The first time I went i was put on prozac and a beta blocker.

Stopped taking when I got pregnant , but was working. I went onto prozac again after I had my daughter and it worked pretty well . My body was sensitive to meds, so I was always on a lose dose and i didnt take it every day due to the longer "shelf life" of the pill.

Im trying zoloft now.......Im not liking it and im only a few weeks in

Everyone is different even within families. My sister was on Lexapro for years and it was one that I had a reaction to. It will be trial and effort most likely for a few months. I was put on Zoloft first and had increased depression and the first suicidal type thought that I had ever had and I had a short break with reality on it. Crazy as most people seem to do alright with Zoloft.
I am on Wellbutrin now. It was one that gave my aunt a reaction, so as I said everyone is different. At least when it comes to the drugs. A lot of the natural remedies like exercise, positive thinking, fresh air and sunlight, vitamins, etc are things that are easier to share since they generally help regardless of person.
Hope you don't have to go through many to find what works for you. I hate the drug trails and hopefully will be able to get off of them altogether eventually.

I was originally put on 20mg Prozac and within three days of taking it my panic attacks/anxiety stopped completely. It doesn't work for everyone, but it can really make a huge difference for a lot of people. I hope you find something that works for you!

Over the years I've been on a number of different medications. I started seeing a new doctor recently and she did a blood test to check my B12 and folate levels AND to see if I have a mutation in the MTHFR gene.

It's fairly common and if you have this mutation, you may have a hard time absorbing B12 and folate which are CRUCIAL to mental health and can predispose you to pretty vicious anxiety and/or depression as well as other things like IBS, headaches, auto-immune disease and a host of other issues.

I got the blood test because for me, I wanted to treat the root cause before treating the symptoms.

Talking with a therapist is helpful - I've seen a lot of folks have success with cognitive behavioral therapy or emotional freedom technique. But if the cause is genetic, it could be that there's nothing much to talk about.

In the past, I have found propranalol to be the best solution for my anxiety because it's older, well-proven and inexpensive with few side effects. The xanex or valium can take away the anxiety but may make you feel too loopy to do much. They can also be addictive The SSRI's can have unpredictable side effects but work well for some people.

I also really like the book, "The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook" by Bourne. Lots of really great exercises to work with.

She gave me nothing:( just another appointment.

LOL my goodness you have one that is not pushing meds at you! I haven't met one of those yet. The first thing my doc did was put me on meds.