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Overcoming memory of first anxiety attack...any tips?
Oct 07, 2008 02:20PM in the Anxiety Community
I have the exact same problem, GHR. :(
Whats causing this?
Aug 18, 2008 06:08PM in the Anxiety Community
I went through a battery of tests before I allowed myself to accept the anxiety diagnosis. None of us WANTS to have this. At times I was hoping one of the many tests would turn up SOMETHING, no matter how terrible, just so I could point to that and go "AHA! That's why I feel like this!" At times I would have preferred a brain tumor to daily debilitating a...
XANAX and ST JOHN's wort
Aug 13, 2008 06:25PM in the Anxiety Community
I personally wouldn't take any prescription medication concomitantly with any herbal supplement. Herbal supplements are rarely, if ever, tested by the FDA for interactions with other meds or on their own for that matter.
getting off clonazepam
Aug 13, 2008 06:21PM in the Anxiety Community
Is it really just your doctor weening you off or is this a decision you have both made? You should be allowed to take as long as you need to ween yourself, and that may in fact require more increments than just the one increment you are considering. At the very least I would go from half in the am/pm (2-4 weeks), to half in the am/ half every other pm (2-4 ...
Caffeine and Lorazepam??
Jul 25, 2008 05:06PM in the Anxiety Community
With my anxiety I can't even handle caffeine anymore. I don't know if it's psychosomatic or not but anything more than one cup of "real" coffee in the morning is enough to put me over the edge.
has anyone ever gotten over fear of swallowing pills?
Jul 22, 2008 06:29PM in the Anxiety Community
Just remember that a lot of the "controlled release" medications can cause you problems if you crush (chew) them. If you reserve yourself to chewing any pills, please double-check that they are safe to "crush". I couldn't swallow pills until I was about 14, and I don't remember how I got over it.