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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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Kd1991
Kd1991

I need some advice... I have been dealing with anxiety for years but this past year it has become overwelming.. alittle over two weeks ago had a severe panick attack at work and had to leave and later on that night i ending up with a trip to the hospital... The doctors prescribed me 1mg ativan for nines days until i could get to my appointment to see my doctor... I explained to her what was going on and she prescribed me 25mg zoloft and .5mg ativan for two weeks to see any changes... well ive been on zoloft for eight days now and side affects have been up and down,but yesterday and today was the the worst... I have been experiencing worse anxiety than i did without the medicine and i dont want to become dependent on the ativan but its the only thing helping me right now beside breathing and meditating techniques i have been using but i still dont feel like im really getting anywhere... and i have been having throat tightness along with ringing in the ears and head pressure and ofcourse the only thing helping is the ativan which i hope those arent beginning withdraw symptoms... I dont even like taking pills... Help im scared...

MaryContrary
MaryContrary
I took Ativan for hot flashes, mood swings, and not sleeping. It really helped. That was the only thing I ever took in the way of a tranquilizer. It is mild and can let you sleep. I would call the dr and tell them about how the other pill effects you. After a couple of days on Ativan, I was feeling much better. I was able to let up after 2 weeks and only take it when I needed it.
Kd1991
Kd1991
The ativan has definitely helped out alot... with sleep aswell because i also suffer from insomnia so im thinking that its the zoloft then.. because idk if i can deal with another few days of this.. my doctor is going to have to do something
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With zoloft, it's important to stay hydrated. It is very effective in what it does, so it depends on your exact symptoms.

In other words, the symptoms you describe to the doctor, times. location, length of episode, what worked, what did work when, little details can guide the doctor to what you may need.

I used the zoloft for the anxiety depression symptoms, and had to make certain to stay hydrated, with both food and water. It gave me relief enough to add more techniques to my toolkit to find a balance in most situations naturally.

Best wishes.
Rippelk2
Rippelk2
SSRI's can have a lot of side effects. Prozac saved and changed my life and it initially made me 10x worse. I had heightened anxiety and panic, horrible nausea and insomnia. After 3 weeks most of them went away and at about 1 month I started noticing beneficiary qualities of the medication. I was desperate for something to work so I promised I would try the medication for 3 months. I should have never stopped it. I relapsed and just re started my Prozac and am re going through all the side effects.
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