I will like to know yes or no and why. Thank you for your time.
For me it is. I have to have daily doses just to get through each day. I am on a very addictive one, so it was not the best choice my doctor gave me, but I am stuck on them now. Some people are able to deal with the anxiety in natural ways. I think it depends on the severity of it, and how you are handeling it. That is a decision only you can make. But if you are suffering for a long time, with no end in sight, I would seek help.
Each to their own. I'm no hero,I would have taken anything when I suffered from anxiety,but meds had no effect on me whatsoever (good or bad). I stopped taking them after 3 months. If you can beat anxiety without meds then don't take them,as there's always the chance you may become reliant on antidepressants.
Hello cuteapple
For me, as a longtime sufferer of general anxiety, Fluoxetine has been my salvation. However it may take time to find out which med agrees with you best. I remember my GP saying to me "You will not get better without medication". I took his advice and although I do not feel addicted to Fluoxetine, I feel comfortable taking it. It is each to his own. I suppose none of us like taking prescription drugs, but if they do the trick...so be it. Good Luck!
I think they can be extremely helpful for some people who are at their wit's end with anxiety and feel they cannot go on living. Sometimes you desperately need something to relieve you for a while, and medication can help you get back on your feet. But I don't think they should be taken long term. Medication essentially screws up your body's natural hormones.
For me - no, medication is not the right option. It fails to address the real problems and can make you feel even worse. I prefer to turn to natural remedies to help me. These include meditation, EFT, valerian root and lavender. Also, diet and exercise levels have a HUGE impact on anxiety. Since eating more fruit/veggies and doing more exercise (yoga, walking, jogging), I've found my anxiety levels are much lower.
Thank you for your response. were you suffering for along time until you got into the decition you needed or wanted to take meds? A mean how long till you decided it was the best choise to go with medication? and what type of anxiety you have?
are you still suffering or you how are you feeling now?
how do you feel now? what type of anxiety do you have or had? and how did it started?
thanks for replying back. how are you feeling now?
Hellocuteapple
I have been reading the reponses.....the major thing is to get at the root (if possible) of what is causing your anxiety. There may be "outside influences" or you may be genetically "wired" as an anxious person, continually worrying about anything and everything. For instance, we had the neighbours from hell for 17 years, which gave me continual stress....Thank goodness they have at last moved away. I can cope with my own general living, but other events cause me such worry, and of course I have no control over these. Keep posiitive. Good Luck.
For me....I would try anything to get rid of the horrible effects of anxiety. If doctor thinks that you need medication then it is really advisable to go with it...unfortunately the side effects can make it worse...that happened to me. I now take vit b complex, Kalms if needed, but the real life saver for me was getting a book called Mindfulness, finding peace in a Frantic World,by Mark Williams And Danny Penman..it has given me hope...there is no quick fix...but it does work....something positive to do....worth a go.....I was so desperate to get rid if my fear and illness brought on by it....so I got it from Amazon ....haven't looked back.....best of luck...
ive always thought taking medication for anxiety is a very sensible thing to do. Its an illness just like a physical illness. drugs are there to help us.
I'm fine now, have been for nearly 10 years,but I'll never forget what anxiety felt like,it was the blackest period of my life. Some may not agree with me but I think once you've crossed a line with anxiety there's no going back,you'll always be susceptible to it. I very rarely get anxious now days,but I know the early signs when I do,so I'm able to nip it in the bud before it goes to far.
After reading what some people have gone through on this board,I'm not sure if I'm the worst or the best person to ask for advice. My anxiety only lasted a mere 12 months (give or take a month),whilst some on here have suffered for over 20 years with the wretched illness. My symptoms may have been mild compared to others, and I was just a wuss,or my symptoms were just as bad,but I handled them better.
The answer to curing health anxiety is easy,you've just got to convince yourself that anxiety is the sole reason why you feel like cràp. Once I stopped googling my symptoms,I gradually got better.
in your personal opinion why do you think some people suffer for so long an others not that long?? do you think is genes? or do you think is meds that prolong the illiness instead of helping?
