I need a medication that has been well tested and confirmed to have none or very little side effect
You ask too much. Begin with psychotherapy and ask a doctor for a tranquilizer
My mom doesn’t want me on pills. I have done everything like exercising, praying, meditating, watching crappy DVDs, I have gone like 4 days without even thinking about much anything but I still had that worry feeling in the pit of my stomach.
Are there any herbal treatments for this?
Poor thing, I have been where you are and its not pretty….
Definitely see a natural therapist who can give you a herbal mixture to take to ease your stressed out nervous system. I can’t remember what was in mine (hawthorne, ginger etc springs to mind) but I had to take 5ml x 3 times a day. It worked wonders for me. Additionally, my naturopath put me on fish oil, protein shakes (helps with serotonin production), magnesium and B Vitamin supplement in one.
I also saw a psychologist to talk about why I was so stressed/anxious which really helped. I think this is really important also, as the herbal treatment won’t work unless you are mentally ready to tackle things.
This seemed to help for me, hope it does for you too. Good luck!
A psychologist, rather than a psychiatrist, is able to help you. (Cheaper, too.) They’ll discuss what situations make you anxious and teach you coping strategies. You may be offered medication options, with the cooperation of your doctor, but their use would be short-term, to help you learn how to manage anxiety-causing situations. Once you’ve learned, you no longer need the meds.
There are Social Anxiety workbooks and such. Consider buying one and doing the exercises in it. Most seem easy to people who don’t have SAD, but are hard for you, but you can do them, starting easy and working up to the most difficult.
medication + sleep/behavioral/nutritional/cognitive/one on one therapy
What is the best treatment for anxiety and panic disorder?
I am taking a beta blocker 25mg and the Dr gave me Xanax too. But everyone keeps telling me how wrong Xanax is and so addictive. But I keep having the panic attacks. Is anyone else taking an SSRI or something else for the anxiety and panic attack treatment? What are alternatives other than Xanax?
Anyone taking it combined with a beta blocker?
I have the same disorder. I take Valium which is much longer acting than Xanax. I had a terrible time trying to get off of Xanax. It is very short acting and very addictive. Also, you should get into cognitive therapy. I took an anxiety management program and it helped me a lot. When i feel a panic attack coming on i now have some mental tools to fight it off and most of the time i am able to do that. Good luck!!
I started taking it about a week ago, my doc upped my dose to 20 mg today. Seemed to have helped the anxiety a pretty good deal, tonight. Looking forward to even better results.
That’s great. Celexa didn’t work for me. Lexapro is the only thing I have found that really helps me. Its just a newer version of Celexa.
I want to ask my doctor about a prescription for it. I’ve tried anti-depressants in the past, and they seemed to only make things worse (made me extremely depressed, suicidal, etc.,). I think Xanax would help me relax and help with my constant muscle tension. Anyone else’s experiences?
I’ve got to do something-just going to Wal-Mart (as I did thirty minutes ago) gives me panic attacks.
Xanax is different from most benzodiazepines; it has an incredibly short half-life, and that’s why it’s harder to discontinue than the others. Some anti-depressants (especially escitalopram, brand name Lexapro) are effective against Social Anxiety Disorder and are typically a good option. I’m sorry to hear that they didn’t work for you. Xanax is very effective too, but you might want to consider a benzodiazepine with a longer half-life first. If it doesn’t work well enough for your symptoms, Xanax is still on the table as the next option. Ultimately your doctor is the only one of us that has a prescription pad, so his/her opinions about these various medications will come into the equation as well. I really hope you have a good conversation with him/her and get some relief from your anxiety.
I want to ask my doctor about a prescription for it. I’ve tried anti-depressants in the past, and they seemed to only make things worse (made me extremely depressed, suicidal, etc.,). I think Xanax would help me relax and help with my constant muscle tension. Anyone else’s experiences?
I’ve got to do something-just going to Wal-Mart (as I did thirty minutes ago) gives me panic attacks.
Xanax is different from most benzodiazepines; it has an incredibly short half-life, and that’s why it’s harder to discontinue than the others. Some anti-depressants (especially escitalopram, brand name Lexapro) are effective against Social Anxiety Disorder and are typically a good option. I’m sorry to hear that they didn’t work for you. Xanax is very effective too, but you might want to consider a benzodiazepine with a longer half-life first. If it doesn’t work well enough for your symptoms, Xanax is still on the table as the next option. Ultimately your doctor is the only one of us that has a prescription pad, so his/her opinions about these various medications will come into the equation as well. I really hope you have a good conversation with him/her and get some relief from your anxiety.
I was just diagnosed with having an anxiety disorder and panic attacks but have really been dealing with it for years. I’m suppose to start going to see a therapist later this week ( I want to try that before I start taking meds). I hear a lot of people say anxiety can be caused by a chemical imbalance in your brain, so I was wandering how therapy helps people with anxiety disorder if its a chemical imbalance? Also, has anyone here just had therapy for their anxiety disorder without taking meds? did it work?
Before the big pharmacy companies came out with xanax like drugs there was lithium which isa natural iingredienttry foods that boost your serotonin levels
He can help a lot, the fact of being there with his friend that helps a lot, see people with social ANxiety nedd to feel secure, need to see friendly faces,so my advise would be to take that person with this anxiety and introduce him to knew people only one a a time not so many people together, plus he must see a couselour he knows better how to talk and explain cause he has the experience! Good Luck!