theantiadult
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valiums pretty strong 4 anxiety.kava root helps especially a drink of it.
valiums pretty strong 4 anxiety.kava root helps especially a drink of it.
My dear and precious fellow sufferers of anxiety. We share a horrible ailment but we can share and help one another in places such as this. My anxiety is chronic, extreme and unrelenting. I work as a lawyer in an office with over 200 people so you can imagine the pain that causes.
I NEED ADVICE ON MEDICATIONS THAT ACTUALLY WORK FOR SEVERE ANXIETY!
I have been on Lexapro for years. I have been up to 60mg per day but am currently on 30mg. This stuff is useless for my anxiety and chronic, unrelenting fear of social interaction. CBT and all that other crap is useless too,
I need to find meds which ACTUALLY WORK in cases of extreme anxiety like mine.
My current medication regime:
-Lexapro 30mg daily
-Valium 30mg daily
-Started Lyrica today 2 x 75mg
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS OR EXPERIENCES WITH MEDICATIONS THEY CAN RECOMMENED WHICH ACTUALLY WORK BETTER THAN LYRICA ETC?
Please help a fellow sufferer by providing advice![]()
Taper off the benzos immediately.
Start exercising and eating healthy.
Start weekly or twice-a-week cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with a therapist you trust and like.
Continue taking your SSRI as prescribed.
I guarantee this will eliminate your social anxiety better than anything else.
Reason I said what I said was because I was Rx'd lexapro 20mg a day, valium 40mg a day, lyrica 300mg a day, etc. valium is best for As needed panic attacks or seizures, daily use just makes you slow in the head and causes rebound anxiety. get off that as soon as possible. i know you don't want to hear that but trust me, it's the best thing you'll ever do. i promise.
I thought CBT was cock and ball torture. Damn, what a pervert I am. Actually, on second thoughts, the cock and ball thing would be more helpful than behavioral therapy lol. My parents tried this behavioral therapy with me, drives me fkn crazy.
Has anyone heard of or had any experience with guanfacine(Tenex, Intuniv)? It has recently piqued my interest as a potential treatment option for anxiety. It also has applications for treating attention deficit disorders especially in adjunct with traditional stimulant medication. It is an anti-hypertensive drug not unlike propranolol.
I am currently doing a 6 week phenobarbital taper to come off of Klonopin. After 5 years on Klonopin @ 3mg/day for the majority of that time, it plateaued out and then starting giving me rebound anxiety. It started off with .5mg as needed and increased to 3mg every day. I really didn't want to keep upping the dosage, knowing it would make it all the harder to get off of them if/when I had to.
I would be hesitant to recommend benzos for long term treatment of anxiety due to my experiences with them. Some people report finding a sustainable dose, others don't. SSRIs seem to be worthless. I would look at some nontraditional solutions like guanfacine or propranolol. It seems like GABAergic drugs often end up becoming unsustainable and then getting off of them is such hell that it pales in comparison to the original anxiety problems. As for any kind of herbal or nootropic remedies the only one I've found to put a dent in anxiety is bacopa. Seriously though, bacopa is good stuff. There are plenty of other meds out there too. Buspirone and trazadone are two serotonergic drugs that aren't SSRIs but I don't know much about them or their efficacy. Other than an occasional dose of tryptophan to dull anxiety and depression for a short while, my brain doesn't seem to like anything messing with the serotonin system.
Any chance you could keep us updated on how pristiq goes for you?
Tramadol helps me a lot, It's a painkiller obviously but it gives you a nice sense of well being and makes you want to talk to people. Helped me through a lot.
That's great to hearI'm on Avanva (which is the Australian Remeron). Do you it makes you really tired when u wake up until around midday. I keep sleeping through my alarm clock!