like when you feel you are about to explode, when the day is to much to handle. some thing to calm me down ..
2006-08-01 14:40:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
anxiety medications need to be prescribed and consumed with extreme care. Many of them, mostly the benzodiazapines like klonapin and xanax, are highly addictive and can really affect energy level and quality of life. I am a recovering drug addict 3 years clean, and I have the diagnoses of PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder with a history of panic attacks. I have to take medication or every little sound jumps me out of my skin and I have a very hard time functioning in public. I take Buspar, which is the only non-addictive tranquilizer that I am aware of. It takes a few weeks to build up in your system and take effect, but is very effective for me. If I had a bottle of one of the other pills in my posession, it would be gone within a few days and I would be crazy for the rest of the month. Other non-addictive anxiety meds that don't drastically change your state of mind or put you in a fog are visteril, neurontin, and several types of antidepressants such as paxil. Good luck with finding the right med for you...it may be a medication merry-go-round for a little while but it's worth it. I work three medical jobs and go to college full time and still manage to have a social life, and I wouldn't be able to do any of that without my meds.
2006-08-01 15:27:32 · answer #1 · answered by Joy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stay away from nerve pills as much as you can. They are not designed to solve your problems but merely to eliminate the symptoms. When you feel about to explode try to use the natural ways.
Tell someone about your day. Talking to people always helps relieve stress, especially talking to friendly and cheerful people.
When your stress goes over the top, try to sit down and breathe evenly for a few minutes.
If you're not at work, have a sip of wine or simply do something that brings you pleasure. Have sex!
Try to think what really stresses you out - it is your environment, or could it be that you take things to seriously and responsibly? Imagine you are in control of your life and try to look at everything from a distance.
Don't rely on pills. They give you a quick fix, but never help you get to the root of the problem.
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2006-08-01 15:22:49 · answer #2 · answered by D3NIS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First try breathing exercises, laying down. Try some herbal sleepy time tea. Cut out all caffeine and sugar.
Drugs are not the answer they are too adicitve with many side affects.
2006-08-01 17:55:24 · answer #3 · answered by Terry C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
valium calms you down however, it is addictive and should not be taken for long periods of time.Anxiety which it sounds like you might have Xanax helps in the same way since they are in the same class of drugs and it is highly addictive
2006-08-01 14:50:15 · answer #4 · answered by minnim@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't call them nerve pills anymore... they are called Anti
Anxiety Drugs...
I take Klonopin 1 mg - seems to do the trick for me!
2006-08-01 15:16:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what would you like to know, zanax is a good one valium but it sounds more like anxiety attacks than anything else.
2006-08-01 14:51:46 · answer #6 · answered by duc602 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