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...

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Major VICTORY!

Alan101
Alan101

My pdoc and I decided Xanax was not the right medication to manage my anxiety but I need to stop taking Xanax before replacing it with anything else.  That was a month ago.  I've been completely off of my Xanax for 3 weeks today!  I'm doing deep breathing, exercise, coloring in my coloring books, reading, journaling and watching movies with my family (we have movie night on Fridays with popcorn and everything!)


I'm talking to my pdoc on Skype in a couple of weeks to give her an update.  I'm a little nervous because I'm not sure if she's going to put me on a new medication or give me DBT workbooks to help me manage stress.  I don't want more medication.  I'll tell her that and see what we can do to keep me healthy. 

Thor2008
Thor2008
Tell her of your desires to be off the meds. You are the lead of your health team.
GirlinCalif
GirlinCalif
That's great! If you don't need meds, you don't have to take them. And no doctor can force you to take anxiety meds. Your doctor thinks that you need them. But if you don't need them anymore, then they won't prescribe them for you. Just be honest and communicative with your doctors.

Good for you!!
Alan101
Alan101
Thor2008 and GirlinCalif thanks for pointing out that I have control over what meds I take. I'll let my pdoc know that I don't want new meds and have a conversation with her about alternatives to medication.
Tired
Tired
I would listen to her about meds if the alternative ideas don't work out.
Medicine was necessary for my OCD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
Once I was medicated I could concentrate on CBT. Medication isn't always
a bad idea.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Cheers! Please keep a journal to help you see the way you're improving. It's really great to see how far you take your recovery to a natural balance.
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