Hi Dennis !
lol i have to chuckle with these Drs that say "BEST ANXIETY MEDS OUT THERE" oh !! Boy might as well light up a Joint !! ah ? ... Klony i called it ( Clonazepam ) is a good Benzo med, However the best medication out there is actually YOU!!
Yes you!! but your taking the same shit i use to take i keep Klony on hand for emergencey's
But i knocked off my medications 2 years ago actualy i feel whole lot better these day's yes it helps but only mask's it ( i believe)
anyway your only source of reliefe is within yourself But? how your feeling and what your thinking is typicaly Normal !! meaning your not alone because its a normal fear in life we all go threw sometime or another, some suffer worse then others ect:
But i see you know what triggers yourself ..constantly thinking of your health issues and? thinking Negative like you do if you take a sec and read what you wrote? your answer's are right there , alls you need to do is to retrain yourself how to think more on the positive side , then the negative side your Dr wont tell you this ,because he rather see you back next month there for and again after ( that Pays his BMW payment hahaha )
the Drs wont tell anyone how to get by this shit alls they see is $$$ when you walk into there office , but it is ok to have a complete Physical done & Blood work ( been there done that) that just helps put your mind into a Positive state of thinking and that my friend is where you need to start and to do your at the same age iam 45 ish 47 ..so its Normal to think like we do trust me look at what ive been threw as well, Just knowing the fact of your not alone? and other s out here with health issues & concerns is a sign of reliefe
However Anxiety never goes away its just laid to rest..as mine is until something comes along and brings it out Everyone has it but i know your not Physcal active as i read your profile, but? you can Physicaly active your mind and thinking habits and learn about "SELF HELP" for Anxiety issues and all your answers Lay right here on this Board your Dr dont know diddly about it anyone can write out an RX and say see ya next mnth
but Lexapro is also a good Anti-depressent i was on 20mg as well but i wheinned myself off it because of the same advice i gave you i took it and did it , im not saying you should do the same you do what makes Dennise feel better, because as i have learned over the years everyone is different

Hi, the clonozapam will keep you calmer, those feeling you have are all part of anxiety. You dont need to anticipate the worst my feelings something weighting heavy on my chest, irritable, no patience, no concentration. That is how it all started with me and with years it got worst. But there is no harm getting a dr to check you out to make sure its nothing else.

have a nice day
Rachel

How long have you been on these meds? If it's been over 30 days, you should talk to your dr. about how you are feeling. I doubt there is anything else wrong with you, but I'm not a dr. Search the internet for self help tools for anxiety. There are a lot out there for free and many more for a price. Barr is right the best med is you, but until you reach that point, there is nothing wrong with getting some help from meds. I'm on meds and with them and the tools I've found that work for me, I'm making progress every day. You can to. One of the biggest things for me was accepting the anxiety feeling as now big deal. O.K. I feel a little sick. But hay, I'm not sick, and this feeling is no big deal. O.K. I'm a little spacey today. No big deal, I'll just take things a little slower. etc. etc. The more you except how you feel as no big deal, the less anxiety you will feel. Eating healthy and avoiding caffine and sugar is a big help. Exercise, Exercise, Exercise. It produces a feel good hormone and will help you sleep better. Take a multivitamin daily. A deficiency of any one vitamin can affect your body and/or mind. Think positive. There is power in positive thinking.

my meds stops the panic attacks but does not completely get rid of the anxiety.I have days where i am edgy bag of nerves, no concentrastion irratable etc, you said the symptons are not as bad at the weekends!!! is it you job making you stressed then?? It sounds like anxiety to me, maybe you need to see the doctor again.

Thank you all for your reply I have been this way for about 6 months now. Never had any of these symptoms before I do know this its hell for me and would love it to stop. I do thank you all and I know everybody is differant and fells differant symptoms, I am not trying to take away from what your going through or anything like that I just know how I feel. I really dont worry about life because you cann't stop any bad thing thats going to happen. I know this because one day I woke up got ready for work, went to work around 10:00 am a truck park it self on my foot I spent a month in the hosiptal so on any given day anything can happen and there nothing is going to stop it. so why worry about it its called life for a reason I just don't like being this way anymore want it to stop I want a normal life again not full of tenstion or nerouse engry or meds just wake go to work do a good day of work come home be a good husban live again. thanks for listening

Dennis

Dennis it sounds like you are using all your energy for what you have to do. What about what you want do? Do you have a hobby? Everyone needs a break. Treat yourself to something you enjoy everyday for at least 30 minutes. Go for a walk, read a book, spend some guy time, or whatever you enjoy. I use to put a sign on the fridge that said Mom's time today is from x:00 to X:00. If you need something please talk to me before or after this time. I would then retreat to my area and do what I wanted for that period of time. It's not being selfish. Everyone needs to renew themselves, their souls, their minds, etc. I'm not saying this is an instant anxiety fixer, but it does help. Later on I went to a calendar that had Monday as Dad's night to do what he wants, Tuesday is Mom's night, Wed. is childs night, Thursday is family night, Friday is date night, and let the weekends plant themselves. That way everybody got their own special time and had more to offer each other.