Well I've been on Duloxetine for a little over a week now and the withdrawal effects from the Citalopram have finally worn off. Now I'm getting to know my new normal on the Duloxetine. Obviously, it's going to take a few more weeks before everything settles but already there is a difference in me. I'm… Continue reading On The Other Side
Tag: anxiety
Withdrawal
So, I'm just over halfway through reducing my dose to wean myself off the citalopram ready to start the new stuff I can't spell. Turns out those tiny little tablets had worked their way into my body very effectively and it isn't responding very happily to them going away. All the time, I feel weird.… Continue reading Withdrawal
Warning – System Overload
I am exhausted. Partly because I can't sleep and when I do sleep I have terrifyingly vivid dreams and nightmares and partly because I currently panic over a stupid amount of things. The panic varies from the type I can hide from people and push through to the type where I just cry and shake… Continue reading Warning – System Overload
Caution: Fragile
I'm not feeling at my best at the moment. It's been rumbling away in the background for a while and I have been doing my best to hold it off but this last couple of weeks it has caught up with me and I'm sinking. I haven't been sleeping well for a while - I've… Continue reading Caution: Fragile
I Can’t Do It.
I had a bit of a panic attack this morning. This really isn't like me at all - I get a bit worried about stuff and often have a stress the night before things (for 'stress' read grouch and wail and stomp around like a teenager because I didn't pack/organise myself properly until the last… Continue reading I Can’t Do It.

