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Anxiety issues but prescribed anti-depressants?

There is a few anti depressants that really help with anxiety and depression alike. They are much better for you than quick fixes like vallies, xanax and the like.
 
^ I'd agree with that; they can provide a long term solution and although coming off them is a bitch, it's even more of a bitch with benzodiazepines.
 
Every one here, me included are quick to dismiss benzos but don't forget they do work for some one.


Is there a way to tell short term how effective they are going to be? I knew after my first xanax binge that they wouldn't be useful for me because A) They didn't "mask" the anxiety very well and B) the rebound anxiety was horrible.
 
The-Future said:
I'm now 21 and I still get nervous around people and suffer panic attacks in social settings. I went to a doctor and mentioned how it was affecting my social, work and study commitments and his solution was anti-depressants. I made it quite clear I wasn't depressed but he insisted anxiety and depression go hand in hand
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Well, they are quite often linked. I'd be interested to hear how your doctor assessed you - there are some quite standard tests for anxiety and depression - they aren't perfect, but they are commonly used. If he didn't at least test you, I'm not sure how he can make any judgment.

I'm also surprised he didn't recommend cognitive-behavourial therapy (CBT). I'm in the UK, and that's the first thing that my doctors suggest for anxiety or depression. I've used it with a fair bit of success, in combination with antidepressants. The antidepressants definitely helped me get into a more stable space, but the CBT gave me some tools to deal with my own social anxiety. Interestingly enough, here in the UK we use an Australian resource - the specific one I used was called Shy No Longer. I worked through it with a therapist, but you can also use it on your own.

In your position, I would be willing to consider SSRIs (they work for many, including me as I said) but I would be strongly advocating for CBT as well.

Best of luck - you don't have to keep dealing with social anxiety - there are tools to treat it :)

(by the way, I found myself getting mad at doctors a lot when I was seeking treatment - I wonder if that was more to do with my illness than with them, though...)
 
Hahaha.

Psychiatrists' have to do an undergraduate degree (2 years), then an MBBS (6 years), then hospital training (minimum of 7 years), then they can choose there specialty (psychiatry is for 3 years).

18 years of studying/working in a hospital to get accreditation with the FRANZCP.

A psychologist takes 4 years. 10 years if he/she has a Psy.D or PhD.

DOn't go to benzos. use em short term only, like a week.
 
diksonfire said:
Hahaha.

Psychiatrists' have to do an undergraduate degree (2 years), then an MBBS (6 years), then hospital training (minimum of 7 years), then they can choose there specialty (psychiatry is for 3 years).

18 years of studying/working in a hospital to get accreditation with the FRANZCP.

A psychologist takes 4 years. 10 years if he/she has a Psy.D or PhD.

DOn't go to benzos. use em short term only, like a week.
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I don't quite get where you're going regarding the number of years of training (we all know it's long) but you're wrong anyway. You don't have to do an undergrad degree prior to studying an MBBS, and many unis in Aus have a 5yr MBBS (though others do have 6yrs). The 7 years of hospital training prior to 3 years of psychiatric training is also complete bs. There's only one year compulsory hospital training (internship) before entering the program. I don't know exactly how long the training program is for psychiatry (can't be hard to look up) but I think it's around 5 years.

On what basis are you giving medical advice? You seem pretty ignorant.

EDIT: I looked it up. It is 5 years. That makes a total of around 11-12 years. Regardless, I fail to see the point. The MBBS course + internship is in medicine, with fairly minimal psychiatry, meaning they only spend 5 years dedicated study. Also psychologists and psychiatrists take completely different approaches to mental health, nobody should base which one they see on how supposedly "knowledgeable" they are compared to one another.
 
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