Anyone take a daily anxiety med that works?

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#1

Anyone take a daily anxiety med that works?

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#2

I take something but honestly nothing helps me. My anxiety and depression is so magnified it awful.

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#3

I hear ya! I’m not looking for the cure all I guess I just wonder if I could be taking something to help with generalized anxiety…I’ve been working out trying to see if that helps but I think my anxiety might actually need meds…I don’t want to go back to the bottle so I’m willing to try something

#4

I take trintellex, Seroquel. For depression and anxiety. Does work for me but therapy (cbt) and other counseling are recommended. I have some other meds for bipolar that mix’s in as well. Unfortunately it’s nota one fits all. That would be nice

#5

Hi. I am not only dealing with keeping my sobriety (I will have 29 months on Friday 3/3/23) I have been dealing with long Covid for 18 months of my sobriety and that’s wearing me out. My anxiety and depression is so magnified it’s awful. Numerous Dr Appointments and multiple test with no answers. Plus my family are still being shady and even though I have Recovery friends I Don’t have my family. I haven’t seen my daughter in over 3 months so when I tell you everything is magnified I am not kidding you. When I was first in recovery and before Covid took over, I was feeling so good but now there isn’t a day that I feel good. But I will not give up my sobriety for anyone, especially my alcoholic family. I also feel very strongly about being sober because I lost my brother the color of a lemon from alcoholism at 33 years old so not going back. I hope this makes sense today hasn’t been a feel great day. If you really want sobriety it can definitely be done. :pray::pray::pray:

I also do AA meetings, Early Recovery Meetings, have a recovery coach and counselor. I am doing whatever it takes

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#6

Because I was addicted to clonazapam also the anxiety meds they can give me will take edge off but that’s about it.

#7

Thanks for the response I’ve tried cbt hoping I wouldn’t need meds but I still have anxiety… I don’t have depression which is surprising my problem has always been anxiety

#8

True I definitely don’t want to become addicted to something else

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#9

I was given a medical pot card because of the chronic pain and was surprised the doctor gave that to me but I didn’t want to do opioids and the medical pot does help but will not do during the day or drive it’s strictly at night for pain and anxiety. So far so good.

#10

Latuda helps overall keep me from feeling too extreme one way or another, but prob won't work unless you have bipolar. Seroquil works wonders on the spot when I'm anxious, can't sleep , stressing, getting overly reactive to situations.

#11

Mine too, actually my doctor told me to try Ashwagandha and look into Ketamine therapy. He's determined that I have prescription resistant depression

#12

The best thing for you is to pause and breathe. No meds 4 yrs.

#13

So hard to find what works when so much is wrong. But not drinking is a plus plus plus.

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#14

What are those if you don’t mind me asking.

#15

I don't do meds I do
med itaton.

#17

That’s what I have Hydroxyzine.

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#18

Is this something that is taken daily or as needed

#20

Yup exactly

#21

I’ve started magnesium at bedtime and ashwaganda during the day and my anxiety has improved so much!

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#22

Meditation helps me a lot with anxiety, but I also take buspirone. The combination seems to work really well.

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