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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what works best

naxxas
naxxas
i take zoloft for a handfull of things one of them is anziety. but i still have anziety attacks so i have been needing to talk to my dr for something to add with the zoloft to help. i was thinking of eather ativan or zanex but i was wonering which one works the best.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
What other symptoms are you needing help with?
The reason I'm asking is because with the zoloft, it works for me in some very specific ways, and when other issues happen, I have to figure out what started first to know what to try.
Best wishes on feeling better.
deleted_user
deleted_user
In my experience, Ativan works faster, but Xanax works for a longer period of time. Otherwise, I found the effects similar.

Obviously you will want to get advice from your doctor, though.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Xanax and Ativan are both very good at helping anxiety. Both medications are benzodiazapines. The most important thing, however, is for your doctor to select the one he thinks will help you the most, depending on your symptoms. I'm glad to hear that you plan on visiting with your doctor soon. Anxiety is a drag!! Good luck.
deleted_user
deleted_user
before you go on benzos which are very addictive i would try buspar. it is about one tenth as strong but no side effects. i have been on it for about 6 years and i still have bad anxiety but it does help a little and i feel that makes it worth it. when i was on the benzos i was manic. i absolutley loved parts of it but i was so manic that i had non stop creative thinking and would try to write everything down. i could not stop myself and did it while driving too, until i rear ended someone while writing on my hand... i was sorry to see all that creativity go down the drain but i would still rather work for it the hard way. if your body can tolerate that drug you might want to try it but i would think about it cautiously first
deleted_user
deleted_user
im into xanax too, it works for me but it has a lot of side effects and after effects damn anxiety it ruins my life...
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