Posted by JackD on September 17, 2000, at 19:38:24
All I really want is a medicine that can stop my constant worrying, my constant self-criticism, my obsessional worries about future events and myself. Just anxiety and worry. I even worry about when my anxiety will be at its worst. I guess the best way to describe my situation is over-selfconsciousness.
I have ADD and GAD, and would like to know what medicines turn off that little voice in your head, creating doubt at every turn. I've tried Xanax, which helps with the physical feelings of anxiety, but not the mental ones. Wellbutrin seemed to help at first a lot, during that energy boost phase that wears off. Alcohol helps a lot. I don't want any medicines that will make me feel cocooned, or very sedated, or anything like that.
I'm just tearing my hair out about all this medication bullshit. I'm sorry.
P.S. I took ritalin 5 mg 3x a day which helped immensely with the ADD. I'm now taking 300mg of Wellbutrin and still waiting to see if it'll do anything. Oh, and I tried 20mg of Paxil for a while with unacceptable results.
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