my med free week

Hi everyone

Sorry I've Not posted all week been been busy all week with work right well on monday my doctor advised me to come off my citalapram which I did and my anxiety as really subsided whitch I'm glad but why is it I still don't feel myself evry night I've woke up in the night and gone straight into a full blown anxiety attck is this due to my withdrawel from my meds I'm a lot happier than I was two weeks ago and I know its no overnight cure and I just need to keep positive but I'm really scared of relapseing and going back to square one does anyone have any advice ?

Lennon,

I don't know if this is withdrawl related or not...but I can tell you of my experience.

I have never been on medication, but used to have daily panic attacks. I swear sometimes it seemed like it was all day, everyday! I went though therapy and started to get over the attacks while I was awake during the day (yeah!) only to start getting them in my sleep...literally waking up in one (booh!)

I attribute it to the fact that I can now manage my anxiety while I am awake with the skills I learned in therapy...but at night when I am asleep, all bets are off...I am defenseless in a sense, until I can wake up fully and use my coping mechanisms..but it is sometimes still a struggle if I wake from a bad nightmare!

Maybe this could be the case with you too? You are gaining strength for sure, but the anxiety is sneaky and will try to circumvent your efforts! Hopefully this will resolve itself the further you get along in your treatment...it did for me, and for the most part sleep well now.:)

I hope this gives you some encouragement!

Thanks for the update, and keep them coming!

S.C.