hi, i dont know what drug that is, but i would suggest you see your doctor and discuss.

There is xanax and valium and a whole slew of others out there. You really need to talk to your dr about this.

Before you change your meds, try some self healing. You are on meds and they don't completely take the anxiety away. We need anxiety to survive. Its how we think about the anxiety that is our problem. So you have to work on looking at yourself, anxiety, stress, moods, etc. in a different way. I. your emotional and physical health is determined in part by the thousands of mental messages you send yourself each day. If you have a fear of health , the slightest feeling triggers your anxiety, your mind sends a constant stream of messages thus reinforcing your beliefs that something bad is going to happen. And those thoughts triggers anxiety symptoms. Affirmations promote a sense of emtional and physical health and well being. Say these daily : *I handle stress and tension appropriately and effectively.* My mood is calm and relaxed. *I can cope well and get on with my life during times of stress. *I think thoughts that uplift and nurture me. *I enjoy thinking positive thoughts that make me feel good about myself and my life. * I deserve to feel good right now. * I feel peaceful and calm. * My breathing is slow and calm. * My muscles are relaxed and comfortable. * I feel grounded and fully present.* I can effectively handle any situation that comes my way. *I think through the solutions to my emotional issues slowly and peacefully. * I am thankful for all the positive things in my life. * I practice the relaxation methods that I enjoy. * My body is healthy and strong. * I eat a well balanced and nutritious diet. I enjoy eating delicious and healthful foods. (self-esteem affirm) * I am filled wioth energy, vitality and self-confidence. * I am pleased with how I handle my emotional needs. I know exactly how to manage my daily scedule to promote my emotional and physical well-beiong. * I listen to my body's needs and regulate my activity level to take care of those needs. * I love and honor my body. * I fill my mind with positive and self nourishing thoughts. * I am a wonderful and worthy person.* I deserve health, vitality, and peace of mind. I have total confidence in my ability to heal myself. I feel radient with abundant energy and vitalit. I am attracted only to those people and situations that support and nurture me. * I appreciate the positive people and situations that are currently in my life. I love and honor myself. I enjoy positive thoughts and feelings. I will enjoy this moment.

________Everyday do something you have to do., Do something you want to do, journal and it list 5 good things that happen to you the day before., Do relaxation exercises (especially, when anxiety is happening) tense up your toes for five seconds, then relax them for five seconds. Remember you cannot have a relaxed body and an anxious mind. !
I could go on and on. Hope these exercises help. Good luck!!!

The alternatives to SSRIs are numerous, they are also extremely hard to tolerate during the early stages of treatment are are all know for their zombie effect during the early stages of treatment, which doctors could care less about about.

Second and third generation antidepressants are formulated to make them difficult if not impossible to abuse, and they're often times very expensive so those without insurance suffer financially from this.

The drug companies and doctors have put those of us who suffer from anxiety/depression in a virtual no win situation with antidepressants because of their costs, the difficulty many have in tolerating them, and the fact many don't work well over the long term.

The cheapest, most effective and easiest to tolerate antidepressants are your in your Benzodiazepine class of antidepressants, which cover everything from Ativan to Xanax.

The problem with benzos is they are cheap, effective and easy to tolerate. So the drug manufactures don't like them. And doctors don't like prescribing benzo's because patients may abuse them.

So....here we are stuck between big pharmaceutical companies who have the largest most powerful lobby on Capitol Hill and doctors who we must trust, but often times side with the large pharmaceutical companies when it comes to treating anxiety and depression.

I'm not trying to say that mental dialogue isn't the root of the problem for others' anxiety. However, I have been working on my own for many years and have recently realized that rather than my anxiousness stemming from my thoughts, it seems to be the other way around.

The fact is, even without thinking about anything, I feel anxious. It's an uncomfortable, terrible way to feel. I don't want to feel that way anymore. So I mentally try to make it go away. I feel nervous, so I finally say to myself, "Why do you feel this way? What is causing stress in your life?" and I go over everything that might be troubling me, and all the possible outcomes of the worst case scenarios, as well as solutions to these problems.

I then make a lot of lists, of things I can do to reduce the stress in my life. And it's hard for me to do these things because I'm still anxious, but eventually I'll get it all done. And then I'm sitting there thinking, "everything is fine now," but I'm still anxious and nervous.

I think medication is the right choice for some people. I don't believe anxiety is always caused by the way someone thinks.

Lukoi,

If everything is fine now, but you're still anxious and nervous you may have a chemical imbalance in your brain which is generally attributed to a lack of serotonin. Just sayin...

To Amsterdam: My post was mostly a response to Shemp's post about self-healing. However, I believe you're right about there being something wrong with my chemistry, which is the point I was trying to make. Unfortunately, I haven't found SSRI's (anti-depressants) very helpful for my anxiety so far.

To Jennielou, some alternatives to SSRI's are Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan, and Wellbutrin.

I personally found Wellbutrin to make my anxiety worse, but that's just me. Klonopin worked great for the week or so that I was taking it, but this was some years back when I still thought my anxiety was going to be temporary, and so I decided against it because of its addictive qualities.

I feel like I keep writing very similar things on all of the recent posts about med questions... Something that helped me a LOT in getting to learn a bit about different options before the dr. appointment is actually wikipedia.org -- it offers a very well organized categorization for meds. My suggestion then is to start here :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anxiolytic#Types_of_anxiolytics
That is the main heading for meds to treat the symptoms of anxiety.
Another category to try stepping more to the side of SSRIs is the complete list of types of anti-depressants as well, found here :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_antidepressants

Good luck in your search -- all good luck against possible side effects. If you're very worried about side effects, I suggest asking your doctor more about it before you leave your appointment. Most of the time they prescribe a small dose as a "starter" then build up more after a few days or the first week. It can make a huge difference if your doc is able to say "cut this in half and take only __mg for X days, then take the full pill for the rest."

...You just never know!