Does anybody else ever get strange irrational thoughts whilst on these pills? Im currently on day 14 and have been having the strange thought that the shape of my head has changed which I know is completly irrational.
Hi
I get the thought that I’m not the same anymore and that something snapped in my brain to come back to be me again , don’t know if that helps u .
it’s the meds side effects that do that and the anxiety
u get anxiety if so u have meds for it
Hope I could help a bit let me know please
That’s a normal side effect of these meds especially at the start. They cause heightened anxiety which kinda makes you think a bit strange.
I thought I had every disease known to man from MS to a tumour. But it’s only temporary until your mind gets used to the meds.
Just remember 2 weeks is still very early for these meds to work so just keep strong n power through it all.
these thoughts on matter how horrible they are, are normal unfortunately I had all sorts of weird thoughts for long time till the medication started settling. these thoughts can be very distressing and weird.
Hi again
I used to think there weird things going on with me to. I convinced myself that the whites of my eyes had turned yellow, I had eye floaters, which I now know is nothing to worry about but I worried myself sick over them. I seemed to be always looking for something that was unusual but it was all in my mind, anxiety.
Once your meds take effect these feeling will disappear. Mine did and I was on them for 10 years with no problems.
Hi Sonia,
Yes im exactly the same, always thinking something doesnt feel or look right. Hopefully once the meds start working properly i will stop having these horrible thoughts
It will get better, it did for me. 
Hi
u so right about how long it takes for the meds to settle
my Dr told me 2 weeks lol what a joke
I started week 6 today and still not settled, what a joke they tell us
I’m sticking with them and wait for it to settle
thank u for writing the truth on here
Hi
u will they less as time goes
u will get there stay strong and fight though it with s all
These thoughts keep getting worse, i keep thinking there is something wrong with the back of my skull just because its not smooth even though most peoples skulls probably arent perfectly smooth etc. I know logically that a skull cant just change but the meds and my health anxiety are making me have these crazy thoughts, cant wait to stop thinking like this
it will pass, ive never had anxiety until withdrawing and get these thoughts all the time until i settle, ive had all kinds of cancers in my mind and yesterday i thought a freckle was cancer its stupid isnt it x
Its awful, i have bad heath anxiety and moles etc are my biggest cause of my anxiety, im always looking at them and worrying about them then asking for reasurance
same! i have a birth mark on the back of my leg and it has a lump on it im always worrying about that! x
How long before your thoughts improved, I’m getting OCD type symptoms , had weird thoughts due to zopiclone withdrawal which have got worse been on them 3 weeks
Hi Lemanna
I had terrible health anxiety and imagined all sorts of illnesses. When I thought my eyes had turned yellow for example I saw my doctor and he said there was nothing wrong with them. Unconvinced I went to get my eyes checked at the opticians, all the time on edge waiting for bad news but they were fine. I started feeling better after around 10 weeks, once the meds had kicked in. I pushed myself to go back to work after reading an article, can’t remember which one, where a woman was suffering bad anxiety that was taking over her life. She made the decision that she wanted her life back and pushed herself into doing so. That’s when things changed for me. Sounds dramatic but it’s true. Even back at work I wasn’t 100%. I felt people looked at me in a strange way because I had lost so much weight, my trousers were too big for me. A colleague told me to buy some new ones jokingly so I bought lots of new stuff. When I walked I kept near the walls because I didn’t feel steady enough in the open. After a few weeks at work I gradually improved and my confidence came back.
I’ve reduced my dose now and am getting lots of withdrawal effects and some anxiety has started creeping back. Withdrawal effects are similar to start up effects so I have to keep reminding myself of my past experiences and tell myself that they will pass.
Hope this helps.
Thanks Sonia yes does help that they faded for you. mine all caused by zopiclonr withdrawal just terrified anything i take will make things worse. Doesnt help started on citalopram made hair fall out then swapped to sertraline made things 10 times worse, so last 3 weeks back on citalopram. Anxiety taking over your life is me, just freaked out getting new symptoms but hopefully it’s messing around with meds. I’m on 10 mg did wonder about increasing but people seem advise leave it longer.
I think you’re right, messing around with meds and dosage makes things worse, it did for me. 20mg was too much for me so I went to 10 and I did well on it for10 years.
Since reducing I’ve messed around with my dosage and that has made things worse for me.
I can’t tell you what to do but if I were you I 'd give 10 more time, 3 weeks isn’t long enough for it to have full effect. You know what it’s like when you increase, you get start up effects all over again.
best wishes
Thanks sonia I’ll stay on 10 mg bit longer, did you take any other meds? As my weird thoughts relate to thinking I may have pushed people over in street trying different strategy as don’t want end up agrophobic. Trying going out every day but just a short distance gradually building up and hopefully meds will stabilise as well. As you said I just want my life back! Very hard as doctors not much help their answer is always up the meds!!!
I did try sertraline once but quickly went back on citalopram. I also tried propranolol but didn’t get on with that either.
I remember getting ready to go out and made several attempts to go passed the front door before actually doing it.
It got better for me as if will for you. Just give it time and with a little effort your confidence will grow too.
Thanks Sonia am bit more reassured that it’s just adjusting to meds causing the additional symptoms and that 10mg worked for you. Hopefully if by 10 weeks if you improved I’ll be the same. Did manage to out for little while today, think it’s case just trying get through each day. Just been year of horrible withdrawal symptoms so get bit impatient for things to start working!