Anxiety

[Luckytwo]

I am suffering dreadful anxiety.
I can't take anything that would make me not be able to drive or function as I gave a family of 6 and (just about) hold down a decent job with stresses attached.Does anyone know if a gp could prescribe something that would help .
Thanks

[lovelymumof4]

Yes, Prozac(Fluoxetine). It works very effectively at treating anxiety and panic disorder and it doesn't make you feel drowsy or unable to function. I took it a few years ago when my four children were all under 6 years old and i managed ok. Anxiety is just awful isn't it.

[Lauren83]

I'm in early menopause and went on Buspirone, its an anti anxiety rather then an anti D, its helped me a lot and I feel no side effects from it x

[Luckytwo]

Thanks lovely mum and Lauren. I will have a look at both medicines. I am not depressed just worried all the time and it is making me feel very down.
Anxiety is horrible !

[Xoticdreamz]

I am in a similar position , it seems either fluoxetine or citalopram are helpful .

[Lauren83]

I have had citalopram before and it didn't agree with me, I felt crap for the first few weeks on it and crap coming off it, I hear loads of good things about it though, I had specifically said I didn't want an Anti D as starting ivf again soon so wanted something short term, menopause wasn't a slow process for me I went bang in it really quick. (I'm 30) so need a short term fix and he suggested the Buspirone, I was paranoid, jumpy, terrible in the car kept thinking cars were going to hit me when they were nowhere near I was a nervous wreck! X

[Luckytwo]

Ok thanks so I guess indeed to talk to my gp and get something prescribed. It's good to hear that you can function while on anti Ds. I am surprised though that anxiety and depression really treated the same, it's interesting