I'm not sure,some experts say mental disorders maybe past on through the genes. I personly believe the internet is the cause for most health anxieties. Every time I googled an illness I developed a symptom from that illness,yet I kept doing it. Once I got shut of my computer my anxiety slowly ebbed away. Some people would rather live in misery than give up their internet connection. I don't do facebook or twitter,so giving up the net is no biggie for me, my kids and Missus on the other hand would go crazy.
Not always Glen,my Auntie was given morphine when she was ill,it eased the pain,but she was away with the fairies when she took it. She decided she'd rather be in some discomfort and keep her wits about her. Saying that,she was a tough cookie,far braver than I.
Hi Pablobrown
Tell me if you've overcome your anxiety disorder why do you use this website??? I was given this site by my G.P. to help me with my depression and anxiety and I have to say I feel it comforting to be able to discuss with people who are suffering like me my feelings and symptoms to try and make sense of them!!! You seem to fall into the category of "Pull yourself together" which for some of us is eaier said than done and we don't understand why we can't do that!!!
Hi Cuteapple
Listen to Cruiselady!! This anxiety and depression lark is not easy and it may take time to find meds that agree with you!! Believe me I have been on and off meds for a few years now but first diagnosed back in the day when medication was a last resort!!! Had my G.P. prescribed me meds in that first instance maybe I wouldn't be in the state I am today!!! Think seriously about meds and it might take a few different ones and a fair period of time before you find the one that suits you but once you do you'll feel much better. Please don't let anyone put you off by using the old adage of "pull yourself together you don't need the Happy Pills!!!"
I came across this site by sheer chance,I wasn't looking for any help. This may sound a little hypocritical,but I caught my 15 year old daughter googling her symptoms (I hit the roof),she had a mild case of bels polsy (So mild I didn't notice it). I didn't want her reseaching the illness as she was already terrified that she may be left disfigured,soI did,and that's when I came across this site. I don't mean to sound condescending,I'm only telling you how I overcome anxiety. Even tho Its been a long time since I suffered fron anxiety,the memory is still fresh, and I feel for anyone going through it.
I wouldn't normally spend so much time on a forum like this,but I've been booted off the football forum I normally go on,and I barred myself for a month from my favourite poker site,as I lost too much. This could be beneficial to both of us. I'll try and help you with your anxity,and you can prevent me from getting my head filled in by the Missus for blowing my wages on lovely lovely poker,by keeping me preoccupied. It's a win win scenario. Good luck Sandy
As others say, it is each to their own. I have GAD (General Anxiety Disorder) brought about by the sudden deaths of my wife, mother and father. Any big stress in life can bring it on and I've always been a sensitive, artistic guy. I dont really want to be taking drugs but you have to be pragmatic about it. I tried coping with exercise, meditation, healthy lifestyle etc. but it didn't have much effect. I saw a different doctor and am now taking Pregabalin 200mg a day which seems to have knocked it on the head. I also take Quetiapine 25mg ( a mild sedative) which gives me a good nights sleep. I also have Propranalol 40mg which I take during the day if my heart palpitations get too much but I'm taking this much less now that I'm on the Pregabalin. I was also taking Kalms (over the counter herbal mix) but again I'm taking less of these now. The Pregabalin certainely seems to work for me. This may sound a lot of meds and is the result of a lot of experimenting but I hope to be slowly reducing the drugs once I have got out of the habit of the 'fear of fear' which happened because I left the anxiety untreated for 15 years, didn't educate myself about it, didn't seek help, thought I could cope with it by myself,took recreational drugs to cope, became very depressed, isolated myself from people amd lost confidence in myself. All really because I couldn't cope with the overwhelming grief. Now the anxiety is under control, the grief is coming up and I am learning to cope with it on a day by day basis. So, I am very grateful for the meds but dont intend to be on them for the rest of my life. I do believe they can be useful in getting us through some of the rough patches in life and if I broke my leg I wouldn't hesitate to take some painkillers for it so why not take meds that are available for other pains in life. That being said, I would be cautious about some anti-depressants as coming off them can be very difficult (the same with some painkillers) so it always pays to research any drug you are about to take.