Do pills really cure Panic Attacks and Anxiety?
 

so? whats your experiences? I've avoided taking anything, with the fear of getting hooked on them for the rest of my life (or so i've heard)

but i've just about had it now, i cant take it anymore, i get pukey feeling now when in airplanes, and now even in cars, i cant go up high (motion sickness / fear of heights), dont go on roller coasters anymore etc etc

fucking bullshit, cuz i love to travel, (need to fly), etc etc this is all VERY new to me, i used to love flying, driving fast, roller coasters, etc etc

so whats your experiences with what pills?

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celexa is supposed to be good for panic attacks...you might gain 25 lbs, though.

valium would do the trick

Marijuana, you know you wanna.

valium or xanax, take it as needed that way you arent on something constant, just take it before a flight or something and you should be good to go..

dont ever start taking paxil, i cant get off that shit for the life of me, worst withdrawl ever

I think Ativan is what you are looking for. It's for people who are anxious and stuff. Makes you way more mellow. Check it out with your doc.

wouldn't recommend these sorts of medications to anyone


Edit - they would be ok for occasions like flying as long as you weren't flying everyday.

damn, i cant afford to gain any more weight, i've already gained like 10lbs :(

why not? :helpme

Do it old school way a few shoots of Jack before boarding!

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Stuff works wonderfully, I replaced paxil with this and it was the best thing I ever did.

haha, pretty sad, i actually get blacked out drunk sometimes on purpose, when i'm totally wasted is the only way i know to make it impossible to have an attack

checking the links now, thanks

mt doctor put me on Paxil..told me to quit smoking weed. I lied and told her I had. I weaned myself off of them after a few months when I realized she never intended to help me with any of my health issues and was a Dr that made her money off of pill poppers .

It became a joke when I would go in for a checkup as to what prescriptions she would give me. I currently have 3 tramadol scripts left, 2 nambutone, 4 trazadone (heavy sleeping pill or anti-psychotic)..anyone need any pills :1orglaugh

I need a new Dr.

ive tried 4-5 times to get off paxil in the past 5-6 years, i cant handle the withdrawl it feels like im coming out of my skin and skull

Eat banana in the morning ( banana tend to make you feel happy) and exercise more. Avoid caffeine. Xanax (a.k.a upjohn pill) does make you relax. but not longterm solution to your anxiety problem. Take cold shower more often.

Mary Jane is the best remedy for what you suffer from(pukey/motion sickness/anxiety):2 cents:

Xanax knocks panic attacks right out. Highly addictive though.

Weed is actually proven to be the cause of ALOT of people's panic/anxiety related issues. not everyone, but alot yes. If you're not sound of mind in the first place, marijuana like any other abusable substance can drastically heighten the effect any issues like this can have on your being while its in an altered mental state.

As for the prescription drugs, there is alot of evidence pointing towards the idea that dependence on prescription pills as a treatment also can take a negative turn in treating anxiety and depression. Instigating or deepening periods of depression. Some depression medications have come under some pretty heavvy scrutiny after their users have fallen into deeper depressive periods and even commited suicide after beginning the prescriptions.

All in all, I'd say don't rely on a pill to solve your problems.

PS. Valuum is awesome...

just start making your doses smaller, smoke weed if you can. It seems to have the same effect.

I hear its a bitch to get off of, I believe that is why I just didnt care for it.

Try to replace it with excercise or other things that make you happy...good luck

The problem with mary jane is there are no control over quality and what else is in it for added kick.

Anafranil ;)

Booze. :2 cents:

Erm, also head to a health food store and pick up a bottle of 5-HTP. It's a natural precursor for serotonin production. You won't get hooked on it, and it will help keep your chemically induced chances of remaining in good spirits up.

word. i used to have pretty bad anxiety, but i smoke herb now medicinally (ok, for recreation too:) and that helps immensely. also, try ativan for acute anxiety (like before you fly, or before a stressful situation - like getting together with the in-laws:).

honestly, i see herb as a huge improvement from something like paxil or lithium everyday...those make you feel like a zombie...you don't have anymore anxiety, but you sure as hell don't feel anything else either. i used to be on a whole slew of sleeping pills, anti-depressants, and anti-psychotics (haha, i'm not crazy, but i had severe insomnia and RLS - a sleep disorder, and not sleeping fucks with your brain). but now i just smoke herb (just a few times a week will do the job if you don't currently smoke) anyway, that's my :2 cents: good luck!

Take a look at Klonopin.. Does wonders for me not as ruthless as Xanax ;x

THats very rough stuff, it put my sister in the hospital.

have a couple drinks before you jump on your flight should calm you down a bit thats what i do anyway.

Xanax can lead to rebound panic attacks. It is not long acting and can do more harm then good when it comes to controlling attacks.

