I'm on Citalopram too, mainly for depression but the anti-anxiety effects help alittle. I'm about to increase that dose and add something else too as the anxiety is particularly bad at the moment.
I can also comment on the benzodiazapines's (like dizapam) - yes they work but they are addictive and should be a last resort in a GAD which is on going, not a short term problem (at least that what my pdoc said!). But if nothing else works sometimes a low dose of one is necessary, and you often end up on it for a very long time.
sunshineinthecity I can tell you that it does get better and I do know people for whom the anxiety is a thing of the past, sometimes it returns, but it goes again. Hang in there. As for meds guess I've made my peace about just staying on them, for the forseeable future anyway!
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