Hello,
Tim here. I have been treated on Escitalopram for anxiety-releated symptoms since April of this year, and the medication was proving to help the anxiety until I was diagnosed with Crohns Disease in May. I was then immediately perscribed corticosteroids by the hospital, which played absolute havoc with the anxiety. I have since been unwell with an unrelated viral infection and I am taking Lymecycline for acne too, which became progressively worse since ending the short-course of steroids. I have remained anxious. I could do with your advice please. I have an appointment at the hospital next week to discuss treatment going forward for Crohns, however the anxious/depressive state I am in right now, I could not think of anything worse.
My Doctor says I need to give it a time for the anxiety to come down since I have been through a lot this past month before the anti-depressant will start making a difference again. Is this true? Is the anti-depressant going to start working again? Is the Crohns medication going to mess me up even further?
Thank you for your help,
All the best,
Tim
Hi Tim, my heart goes out to you sweetheart. You have been through and had to cope with an awful lot. And in such a short period of time. I read you post twice, just so I could work out what I think is happening. So, at first you start taking medication for anxiety which starts to work, but then you're diagnosed with 'Crohns' and given treatment for that. You then start to feel anxious again. And you're not saying it is because you are worried because you've got " 'Crohns' but rather, you start feeling anxious as you did before you started the medication for anxiety. Am I right? If that's the case then I'm surprised that your doctor didn't look up the interaction between the two drugs and whether the they can co-exist, yet work independently to help both conditions. No doubt you told your doctor that your anxiety has come back with a vengeance, and it's no coincidence that the anxiety came back when you started treatment for 'Crohns'. You are due to go back to the hospital for more treatment. Will it be the same treatment as last time?!!! Because if it is, then I am a bit concerned that it will counteract the anxiety medication. I'm only surmising here and of course, cannot be certain but I hope that wasn't your doctors way of saying "we'll get the crohns" sorted, then sort the anxiety. Or could he mean :once you have had the treatment for Crohns, the anxiety medication will start to work again? Hence, him saying it takes time. Oh Tim, Im not sure about this one but I can totally understand your concerns. I would be exactly the same. Can you enlighten me as to what 'Crohns' is?