Hello all...
I'm writing to you from a rather dark place, in search of some guidance.
I have been living with sever anxiety for about
two years now. I began taking citalopram and finally began to gain control of my life again. As my treatment continued my anxious tendencies and attacks faded... I was in such a good place and gained the confidence to come off my medicine, with my doctors guidance.
...This was last month. After two weeks into my tapering off schedule my anxiety resurfaced, and the attacks were as debilitating as ever.
I had come so far since my diagnosis, and I feel as though this has minimized my progress entirely. I'm ashamed that I can't function normally without my medicine. And to top it all off, I've been getting worse... I fear that I'm moving backward, a direction I don't want to go.
I've started a new treatment, I have hopes that it will help me manage my anxiety once again. However, I don't want to manage it. I want to have control over it... I miss the person I use to be and know I can be.
Post Edited (bvalentine) : 2/7/2015 9:36:48 PM (GMT-7)