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stella54

Updated 11mo ago

Struggling to Control My Anxiety

even with my anxiety pill, took only when needed, i still find it hard to control, like? im still anxious & jittery & find myself contantly up just walking around & dont know what else to do

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FutureNurse

2y

Hi! May I ask what medication you’re taking? It’s just an as needed not an everyday medication, right? I was on Clonazepam for awhile and was still anxious. I learned that the med just sedates me instead of fixing the chemicals that are off in my brain. I got put on a new medication to actually help the chemicals in my brain and have felt much better. I would suggest looking into that?
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stella54

2y

Lorazapam lo dose 10 mg as needed i even cut it down in half because i dont like the sedation feeling..what did yours put u on
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FutureNurse

2y

it’s called Buspirone. I take 10 mg twice daily!
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Suze

2y

Medicine is only one aspect. Learning to deal with anxiety takes educating yourself about what triggers it and how to handle anxious feelings day to day.
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stella54

2y

yeah i know, thats never worked for me..even grief therapy didnt help because 2 yrs ago this august mom passed, then later same year lost 6 more fam members, i was baxer acted few times, but was wrong to act ok just to get out of thier
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Red49

2y

Hm maybe you could try an everyday kind. I initially thought I wanted a medication to just take when I felt I really need it but was ended up given something to take everyday and for me it has helped a lot to prevent issues. I know that doesn’t work for everyone though. I was given clonazepam at the beginning until my daily meds could kick in
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tuffy1974

2y

I have horrible anxiety I was on lorazepam but I was taken off that the when I was hospitalized in January for psych I was switched to clorazepam I made me relax but my psychiatrist doesn't believe in anxiety meds so I was taken off my anxiety has been through the roof Clonazepam I spelled it wrong at first but it really helped me the 1 morning and 1 at night 1mg but I have been a nervous wreck it's making my TD worse so I do understand where ur coming from but the Clonazepam worked better for me then the lorazepam did
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stella54

2y

both those are in the same family of drugs doc says.i want something to help it everyday, i take the med to relax the anxiety but jist dont like how it makes me feel.i walk around crying shaking and always helps when have a human face to focus on but my daughter always works and im talkimg to doc again because i dont like feelimg zombified
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QueenAbagail

2y

You can pray. Jesus is present help in time of need. Take your anxieties to God and He will help you!
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MooieModer

2y

oh yes, but still i am overwhelmed so much im on more than a dozen remedies and really when i am consistent and get in what i need i can do things that stress me, im exhausted afterwards, but i get through the events. The Lord works. He lead me to a Homeopath who helps me. But I still need peer support, that is here. In time opportunity will come and I will be able to have a counselor.

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