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Has anybody had successful anxiety medication?

3 replies

Housemartinshappyhour · 21/06/2022 18:28

I have a GP appointment tomorrow and have requested medication.
I can't deal with constant overthinking, intrusive thoughts anymore and constant nervousness.
Constant thoughts that I'm a bad person because I had some bad arguments with my Mum and brother years ago, or because I fell out with 1 or 2 people that they probably hate me today and think I'm a joke.
Constant looking in the mirror, checking my skin, worrying about my weight every day.
Relationship anxiety.
List goes on.
I just want to have a day where I don't worry.
Just interested to hear if others have got it under control

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FlissyPaps · 21/06/2022 18:37

I take Propranolol which is a beta blocker, to relive the physical symptoms of anxiety. (Heart palpitations, chest tightness)

But no medication has stopped my constant overthinking and intrusive thoughts. My opinion is that can only be managed by talking therapies, CBT etc.

Ive been prescribed SSRI meds for anxiety, but these are antidepressants and haven’t had any effect on my anxiety. Just made me feel incredibly low.

I really feel for you, and completely understand, as everything you’ve listed is what I constantly worry about. I’m continuously obsessing over when I will die, when my family will die, have I upset someone, does everyone hate me.

I’ve taken Mirtazapine (anti depressant) which helped me sleep as my anxiety gives me awful insomnia, but the side affects were awful for me. Increased hunger and weight gain - so decided to come off them.

Medication is very much trial and error. Everyone reacts and responds differently to them.

What’s helping me is exercise and swimming at the moment. I’m also being referred for CBT therapy.

I hope something works for you 💐

Atl2018 · 21/06/2022 18:41

I have OCD (anxiety disorder) sounds very like you Intrusive thoughts and such like.
I take fluoxetine and it really helps. It i do not take it for a prolonged period of time the anxiety more in-depth OCD creeps back on. Hth. Xx

Atl2018 · 21/06/2022 18:42

As pp said. I also do lots of exercise.
I meditate when things are tough and do more things that make me happy and focussed which takes my mind off of the bad bits x

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