Vent Scream Yell and Medicate Your Anxiety Away! Community Group
A group for those who suffer from generalized anxiety disorder who choose to use medication to help them manage their symptoms. If you dont use medication that's ok, it is also a "safe haven" where you can say what is on your mind without the fear of the post being taken down by moderators. The only rule is that there will be NO posts regarding the negatives of...
Hi everyone. I'm glad I stumbled across this group. Thanks for making it.
I have generalized anxiety, social anxiety/phobia, I have agoraphobia as well as other phobias and I take anti-anxiety medicine. I was started on Xanax 8 years ago until the doctor took me off of it because she said it is addictive (even though, they NEVER had to increase my dosage) and she put me on clonazepam then they took me off of that and put me on lorazepam and that's what I take now and have been taking it for years. I liked Xanax the best. I was actually able to go places on my own and not have anxiety but when I would get home I'd have to take a nap because it made me so sleepy but it was worth it. Lorazepam takes the edge off of my anxiety but if in a super stressful social situation I start feeling panicky and it primarily only makes me sleepy, not really anti-anxious.
Is it the dose they have me on and it's not enough? Or is Xanax just better for anxiety and that's why it worked better? Xanax just seemed to work better and my husband said he thinks it worked better but they refuse to put me back on Xanax. Why is this? They are both benzodiazepenes. So what's the difference?
I want to go to a new doctor but I'm scared to change. I'm scared to go to a new doctor and having to tell them all my "stuff" and risk them denying me any medicine at all. What do I do? How do I find a good doctor who will believe me and won't mind prescribing Xanax?
Hope this doesn't get me banned because I'm not against them at all but I have tried anti-depressants and I had severe reactions. I've tried Paxil, Effexor, Zoloft, and Prozac, all on the lowest doses and they still made me sick. Anyone else have bad reactions to anti-depressants?
Can anyone help me?
Thanks!
I have generalized anxiety, social anxiety/phobia, I have agoraphobia as well as other phobias and I take anti-anxiety medicine. I was started on Xanax 8 years ago until the doctor took me off of it because she said it is addictive (even though, they NEVER had to increase my dosage) and she put me on clonazepam then they took me off of that and put me on lorazepam and that's what I take now and have been taking it for years. I liked Xanax the best. I was actually able to go places on my own and not have anxiety but when I would get home I'd have to take a nap because it made me so sleepy but it was worth it. Lorazepam takes the edge off of my anxiety but if in a super stressful social situation I start feeling panicky and it primarily only makes me sleepy, not really anti-anxious.
Is it the dose they have me on and it's not enough? Or is Xanax just better for anxiety and that's why it worked better? Xanax just seemed to work better and my husband said he thinks it worked better but they refuse to put me back on Xanax. Why is this? They are both benzodiazepenes. So what's the difference?
I want to go to a new doctor but I'm scared to change. I'm scared to go to a new doctor and having to tell them all my "stuff" and risk them denying me any medicine at all. What do I do? How do I find a good doctor who will believe me and won't mind prescribing Xanax?
Hope this doesn't get me banned because I'm not against them at all but I have tried anti-depressants and I had severe reactions. I've tried Paxil, Effexor, Zoloft, and Prozac, all on the lowest doses and they still made me sick. Anyone else have bad reactions to anti-depressants?
Can anyone help me?
Thanks!
I'm trying to find a new psyc doc to give me Lorazepam to take on the days I don't take Xanax. I'm not sure any doc is going to do this but I had a huge anxiety attack two days ago and I thought I wasn't going to come back. But for the xanax I would still be in bed.
I know what you mean about being afraid to tell your doc stuff. Doctor's sketch out when we ask for benzodiazepenes. My primary MD told me she would not Rx Lorazepam because Xanax was already in my system. That doesn't make sense to me.
I am on Effexor XR 225 mg but soon Medicare Part D is going to reach the donut hole and pay zilch...don't know what I'm going to do when that happens.
Paxil turned me into a zombie. Zoloft worked for several years and then didn't work. Prozac made my anxiety worse. Haven't tried Celexa or Lexipro (sp?).
So far, Effexor XR works for depression.
I'm not a drug addict either ... if I didn't have Rx for my depression or anxiety I don't know what I'd do. Also, when we are stressed our brain releases cortisol which is not a healthy hormone. That's why my I have a weight problem. Yuk.
I appreciate your thoughts and I understand where you are coming from, I am a Christian as well and pray on a daily basis for my conditions but I just wanted to let you know that my anxiety is brought on by physical problems. I have a heart condition called Mitral Valve Prolapse which has led to my Dysautonomia and I have a prolactinoma which also causes me physical problems that contribute to my anxiety. I also have high blood pressure (working on that by losing weight) and take medicine for that which also helps with my heart problem. So it's not so black and white when coming to medicine. I wish I didn't have to take it but for now I do. The anxiety medicine also helps me when I have symptoms of the MVP and blood pressure rises from anxiety. AND I don't take it on a daily basis anyway. Just as needed.
God Bless,
Laurie
Wouldn't that be great in a perfect world? If we could all be free of anxiety, stress and worry and ailments? I'd love it.
Laurie