Anxiety

DonTheKing

DonTheKing

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Anybody on medication for this? I've been prescribed quite a few different ones in my time and none have ever helped me. Tried zoloft and prozac, also tried propranolol for thr physical symptoms too.
I've done counselling and cbt too over the years and still to no avail.
Anyone got a medication that's worked for them? Or any other suggestions?
 
I have used fluoxitine (prozac) over the years. I find it helps to stop things getting to the stage where it leads to depression, but have found mindfulness and CBT more effective to help with general anxiety. Mindfulness to focus on the here and now and CBT in various forms to re frame those anxious thoughts, which at the end of the day are only thoughts (but your thoughts - so you can control them with practice!!!)
 
I have had massive problems with anxiety. Nothing helped more than quitting drinking to be honest.

I’ve also found a combination of L-Theanine and Magnesium taken daily has been really helpful.

Also meditation, qigong and yoga all help.
 
dontheking said:
Anybody on medication for this? I've been prescribed quite a few different ones in my time and none have ever helped me. Tried zoloft and prozac, also tried propranolol for thr physical symptoms too.
I've done counselling and cbt too over the years and still to no avail.
Anyone got a medication that's worked for them? Or any other suggestions?
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Morning Don

I take medication for Anxiety and panic attacks something which I've had the majority of my life. I've done years of therapy to combat this and I take medication for both, although the medication does help its the therapy and reasoning behind the Anxiety and panic that's the root of the problem. To cut a long story short, I cut out the things and people that were contributing towards the Anxiety and slowly started to find new things of interest, new hobbies, new job etc and although this never completely cured the Anxiety it certainly helped towards easing it and now I'm in the process of coming of the medication after 20 years. It can be a long slog and somedays you will feel like crap and somedays you will feel top of the world and please remember Don that these are normal feelings too that someone without Anxiety would feel, hang in there my friend and I'm always here if you need advice.

P.s I actually lost interest in football too and following the boro over a ten year stretch during the height of my illness after been a regular at Ayresome Park and the Riverside. I'm back following the boro now so once again you got this Don 👊💪
 
dontheking said:
Anybody on medication for this? I've been prescribed quite a few different ones in my time and none have ever helped me. Tried zoloft and prozac, also tried propranolol for thr physical symptoms too.
I've done counselling and cbt too over the years and still to no avail.
Anyone got a medication that's worked for them? Or any other suggestions?
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I have been on meds for anxiety and depression for years. For 10 years I tried GPs, counselling, supplements by the ton, meditation, CBT, hypnosis, mindfulness but i had to accept that I am one of those people that needs medicine to help. it is that simple.
The new one I am on is escitalopram. Its working well. Basically, me and my shrink picked meds from a list made by Cipriani who is a professor that put a lot of separate trial's data to find which antidepressants had the best efficacy.

I always have the same advice for anyone in a similar situation to mine: find the money for a private shrink. My GPs had not even heard of the meds I have been on.
I have had very bad experiences with GPs over the years some of whom, worryingly, did not have a clue what they were talking about and made me a lot worse.

My guess is that most GPs would prescribe sertraline for anxiety and citalopram for depression.

Cipriani study
 
sherlock1969 said:
I have had massive problems with anxiety. Nothing helped more than quitting drinking to be honest.

I’ve also found a combination of L-Theanine and Magnesium taken daily has been really helpful.

Also meditation, qigong and yoga all help.
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I haven't quit but somewhat reduced drinking and the difference it has made to my anxiety is stark. I know everyone jokes about the fear / hangxiety but it is way more pervasive than you realise even off the back of more moderate drinking, let alone a massive sesh.

The more I read into the actual biological reasons it happened, the more sense it made as to why it happens and the more I realised there's not a lot else you can do about it.
 
I have only ever taken Prozac when I had a full on howling like a wolf (that is how my wife described it, I cannot remember it) breakdown last year to calm me but not for anxiety. My best thing I had for it was hypnotherapy, my life changed dramatically. I said to him that I couldn't even talk to people on the phone, as I was too scared of what they thought of me and my thicko Northern accent. His reply before the session was "Do you really think they give a fk about you? They have their own lives and problems"

He was spot on and with the hypnotherapy it was life changing. My depression is a different story but if you want to message me, I can send you his details. He is brutally honest but very very calming as well. (if you are in the Middlesbrough area that is)
 
I’ve always thought that natural remedies are worth trying first rather than the poison doctors often prescribe.

For anxiety, which affects just about everyone in some capacity try taking Valarian root it’ll help you sleep and relax at the same time, plus you’re not hindered by the number of capsules you take daily as it’s not a drug although I’d suggest everything in moderation.

You can take it during the day and probably will help those who are suffering with anxiety at this time of the year. As some have suggested, layoff the booze and opt for a cleaner lifestyle if possible. Valarian will also help combat those fears and symptoms of anxiety.

You can also take it during the day in lower doses, which could help you not get so agitated with your boss or coworkers. Just a suggestion.
 
I'm on citalopram and (touch wood) it's working really well for me. First dose I was on worked OK for a few weeks then I went down hill again but it's since been upped and I'm happy
 
I have lived with this for many years.
In the early days I tried medication and it helped slightly to take the edge off the illness, however I didnt like the feeling of being drugged and found it hard to get off the medication. I then went on a journey to try to understand my triggers and to see if I could fix them and my way of thinking.
I have stopped drinking, I challenge my negative thinking and look forward to face challenges. Once completed I reward myself by doing something nice. If I dont succeed, I move on and dont overthink the situation.
I changed my home life, realised my ex-wife was a trigger, changed jobs and found something more rewarding to do.
I feel that I now have learned to live with anxiety, I avoid the extreme triggers, but that lets me do the things that I want to in life. these are the things that you would normally enjoy, such as meeting new people, but cant because of being overwhelmed with everything.
 
MoggasDog said:
I have been on meds for anxiety and depression for years. For 10 years I tried GPs, counselling, supplements by the ton, meditation, CBT, hypnosis, mindfulness but i had to accept that I am one of those people that needs medicine to help. it is that simple.
The new one I am on is escitalopram. Its working well. Basically, me and my shrink picked meds from a list made by Cipriani who is a professor that put a lot of separate trial's data to find which antidepressants had the best efficacy.

I always have the same advice for anyone in a similar situation to mine: find the money for a private shrink. My GPs had not even heard of the meds I have been on.
I have had very bad experiences with GPs over the years some of whom, worryingly, did not have a clue what they were talking about and made me a lot worse.

My guess is that most GPs would prescribe sertraline for anxiety and citalopram for depression.

Cipriani study
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This is the one they've juat prescribed to me too, may give it ago.
 
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