Medication Question

I have been on 20mg citalapram for five weeks now. Emotionally on average I feel a better. I am starting to enjoy things again and I am eating better. My problem is I still get so freaked out about being sick or having a major illness. The Most recent is Cancer. None of my blood tests were abnormal but I can't seem to shake it. Part of the problem is I get these aches and pains all over and I don't know if I am just focusing on them to much or what. The other thing is, and I don't know if anyone else has experienced this but, It seems like a can't escape cancer talk. I was watching bones last week and they had a case of a 27 year old died of cancer, Then the whole John Edwards wife thing, I figured I could listen to sports radio and not worry, but the time I listen they are interviewing and 23 pitcher from the Boston Redsox who had cancer. I want to not think about it , but I can't seem to get away.

My therapist mentioned increasing my dose of Citalapram, because she said My anxiety/stress was really bad when I started seeing her. Does anyone know what the normal dose of this drug is or have thoughts on increasing the dosage?

i know exactlly where u are coming from, i have health anxiety and right now cancer is on my mind as well. i feel like i cant escape the cancer talk as well. if it isnt a commercial on about it, it's a movie. but it's also hard for me to escape it right now cause my grandma has lymphoma. i have been having some bad panic attacks over it but i must say that for the past few mornings i have not had one so i'm guessing the effexor is starting to work.

citalopram is about 10 to 60 and generally works better at higher doses, but up it slowly