Hi Brian, I'm on the generic for Zoloft, mostly for OCD. I take the generic form of Xanax for my anxiety. Maybe you should be taking an anti-anxiety medicine too. Do you take anything for your ADD? I take Clonidine. You reminded me of how anxious I used to get. Not a fun feeling. I do have panic attacks now but I think they are situational.

Yup, I feel this. I can never predict where or when my next physical side effect is going to kick in. I can never be sure whether it is a side effect or a separate illness until it either goes away or I learn how to manage it. I **just** take it as another joy of my anxiety condition.

I've been managing my own anxiety med free for about 20 years now. Sometimes it is easier than others. It can be hard not to be discouraged with the setbacks, but? ? ? I had setbacks while I was medicated, too. I think the setbacks are just part of the human experience.

Green Eyes727 The zoloft is for Anxiety. I used to be on Adderall but my new doctor said I needed a psychiatrist to prescribe it.

arfie- That is kind of how I was managing without meds but I think depression creeped in this time and scared me more.

A great book available on Amazon “it’s Only Anxiety” by Carl James. Anxiety symptoms come in many forms, both physical and mental. The negative thought process causes anxiety. Meds cannot change the thought process but they can help some, only we can change the process with the proper help. A good therapist trained in anxiety disorder to start. The Anxiety state developed in us after years of negative thinking, chronic low self esteem, environmental factors, etc. It is a disorder of our thinking process and our core beliefs, such as black and white thinking, the chicken little story of the sky is falling, etc. Your anxiety returned because you didn’t correct your thinking and beliefs. A common occurrence in anxiety sufferers. Positive thinking needs to be ingrained into our minds and become as natural as breathing in order to overcome and stay anxiety free.. Keep in mind anxiety does have a purpose for us as humans, to protect us in certain situations. But our negative thinking keeps happening, therefore the anxiety morph into something it was never meant to be.

mtd Thanks. I bought that book and just started reading it. Great advice! Thanks!

Medication really can help through the rough spots. There's nothing wrong with using a crutch when you leg is broken. Breaks happen.

Brian, let me know what you think of the book, from my own perspective it makes a lot of practical sense . I'm reading thru it a second time now, as the author recommends rereading multiple times. I’ve already started incorporating the method into my daily regimen.