become anxious then it just escalates. What are antipsychotic meds? And are sleep aids ones like zoplicone?
Saroquel/trazadone/mirtazapine/elavil..
Ziplocone /restoril/ambiem/
Restoril/is a benzo with sleep aids chemicals in the tablets..
Sorry Ben I can’t workout how to send a private message. I’ve receive do one before and replied to one but not sure how to send one.