I’m in my 40s and I’ve finally decided to try medication properly. Anxiety has had a life long hold on me.

I’ve been taking Citalopram / Celexa for 6 days now. I’m very tired, nauseous, head is cloudy/slow, cramping in legs and hands. It’s now awful but it is like having a bad hangover.

I also would like to ask if anyone has experienced SSRIs curing their brain deciding “now is the time to be anxious”. Often I will sit down with time to relax, or when it’s time to go to sleep and it’s like my brain says “ok it’s worry time” and my brain starts to spiral. My stomach fills with adrenaline and I end up not sleeping all night or losing my weekend to fear.

Thank you