Hi everyone,

I've been suffering with anxiety on and off for the past 2 years (since an 8 year relationship ended), at first I took Prozac for about 4 months and felt great for around 6 months after that. Since then i've started a new relationship, very happy but the only trouble is that theres a good chance i'll be moving to New York to be with her as we met while i was over there. The anxiety kicked off again when we realised i'd have to move there to keep this relationship going. So I went to my GP, started Prozac again but had bad side effects this time, came off them and was put onto Citalopram. I've been on them for just over 3 weeks and i've started to feel alot more myself and i'm looking at things more positively and i'm even excited at the prospect of starting a new life with my girlfriend in New York.

I was just wondering if it's possible that anxiety can continue even after you've gotten to the root of the issue?

I don'tknow. I know why my anxiety comes from and I still can't make the attacks stop. I think it's more than just one thing. I believe that it is the way we cope.

I know what causes my anxiety, but I can't control that. So until I learn to control my emotions, I guess I will need the meds when it gets out of control.

Finding the cause of your anxiety is a great thing, but sometimes it is very hard to control that. It usually takes a lot of effort to overcome that, via medication or lifestyle changes. I wish you luck in conquering your anxiety.

I think it will always be there. But the way you deal with it can lesser its effects.

think about why it causes it and question every aspect of it

Depends on what your talking about when you say 'anxiety.' If you're talking about the physical symptoms, I think addressing the root cause can definitely help.

But, if by 'anxiety' you're referring to racing thoughts and negative cyclical thinking (i.e., ruminating), that could be a separate problem. Like in my case: As soon as I'm able to address and reconcile a source of stress, anxiety, etc., my mind will just come up with something else negative to panic and obsess about...no matter how irrational. See? So, the thinking is the problem in itself.

I'm no doctor, but in such a case, I think you're getting into OCD territory.

Good luck with it all. I've gotten better before, and I'm a pretty severe case (GAD, depression, and OCD).