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Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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Getting Off Anxiety Meds

salvatop
salvatop
I have suffered from General Anxiety Disorder for the past 33+ years. It will be with forever, it's my brain, low serotonin that will always be there. I don't believe I can ever get off the meds so why worry about withdrawals.
gramybear
gramybear
I guess there isn't a reason to worry if you know it's something you will have to take the rest of your life. I want my doctor to get me off my pain meds, etc but it scares the crap out of me thinking about it. Hugs GB
djchurn
djchurn
Given you background you should be able to research withdrawal symptoms on the net. Challenge you doctor with your concerns.
lll40
lll40
what meds have you took? meds are not helping much with your GAD?
salvatop
salvatop
I was taking Lexapro and Xanax for the past 20 years but apparently I have plateaued on those meds and they are not as effective as they once were. I have just started on Brintellix and Klonopin and so far so good.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Make sure to keep a journal to see what works best.

When it is a natural low balance, sometimes, using a menu plan with regular hydration gives a way to loosen the grip of the usual anxiety levels.

Best wishes.
Reed31
Reed31
I had anxiety from as long as I can remember up until I was about 50. Then my doctor tested me for the MTHFR gene mutation. I have it. I can't convert folic acid from food into the folate my body needs. As soon as I got on the right folate, I haven't had any anxiety at all. It's a weird feeling, but a very good one. I'm treating the CAUSE and not the symptoms. It's a completely different thing because the only side effects are positive. My heart health is better, cancer risk reduced, risk of Alzheimer's cut drastically and a lot of other things. I'm sleeping better, my digestion is incredibly improved. Might be something to check into.
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