Anxiety Support Group
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...
Okay I have been suffering from anxiety attacks now for a almost a straight year. As of this point the only thing that seems to be working is Xanax. I am taking it up to 4 times a day in .25 doses (breaking a .5 pill) I usually take on in the morning when I wake or shortly after if I feel the anxiity setting in, Then I try to fight the anxiety when it returns around noon or shortly after. Where I get caught is if I wait too long .25 will not help me and I am forced to take .25 then take another .25 90 minutes later.
Now So far we have tried Zoloft, Plaxil, and I can't remember the name of the 3rd one all of the lines in the same family I have bad reactions too. Severe hyperactivity worsens Anxiety and in the case of the Plaxil I became very agitated and got angry all the time for no reason. (And no I did not drink on it I am not a drinker).
My Dr. has suggested lorazepam, I have an appointment next week to discuss it. What I am worried about is fatigue, or loss of concentration. The Xanax though I know it is addictive and to be honest I think I have a slight addiction to it now is the only thing that so far has helped without any side effects.
Anyone on lorazepam give me an idea of what kind of Side effects you suffered? I am very active and motivated person during the day and into the night actually, I personally would rather be addicted to Xanax than take a drug that leaves me in a stupor.
Thanks
Dave
Now So far we have tried Zoloft, Plaxil, and I can't remember the name of the 3rd one all of the lines in the same family I have bad reactions too. Severe hyperactivity worsens Anxiety and in the case of the Plaxil I became very agitated and got angry all the time for no reason. (And no I did not drink on it I am not a drinker).
My Dr. has suggested lorazepam, I have an appointment next week to discuss it. What I am worried about is fatigue, or loss of concentration. The Xanax though I know it is addictive and to be honest I think I have a slight addiction to it now is the only thing that so far has helped without any side effects.
Anyone on lorazepam give me an idea of what kind of Side effects you suffered? I am very active and motivated person during the day and into the night actually, I personally would rather be addicted to Xanax than take a drug that leaves me in a stupor.
Thanks
Dave
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has anyone taken Benadryl when feeling anxiety? I had a bad reaction to my prescribed meds and haven’t had the time to follow up with my doctor, so I’ve been taking Benadryl to help me sleep. Two or three max at around 10:00. I don’t know if it’s helping. I need about two more weeks before I can see my doctor. I was wondering if anybody had tried this before, or had a better idea
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I’m not sure I’m in the correct group for what I have going on. My 15 yr old daughter has recently been having anxiety attacks. So bad that she can’t attend school. Long story short- after many doctor appts they have determined it is stress and anxiety. She was having involuntary body movements & facial expressions. A healthy 15 year old girl suddenly had these movements that looked similar...
All through this I have had Xanax on hand to fight major attacks.
We also wait min of 30 days after a trail of one med to another to make sure my system is clear I guess. It seems the Family of drugs such as Zoloft and Plaxil etc my body just does not take, since I have had pretty much the same reaction to each one of them to different degrees. Thats why he is talking about moving me to a Benzo line but what I understand the Lorazepam is in the same family as Xanax.
What I really want to do is stop everything, but I need to get to a point where I can do that. I have a feeling that the increase of my attacks are directly related to the Xanax. I have been able to in the past fight through the attacks and be okay, and I can still do that if I am in the right enviroment, but what seems to be happening now is I feel the anxeity onsetting, I distract myself and fight it off however nessacary and beat it, only to have it come back 2-3 hours later with so much force that I can't think straight and I have to go to the meds.
http://www.xanax.com/
http://www.xanax.com/considering-xanaxxr.asp
With the Xanax, I do not suffer anything, nor have any difficulty with anything. I understand the addictiveness of Xanax, and I personally wish I could just stop taking it, but thats not the case.
I am confused now why my Dr would want to have me change to a Drug simalar to Xanax but needing more of it to equal what I am taking now? Looks like we will have to discuss this in detail. I know he was looking for something that would drop my dependency on Xanax but Lorazepam, after reading about it, will not do that as its just a lower form of it.
I use the Xanax as needed. I never take more than .25 (half of a .5 pill) at a time and I usually take it 3-5 times a day according to how the day goes.
I will ask about the Xanax XR and see what he thinks about it. I have a good feeling that my body is "addicted" to Xanax as I have been taking it reguarly for almost 1 year now.
lorazapam is just about the same thing. i never had any bad side effects.
best advice is to follow your doctor's instructions. it seems that having xanax on hand just for an attack doensn't sound right...perhaps a larger dose less frequently might help? anyway, make sure you stay in close contact with your doc over this issue.
*hugs!*
Xanax is the only one the works for me, too.
But, because other people get addicted and/or because it has to be adjusted (like any other drug sometimes needs adjusting) they keep trying anti-depressants...instead of anti-ANXIETY!
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