How do I get on anti-anxiety medication?
Sunday, August 29th, 2010 at
4:35 pm
I feel bad b/c I just had a baby 4 months ago and I don’t always have energy for her b/c I just feel drained. The anxiety has put "knots" in my stomach for the last few months and they won’t go away. I know my anxiety/depression has been brought on because the father of my baby walked out on me and I feel really really low.
Should I just talk to my regular family doctor and ask for meds? What kind do you suggest?
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I took anti anxiety/depression meds (Zoloft) and to be honest I can describe it as your mind and body being seperated. After you get passed all the temp side effects (dry mouth, drowsy, or the always lasting never hungry one <3) You just see things for what they are, your never really happy but your not sad, your just doing what you have to do.
The real downfall is, I was very open about things on my mind. So yeah, expect no resistrictions on speaking your mind about things. And my creativity suffered for in all honestly depression fuels my creative nature.
Don’t ask people on here what medication they suggest you take. That’s for a doctor to decide. Period. You could be suffering from postpartum depression along with some bad circumstances. Speak with your family doc and tell him/her what you’ve been feeling and experiencing. They cannot correctly diagnose you unless you disclose everything.
Ask your family doctor for a referral to a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist can prescribe a medication that will be most helpful and safe for you to take.
My regular family dr put me on lexapro and when my insurance no longer covered it she changed it to celexa, it seems to be helping a great bit.
Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc.
Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI – Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There’s this strange herb called "St John’s Wort" – it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John’s Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced… you have that "learned behavior" in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior – Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction… There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to….
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