Hi all
I've been on Cit now for 11 weeks (nearly). All in all I'm feeling MUCH better and am back on track, sleeping better etc. But I still get waves of anxiety, especially in the mornings. My partner also told me he was watching me sleep last night and I was grinding my teeth alot and making noises which tells me I'm anxious even in my sleep!
Wondering if it will go? I've been on cit before a few times, last time for 4 years and I remember feeling totally fine and happy all the time. I want to feel like that again, I wish i'd never stopped taking them! But of course wanted to try the 'no meds' route...
Thanks all
Sorry when I say 'totally fine and happy all the time' I don't mean I was numbed to real life! I felt sad when I was meant to be sad etc. I just mean generally I was a happy person.
I have done CBT before and feel although it worked at the time, it hasn't stayed with me
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Apparently I now snore loudly and I've had a dry persistent cough the whole time I've been on this drug! I think you're probably very normal! Early morning is always worse. Just get up and potter - ddon't lie and think about how you feel. You'll feel better up and having a wash etc and don't have wine before bed. I find I'm much better on a clear spirit (gin or vodka) if I have a drink. Head is much steadier in the morning. Keep at it. X
Yes it'll go. The worst times for me were the mornings, and it was the last thing to go.
I took them for 15 years and felt great all that time, then came off them last year and continue to feel good. I restarted them 13 weeks ago as the stress of family illness was making me feel I'll again, so I restarted them. Boy I'd forgotten the initial side effects, and again the early morning dread was the last thing to go. Am feeling ok again and know as the months tick by I'll improve more. I felt the same ... will it work this time around - and it has.
K xx