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Originally Posted by King Adam
Treatment = exercise .... no joke.
I've had panic attacks and my doctor gave me Alzoprom (Xanax) and I didn't like it long term. I trying Klonopin and they worked a lot better.
But I didn't want to get hooked on taking pills all the time. So I started a serious exercise routine. Now I jog 3-5 miles 3 times a week. I bike when I can and hit the gym for some basic working out. That has helped me more than anything.
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Actually there is some truth to that. I did the same, and that helped. I also started taking my weekends off from work for the most part, and actually forced myself to stop working all the time. Now I do not get them anymore whether awake, or stop breathing shit at night. It's lovely.
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Originally Posted by pr0
DO NOT TAKE XANAX FOR MORE THAN 2 WEEKS
you will get hooked...its way stronger than heroin
it takes you to happy land & trust me you won't ever wanna go back to dealing with anxiety again
only 5% of long term xanax patients are ever able to stop taking it
klonopin is a safe alternative
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Don't believe the hype. I've taken Xanex as needed for a few years now. Even going long stints w/o it. While dosage could play a factor (mine was .025) this 'hooked' bullshit is just one of those weak minded who thinks they are addicted. Truth be told, they would get addicted to a placibo.
Also cut down your caffine. It sounds difficult. I thought I never would be able to do that. But I switched off the to flavored bottled water, and have cut caffine intake by more than half. That also helped. As did a better diet.
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Originally Posted by Mutt
Xanax is great for very short term use - a plane trip, death of somebody close to you, a bad panic episode.
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True.
I agree with you on the point that you need to find out what's causing it. Also simple changes (caffine, excercise, etc) will help deal with a lot of it.
As for all this ER stuff people are throwing out. I would like to see where real people have had ANY of this stuff. A lot of the shit with anxiety is in your diet, and you head. You have to deal with it at some point without the magic pills.
