Hi all,
I can’t quite believe i’m writing this as i’ve been ok for quite a long time - to the point that for the past 3 to 4 months, I reduced my meds from 20mg to 10mg.
I was really proud of myself, thinking of how soon- I will be ‘med-free’, although wasn’t in too much of a rush to come off of the 10mg (I know these meds are strong stuff!
Anywho, it seems that my last bit of anxiety to kick is sleep-related… I think because that was one of the most traumatic things I experienced when I first started taking them in Jan 2016 - it was an awful time for me and Citalopram was a lifesaver!
Since taking Citalopram - I’ve been able to work through so much anxiety and get to know my brain better- but recently I’ve been triggered again… all to do with my husband doing night shifts and coming home and not being able to sleep well.
He’s absolutely fine now- but when this was happening he’d wake me up and want to talk to me. To start with I was comforting him, saying don’t worry, just relax your body…etc, etc. But one night it triggered me and the dreaded anxiety came back again on the 10mg - I had skipped a few pills prior to this as felt quite comfortable on it, which hadn’t seemed to affect me too much until that night.
I waited for it to settle and it did a little, but not properly and now i’m back up to 20mg because I have just been anxious about it all the time and being at home all the time doesn’t help either, -: normally I could distract myself and go to see friends, keep busy.
Just need some reassurance that it will be ok and things will settle.
It also doesn’t help that I feel so angry at my husband, as I just feel like he really doesn’t get it & I partly blame him for triggering me & usually I can sleep for England!