afrancis

Close Anxiety

Treatments

Atarax Working / Worked

I have been taking Xanax for about 6 years and in the past year I have gone up to 2.5 - 3 MG per day! Too high a dose for me. I want to get off it. It seems less and less affective as time goes by.

Lexapro Working / Worked

I take 10 mg per day for the past 6 years. I have gained a good 20 pounds over that time that I can never seem to lose. I am attempting to get off all medications.

Close Panic Attacks

Suffered panic attacks all my life. I used to drink a lot in my younger days. I think I was "self medicating" because I quit drinking when I started taking Xanax. After a year on antidepressants and xanax I became Muslim and decided I would no longer drink. The symptoms seemed to continue getting worse. Now I rarely have full blown attacks because I am on medication. But I want to go off it. I don't know if I can handle it though.

Treatments

Patience Not Working

I don't have any

Positive Thinking Not Working

This works on rare ocasions. Like for a few weeks after I read The Secret, I had all this positive energy. Then, I fell right back in to my old ways...

Psychotherapy Not Working

I have been to many different therapists. No one seemed to make a difference with me.

Rescue Remedy Not Working

I tried this years ago when I first attempted a homeopathic treatment regime. It cost me $500 per month for all the supplements and I finally gave up after 6 months and took RX drugs.

Xanax Working / Worked

It works but I keep upping my dose. Over the past 6 years I have increased to 2.5 - 3 MG per day. Of course insomnia doesn't help much. I take half my daily dose at night just to sleep!