Oh looks who’s back after 4 years since my last post 😩😩

[caitsxxx1]

still come on hear regularly looking at posts for reassurance but never had to feel the need to post in a long time but here I am back again my anxiety’s came back 10 fold!! Started citalopram again 10mg for now but feeling so anxious nervous jittery can’t stop fidgeting feeling like I’m dying the same old symptoms that I’ve dealt with many times but still I let them take over my life and allow me to believe I’m dying all over again I really wish it wasn’t back but it is and I wish I never stopped taking my citalopram in first place and I wouldn’t be in this situation any advice please

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It's so disheartening when this happens, it feels like your right back where you started, but your actually not, when this happens try and treat as nothing more than a set back... a blip.... a hiccup in the road to recovery. You have enjoyed a period of time without the high anxiety levels and it's because of that you can and will achieve it again, you now know that it's possible to be free from the constant anxiety because you've done it before, just try your best to keep reminding yourself that you've done it before and so you shall do it again, be patient and be kind to yourself, don't let this set back stop you from keeping going, I've experienced this situation many times, it's not nice but it's not the final outcome 😘

[Gretat]

So you were on, recovered, went off, relapsed and now back on and feeling bad?

Been there. I will never go off my ssri again. Read my other recent posts.

Consider yourself lucky because new-timers do not know that recovery is possible and how extraordinary it feels. For me recovery did not only get me back to normal but to a new normal which is better than the old me.

The insidious nature of anxiety and depression is that one questions and doubts the overwhelming statistical support for recovery and the fact that nothing bad is or will happen.

In your case and in mine, U/ i have/had been through this before and we know we will get better, but our minds continue to question this (what if) which generates symtoms that we hook into and dont let go.

So push back with thoughts of optimism. Tell yourself and believe that u have been through this before and the ssri might/will make it worse for a bit but the other side is bliss. Don't fight the negative thoughts but rather say bring'm on they dont scare me. Laugh at the negative thoughts because they are silly. Thinking your dying 4 year+ ago and you havent died yet (far from it) and now your dying again is kinda funny.

Taylor Swift would sing 🎶shake it off🎶 Hey thats not a bad idea.....try playing that song and dance a bit.

Hang in there. You'll pull through again and be better than u were before.

I KNOW IT!!!!!!!!

[lily999]

I did the same, but now I am feeling more positive. After 6 weeks and lots of side affects, I gradually started to feel myself. I am more logical and able to talk myself out of negative feelings.