when my anxiety gets really bad i take an ativan......that's always worked for me....it makes me really tired though, so when i took it i had to make sure that i didn't have to go anywhere.....good luck!!!

For anxiety I have used Lorazepam . I only use it as needed. and yes it make me very sleepy as well.
My physchiatrist recently prescribed Celexa. Said it works wonders for anxiety but it is a anti depressant as well . I do want to feel better but I too read about the side effects and yes , sexual is one of them . I guess it is a matter of how bad you need it to cope . The thing with SSRI are that they need to be taken daily and can take 4-8 weeks before it starts working.
I have been taking B-Complex Vitamins , Vitamin D as well and have been feeling better as far as the depression. The anxiety is still there every day but it is calming down . I have incorporated better eating habits as well.
Best of luck to you.

Take the worst symptom, and get that one treated.

I take a magnesium tablet when I get the shakes along with liquid intake to stay hydrated.

I'm on zoloft for the chronic mild depression and I am working on the anxiety with movement. Movement is the fastest way to release the anxiety symptoms naturally.

Sometimes, you will find the next worst symptom really fast, and then you have to choose between the two which is more important to be fixed first.

Sleep...the more I move around during the day, just moving, the easier it is to rest and fall asleep at night.

Eat...the earlier in the day I eat, and stay hydrated, the better I feel before bed time which helps me to rest.

Play...even if all it is is clapping my hands, stomping my feet in front of the mirror, laughing, I find myself feeling better when needed.

Hope you feel better fast!

I take a Xanax but only when needed. It does make me sleepy...magnesium in a powdered drink called CALM at the health food store helps also. I hope you find relief!

I would ask for a blood test first. They may have done a CBC and said all was normal, but if they check to see if you have the MTHFR gene mutation that could be at the root of the problem. In that case, the "cure" is to take a special sort of vitamin B6 (folate).

Other vitamins that, when low, can cause anxiety and depression include Vitamin D and Vitamin B12.

Might be worth checking those first before taking meds that could cause serious side-effects.

If those aren't the issue, I like propranalol as it's well proven, older and doesn't have too many side-effects.

Ativan or the generic Lorazapam works for me, taken as needed. Takes about an hour to work.

None.

Have been taking Klonopin since 1990 off and on...I have days where I can go without it and days when I need more.I have been on Zoloft off and on..When I feel better I go off the Zoloft and can go for a year or so without it then the panic attacks hit...I am currently back on it as is helps with my mood swings and anxiety due to my premenopause/menopause....

For my maintenance drugs I am on celeca 20 mg daily and he added buspar twice daily for bad times. I'm on a bad time now so I have been. He's trying to stream me of the buspar down to half a pill twice daily but we'll see. I'm arty one and a half daily and the panic is coming back. On the full doses of both it works very well and I have xanax for panic attacks.

I take Klonopin as needed. It's incredibly helpful, but very addictive. Also, benzodiazepines do have a high correlation with Alzheimer's later in life. No matter what you do, I echo some of the other statements--talk to your doctor seriously about your options and weigh them carefully. And definitely be aware of addictive side effects. Hope this is helpful!
-RB

I am using Buspar 3x a day as needed and I am using Vistaril instead iv xanax. I was told by my doctor that it was not habit forming. I take one every 6hrs as needed. I use 50mg. I think that's all they come in, but I am not sure.

I have been on Klonopin for nearly 8 years now. I was on Ativan for 4 years before I got switched to Klonopin. I also have a Xanax prescription for whenever I get panic attacks. I take Celexa for depression, but it doesn't seem to help anxiety.

I have struggled with anxiety since grade school, and have gone untreated due to hit and misses with medications. I finally found a good mix, taking klonopin .5mg once in the morning, and I'll take a 1mg Xanax later in the day as needed for rougher days. It feels good to finally find a good combination after 10 plus years.