Ask your doctor about klonopin. It provides steady relief. Combine that with behavioral rehab and it works well.

damn this sucks, i just want to do anything it takes to start feeling normal again

if i take the wrong treatment then could fuck my life forever, or take the right shit and put me back to the happy, good feeling dude i used to be

hmmmm, i'm skerd!

No they do not.

A good balanced diet will help you.
10 Cups of coffee might not be a good idea either if you are prone to Anxiety Attacks.

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Pay attention.

A good diet, regular meals, get your vegetables and meats in order and you will be fine.

Stop drinking coffee or have just 1 cup a day.
Drop Coca Cola and cafinated drinks. No Rockstars and shit.

NORMAL EATING Habits.

actually, i had an attack that made me go to the emergency room, and that day i had about 7-8 cups of coffee

that was the last time i've knowingly had caffein, and that was about 5 months ago, i miss my coffee :( :Oh crap

Then try a good diet mano before resorting to Pharm shit, that will fuck you up worse down the road.

I always take a xanax before any flights. I'm getting on a plane in about 1 hour. Xanax makes any flight enjoyable. 10 hour trips feel like they are 30 minutes. As long as you don't start taking that crap all the time you will be fine.

eat whole foods and excersize. Probably the best way to go about it. I'm not a fan of meds myself.

I thank uncle sam everyday

Stay away from prescription meds if at all possible, I am speaking from personal experience here. I've never had anxiety but have been on some pretty heavy pain killers for long periods of time and on occasion I would be put on anti anxiety meds to ease the withdrawal symtoms. I found that they tended to fuck me up more than the pain meds would. I had days that are completely blank and the only way that I know what happened during that time is from what my friends that were around had told me.

I would try smoking some weed if anything at first, and if it doesn't do the trick at least you wont have the nasty withdrawals that you would get from the prescription drugs. Worst case senerio you get mungmouth and the munchies. The only thing is that from what I've heard and observed is that mostly only chronic pot smokers will reap the anti anxiety/etc. benifits of smoking pot and in non chronic users may actually have the reverse effect.

jscott, hit me up on icq if you want. I've got ALOT of experience with this stuff as I had some badass panic disorder that completely stopped my life for 4 months because I couldn't do anything other then sit in constant terror.

Is it just the setting or is there any particular trigger for your panic/anxiety attacks?

I had PAs for over 15 years, I took all the knowns SSRIs and benzos for 10 years, I am off all the meds thanks to CBT, try it without meds. I have been meds free for almost a year and a half, it worked wonders! If you wanna talk hit me up on icq
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Xan, Val and Klon are in the same exact family. only difference is how they metabolize in the body. it will work at first, but later on watch the fuck out. it will only get worse. coming off xan is one of the hardest things i ever did in life. i dont suggest anyone starting. weed, it disconnects the frontal part of your brain which controls paranoia. not something you want to take if you are trying to get control over this. it will just make it much worse. the come off on weed isnt nearly as bad as xan. but still hard. i just learned to deal with shit myself. was hard the first few months, but now happy i stayed with it. :)

I take Ativan. And I DON'T get easily addicted to things, I never have. But ativan, it can be a problem. You really can't take it everyday because you develop a tolerence really quickly and it stops working. Valium doesn't even do anything for me. I'm supposed to take 1mg a 1-2x a day and I was taking 4mg at once at one point. So if you're not looking to take it everyday I say go for it, they def helped me when I didn't need them 24/7.

Actually causes the problem...

hit me up jscott

weed - definitely a no-no for anybody prone to anxiety/panic attacks - long proven to be a trigger and sometimes the gateway to full blown anxiety disorder.

any benzodiazepine will solve your problem (valium, xanax, klonopin, ativan). yes, they are addictive but the risk is fairly small and a hell of a lot better than panic attacks, imo.

first time i went off that shit i thought i was having a stroke and had to go to the ER. lower your doses slowly over a month or two - good luck!

dude. i know how you feel... i was on my pc one day and fuck my heart started to go crazy, felt dizzy, didn't know what was happening..i was scared. i went to the ER i thought i was going to die. They ruled out any heart issues out and told me it was a panic attack. i felt like shit, my heart palpitated all the time..i was so fucken anxious...so i started eating healthy, started getting normal sleep, dealt with my PROBLEMS which i had many.. my business was going bankrupt, i was being sued and other shit was going on..i thought the fucken world was going to end. deal with whatever is bothering you thats the key and of course eat healthy. i feel your pain!..

well, before there would be things that trigger them, like flying, i was in my friends wedding, all the nervousness and attention triggered a bad one, trains, now car rides

....but now just normal everyday things can trigger them, like going to a grocery store, eating in a restaruant, riding in a taxi!!! so it's getting worse and worse :Oh crap

posting this on GFY is obviously desparation

thanks konrad, i'll hit you up soon :)