WTF anxiety

[Epiper888]

So I've read around Bluelight and have read to stay away from benzos and booze. I honestly am confused, is there any safe way to treat anxiety. Ssri are worthless IMO. Seems like there is no way around it.

 

[DimeBagJohnny]

Meditation can help. I also hear pot is good for some people when it comes to anxiety -- not me though. YMMV.

 

[deos68]

CBT is highly recommend before going on benzos which will help a shit ton but use that as a last resort
it can your breathing habits that can escalate mild anxiety into high levels of it
i know it does for me i start overbreathing like a son bitch which always causes me to feel dizzy, arms legs go numb pounding and racing heart
meditation, yoga yeah yoga, working out, running, find yourself a job or hobby
just dont be afraid of the shit its just anxiety the good thing for you is that you know its anxiety when i first got anxiety attacks and panic attacks
anxiety and panic attacks were unheard of like i honestly didnt know wtf was happening to me

cannabis helps also but you need to find a strain with a high CBD ratio like a 2:1 CBD to THC it feels awesome without the anxiety and paranoia

 

[Venrak]

How many different ssri/snri/tricyclics have you tried? It took me over five years of trying 8 different ones throughout their therapeutic dose ranges before finding a combination of aripiprazole and duloxetine, which worked.

 

[ksralyv2mch]

Benzos are ok if you have self control/discipline to not take MASSIVE amounts everyday or even taking small amounts daily can lead to physical addiction. That is the main reason people say to stay away, because a majority of people love benzos and end up taking them everyday shooting up their tolerance real quick then they take higher and higher doses more frequently and than a year blows by doing this, they try to go a day without and WHAM ! withdrawals...

So if you go with benzos... be disciplined about it, physical addiction to benzos is super dangerous. But other routes for anti-anxiety are: Gabapentin, Pregabalin. SSRIs: Celexa, Lexapro.

If you go the weed route, check out Leafly it's basically the marijuana wikipedia. You can research which strains/kinds of marijuana are good for anxiety suppression and it's fun too cause they show beautiful pictures and have a cool layout for flavors, medical, beneficial and negative effects so you can get a complete description of every strain to find the one that would be right for you, then it helps you find a dispensery that has that strain near you. It's one of my favorite sites ;p

 

[Streetcow]

Meditation is great I meditate everyday also meds like Zoloft and nuserra are great for anxiety and depression hope you feel better!

-Streetcow

 

[methyldreams]

Benzos are ok if you have self control/discipline to not take MASSIVE amounts everyday or even taking small amounts daily can lead to physical addiction. That is the main reason people say to stay away, because a majority of people love benzos and end up taking them everyday shooting up their tolerance real quick then they take higher and higher doses more frequently and than a year blows by doing this, they try to go a day without and WHAM ! withdrawals...

So if you go with benzos... be disciplined about it, physical addiction to benzos is super dangerous. But other routes for anti-anxiety are: Gabapentin, Pregabalin. SSRIs: Celexa, Lexapro.

If you go the weed route, check out

Leafly

it's basically the marijuana wikipedia. You can research which strains/kinds of marijuana are good for anxiety suppression and it's fun too cause they show beautiful pictures and have a cool layout for flavors, medical, beneficial and negative effects so you can get a complete description of every strain to find the one that would be right for you, then it helps you find a dispensery that has that strain near you. It's one of my favorite sites ;p

Thanks man.

 

[noone1]

Because you can't take them everyday without gaining a massive tolerance and eventually they stop working. Ideally you would only be on these drugs for a short time as you go through therapy and do the exposure exercises. If only.