Handling anxiety without meds

[Pollywants]

I have anxiety...at times when I have become overwhelmed with stress I have had panic attacks (and called an ambulance who was less than impressed with me).

I probably should be medicated but because of other conditions I am already taking a couple of prescriptions and several supplements daily for life now. I am also looking at HRT (I am hoping this helps me mentally...)

I am loathe to add more pills as I already take 6-7 a day. At the same time I feel very fragile. I am going through a divorce, looking for a job, had cancer treatment earlier this year as well as dental implant surgeries....I have had a lot of stress.

I have done a full mindfullness course in the past, but I boiled it down to don't let yourself obsess all day...
I don't know what else to do. Will the HRT help at all? I also feel my GP wants to push antidepressants at me for anything and everything. I have done them in the past but some left me with severe withdrawal symptoms and others made me fall asleep at 8pm every night!!
Sorry such a long post.

Any one better success or will HRT do the trick?

Exercise. It got me off anti anxiety meds.

You are probably right. (I need people to spell stuff out for me, lol)

I do a fair bit of walking. I had surgery earlier this year and didn't recover well but I am doing better now... I am really out of shape though! Can you recommend a beginner program on youtube?

I should probably post on another board about what program....

Exercise and try a whole foods plant based diet...try it just for a month and see what it does for you. Watch on netflix - what the health and on youtube forks over knives. You can read success stories on forks over knives websites. Diet plays a huge role in how you feel phsyically and mentally.

@Mamabear12

Exercise and try a whole foods plant based diet...try it just for a month and see what it does for you. Watch on netflix - what the health and on youtube forks over knives. You can read success stories on forks over knives websites. Diet plays a huge role in how you feel phsyically and mentally.

Yes and increasing animal fat and products are much better IMO

First of all please believe that it is possible to do without meds for some people (myself included)

I used CBT and talking therapy for about 6 months after some major trauma which left me with crippling, rolling anxiety attacks, which at the time I thought would never end.

To maintain sanity, I also second exercise and avoiding too much caffeine. I don’t avoid alcohol all together, but I know the day after drinking I will be more anxious, so factor that in to my decision to drink or not. Also a big one.. sleep. Therapy helped me to see my worst times coincided with lack of sleep, and over thinking when tired, and helped me put strategies in place to help with that.

Good luck with all x