It always feels worse, especially if you haven't had it for a while - it just shocks you when it reappears again. I've had times when it was so bad I just didn't know what to do with myself ...... I never thought I'd ever get better, couldn't see how I'd stop frightening myself with stupid overthinking which caused more anxiety.
You will - you can't see it now, but you will get over this. With continued medication your body will slowly start to calm down. Your mind will always think on the negative side when you're like this, and once you start healing your mind will start thinking positively.
It is tough having to cope with it. You've just started back on the meds and are probably having initial effects at the moment which make things feel much worse. It'll ease in time. Remember your body is already starting to heal inside even though you can't see it yet. We're all here to help you through it and chat too.
Good luck at the doctors - let us know how you get on.
K xx
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I'm so sorry you are going through this. I have an anxiety disorder with almost identical symptoms. I experience extreme anxiety for weeks at a time. My heart races, I can't eat, I vomit frequently, I sleep for an hour then wake up. Everything you described was familiar to me. What has worked for me is exercise, I love riding my bike, CBT (which you said you are doing, so that's good), citalopram, and time. None of these things work quickly, but they do work. I hope by this time you are already feeling better
Hi Allison, thank you for your reply. Unfortunately have had to decrease my citalopram as the doctor thinks they are affecting my liver enzymes which are raised. I'm now on 10mg every other day and stopping completely on Monday. The doctor is hoping that my bloods will then be okay and he will put me on sertraline. I feel my anxiety has worsened since the decrease and am having more panic attacks. I am back at work mornings though which is positive, but I feel constant anxiety and am afraid this will never go away which then sends me into a panic! Vicious circle! I count the weeks that I've had anxiety (7 now) and dwell to much on this. What has helped with the heart racing for me is a beta blocker the doctor prescribed, although this hasn't stopped the mental aspect, it worked wonders for my heart racing x