i have a panic disorder, im scared to take medicine cause i took some meds that made me have anxiety as soon as i took it. if i take xanax that the dr gave me will that make me have anxiety or will it make it stop? help please…………………………

Was it the right choice? How did you feel when you were stopping the meds? How did you feel later? I take Prozac and wellbutrin and I think I may want to try to get off them. I have situational anger, no patience, and different levels of anxiety about different things. I still have these with in my opinion not big enough of a difference to keep putting all this in my body.

i take depakote and lamictal on a daily basis for epilepsy, and i also have generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and i was wondering what anxiety medicine is best to take with my anti-epileptic meds with the least side effects?

I’ve notice since I’m no longer on meds for my anxiety disorder, I notice that I have been less social. not confident nor happy. feeling miserable. like I’m missing a lot in life not doing anything with it. and I’m about to turn 20. I tried to be social, but it feels uncomfortable. I talk for a few seconds then stop and feel like a lame ass. I know I have crazy fun side in me, but feel like this anxiety is not letting me show it. it’s holding me back. I need to know if there’s any way to be more social, and if it;s possible to deal with it without any help form a physician. I don’t have a job right now and. I don’t have that much money. like 1,248 dollars to be exact. I don’t want to spend money on treatment if I don’t have money. any advice???

My memorys gotten very bad over the past few years. In 08 i started psychiatric meds after being diagnosed with major depressive disorder with pyschotic features. From then till now I’ve gone on and off multiple anti psychotics and anti depressants cold turkey. I know i shouldn’t have but i did, i couldn’t stick with meds. Could this be a cause for why my memory has gotten so bad?

how many of you have been put on anxiety medication for a short period of time…then were taken OFF the medication at some point and are now medication AND anxiety free?

what was your original diagnosis…what kind of medication were you put on and how long were you on the medicine? any complications coming off the meds?

I have panic disorder. My panic attacks happen precisely in closed spaces, like classrooms. I KNOW I will have a panic attack during my exams since I’ll have to be closed in a classroom 3 hours without permission to leave, in a hot place full of people.

What to do? I’m thinking of taking meds but then I’ll be VERY sleepy and not able to focus, plus meds make me sleepy but they don’t take the panic attacks away!

I have tried several behavioral methods for 2 years now, and the problem still exists.
My vet is recommending anti anxiety meds since he is doing this out of anxiety, along with continuing his training.
My vet did a blood panel on my dog and he has no medical problems that would be causing his fear of kids. Its more an anxiety issue.

Anyone in the vet profession, or anyone who owns a dog and has experience with this, I;d love to hear from you!!

BTW, my dog is amazing except for this one problem.

I have severe severe anxiety/panic disorder and I’ve been out of meds for two days. I’ve been having an anxiety attack going in and out of panic attacks for almost two days. I can;t get medicine until monday. Advice? Are there any downers that will help such as Benadryl? I really need some advice on how to curb this suffering until I can get my prescriptions.

If you take these meds and feel better, happier, calmer, more rationable and feel like a reasonable human being, does that mean that you definitely have either an anxiety disorder or a depression disorder of some sorts that is underlying?

I seem to be very irritable and depressed and anxious and can’t concentrate very well that seemed to have increased with my age, and then I started taking some ativan, and 5-htp. In time I noticed my mood lift and generally I just felt alot better.

So, does that mean that since I’m a responder, that I do have anxiety and depression?

Also, if a "normal" person took these, would they notice any differences? thanks.

i get very nervous and i get the occasional panic attacks and the palpitations but its not sever. i was adviced by my doctor to try anti anxiety meds. but i like my occasional ssocialdrinking and smoking. so i was wondering if it would be a good idea to try the anti anxiety meds.

I reluctantly started taking Lexapro for anxiety, but now I feel very draggy and depressed for days at a time. I may have felt like this before and not noticed as much, I’m not sure. Can taking meds for anxiety make you feel depressed? I’ve been on it for about seven weeks.
I’m 28, so I’m not young.

What is the best thing to do when you’re having a panic attack? My meds don’t really help and I am home alone most of the time. I need ways to help cope with them. Thanks in advance!

Hi,
I’ve been thinking i’ve had an anxiety problem for a while. I’m finally going to talk to my doctor about it, since i’m 15 i still go to a pediatrician, and i was wondering what the treatment course for something of that nature would be.
I really don’t want to go to a shrink. I’m really nervous about going to a therapist, would it be possible to ask the doctor if we could just go right to medication?
I’m not some teen that wants to invent problems to get the meds, i honestly want this taken care of, i just really don’t want to go to therapy. If it’s not possible, i will go, but i don’t want to if at all avoidable.
So, can pediatricians give adolescents anxiety medications without a Psychiatric consult?

My eldest is 4 and she has started asking me what my meds are for, I don’t want to lie to her but I don’t want to worry her either.

Are there any books or other tools aimed at children that will help me explain my bipolar to her?