I’m going to get some cavities filled in 2 weeks. Because of my SEVERE fear of the dentist and needles, they prescribed 20mg of Valium one hour before the appointment. I’ve never taken it before. How well does it work to ease anxiety? And does it really have an effect on your pain tolerance like I’ve read? Anyone have any experience with it being used in this capacity?

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My brother very obviously has social anxiety disorder but my mom refuses to take him to a psychologist, although I seriously insist on doing so. She’s quite adamant. He doesn’t have a school counselor that can help him, so is there anything we can do? He’s 13, I’m 16, and I can’t drive yet, but is there anything else I can do? Are there any books I can help him? His social anxiety seems to be ruining his life.
How can I speak to a doctor–I haven’t any money. I thought you had to pay for a doctor’s appointment. If I’m wrong, well excuse me. lol.

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I’m pretty sure I need to be on something for it because no matter what I do I can’t shake it and for the past two years, since I graduated from high school and have had alot more responsibility, it seems to keep getting worse and worse. So now, how do I make a doctor’s appointment? Does it matter what doctor’s office I call? I am 19 but my Mom takes me to a place called Promed whenever I need a physical or get sick so does that mean I can just call them up and say I need to set up an appointment or is there anything I need to do? We don’t have insurance and I don’t want my parents to find out about this since they would tell me that every ounce of my money needs to go to paying back college loans…. any advice would be helpful. Thanks!

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I have spoken to my doctor and he thinks I have some sort of anxiety disorder and recommended me to a mental health counselling service and wants to put me on prozac but wants to run it by them first. That was weeks ago and I received a letter telling me the service are passing me on to someone else. I’m booking an appointment with the school counsellor but can I go back to him and ask for the prescription of prozac anyway? I had a panic attack at school today and I couldn’t hold my pen my hand was shaking so badly. I don’t want people to think I’m a freak!
I’m 16 btw.

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i believe i have social anxiety disorder or another similar anxiety disorder and i told my parents. i have a doctors appointment and i was wondering what they usually do.

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I am very depressed, sometimes feel very low. I become very irritating and sometimes, especially when I wake up in the morning, I get panic as well. My doctor has referred to me to the counsellor and I am waiting for the appointment.
1) Do think there could be any medicine that do not make me drowsy during the day time and that does not affect driving?
2) Is there any method to treat depression, anger, etc. other than medicines?
3) If you had gone through such problems in the past and been better, please let me know your suggestion.

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I used to take lexapro and when I lost my insurance I couldn’t afford it anymore.

I just had an appointment with a therapist that said she wouldn’t give me lexapro unless I enrolled in a full time treatment program, which I can’t afford.

so where can I go to get my meds???

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I’m at a point where I feel like I need to seek treatment for anxiety, and I’m wondering, for people who have been through it or know about it, and general advice about how to go along with it to get the most out of it and get the most effective recovery.

I don’t know how much of this was inevitable and how much of it I drove myself to, but the past year I have been driving myself harder in terms of working and going to school, it was always at least a six day week, 30 hours of work, 4-5 days a week, classes 2 days a week. And I tried to keep up with it, but my grades suffered. And then this winter I just collapsed, I broke down, I couldn’t keep up with it. It was the workload plus the anxiety. But what convinces me that I have an anxiety problem and that I wasn’t just stressed from the workload is that, now that I’m on winter break, I feel no better, I am no less anxious, I’ve gotten far more irritable, hopeless feeling, and depressed over the past year.

What I’m trying to decide is this: I could theoretically start treatment within a week, if I can get an appointment. I don’t know how long it takes to get on pills, and how long it would take for them to kick in. School starts again in roughly three weeks, and I have to decide whether to sign up for classes this semester within two. I really don’t want to skip a semester, being this close to attaining my associates degree, especially if taking time off wouldn’t really help me. But, at the same time, I don’t want to put myself through that again if I’m not going to be mentally stable enough to handle it. What’s the point? Maybe the time off would give me time to work through this and clear my mind, and get a fresh start in the summer. What I’m asking is, what would you do?

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I’m actually in the process of making an appointment with a local legitimate hypnotherapist, and I was wondering if it actually works. I’m going in for help with anxiety and I don’t know if it’s the answer.

Do you guys have any experiences you’d like to share?? Or know how much sessions can generally cost?

Thank you so much!

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This is a high stress time. I’ve been diagnosed as depressed. Insomnia is really bad, to the point I dread going to bed. As soon as my head hits the pillow, my mind goes into high gear. Although I have a hard time losing weight normally, I’ve been dropping weight like you wouldn’t believe. Has anyone taken medications for problems like this, & was it effective? I finally got an appointment with the doctor this Friday. I’d appreciate recommendations from anyone. Thank you!

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I have been diagnosed with social phobia and unfortunately had to quit treatment. That was several years ago and now I feel as if I get anxious over more and more things. I don’t go anywhere alone anymore, I don’t drive, I have no friends,etc…I am so depressed. I have an appointment that recently got pushed back to December….Is it normal or common to have panic attacks or severe anxiety in more situations if your anxiety is untreated?

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Ive been having panic attacks recently (or what i think are panic attacks) and i have been feeling worn out.. and i keep getting bad headaches.. or migranes rather.. is this to be expected?
I have been to the doctor and have had a full blood panel and everything came back normal..although i am about to schedule another appointment. I am worried a bit because ill get headaches (or migranes which im concerned they are) and they make my eyes agitated.. and it does make them sensitive to light and such.

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I realize that that that goes against what the disorder is about
but it’s about light exposure.
And I stay inside a large amount of time regardless of season.
I’ve been asked the generic SAD screening questions a ton of times by diffrent doctors but none have ever considered that maybe that’s what I have and the reason it doesn’t vary from season to season is because my behavior doesnt vary much.

yes I know you shouldnt self diagnoss blah blah blah I’m meeting with my psych tommorow I just wanted to know if anyone had heard of anything like this or not before I bring it up in my appointment tommorow.
If you’re going to just tell me to ask my doctor don’t waste your time typing because Ill do it regardless. Itll just be easier to ask if I have some more level of certainty that I’m not horribly deluded about this thought.

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I self diagnosed myself with social anxiety disorder.

I am extremely quiet and shy around people I don’t know.

If there is a larger group of people I don’t know, I start to freak out. My palms get sweaty and I start shaking.

I concentrate more on the conversations that might take place and how they can end up then I actually spend talking.

I tend to almost cry (and have before) when I am alone or will be alone around people I have to make a good impression on.

I can’t even talk on the phone to order pizza or make a doctors appointment.

But I can go to the mall, or make a doctors appoinment in person.

Does this sound like it could be S.A.D.? If so, what are treatments. Sometimes I think this is just all in my head and that I can get over it with pratice, yet I can’t.

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I am not really sure why I’m having really bad anxiety, I just had my third baby, my husband is great, good job, nice home, but I stress about everything under the sun, I worry my kids will get sick, I think I’m dying of something, I’m scared my husband gets in a wreck, its a constant thing. I know I need to make a doctors appointment, and I will this week but I don’t want to be on antidepressants because I’m not depressed, I just worry.

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