Posted by Molybdenum on June 2, 2008, at 1:28:24
In reply to Re: Chemical Anxiety Vs. Generalized Anxiety » torachan, posted by Phillipa on June 1, 2008, at 19:11:42
Hi,
I haven't been able to classify my anxiety into Chemical vs GAD. Instead, I seem to have associative & dissociative angst. The former is when I worry about something bad going on in my life - something real & concrete, something that would probably make most people anxious. Xanax takes the edge off that quite nicely. If I take stimulants like methylphenidate or modafinil (or caffeine), this sort of anxiety usually gets worse.
The dissociative anxiety I feel is probably closer to what people call GAD. For example when I wake up early and just feel awful / anxious "for no apparent reason" or when I dread having to meet a group of people at parties or whatever. In contrast to the above, if I take stimulants under these conditions I can make this type of anxiety disappear.
For me, they sometimes overlap and then they're difficult to try to differentiate. Under these circumstances I avoid stimulants. I've never had "panic attacks", just the above types.
Regardless, recently I have found that taking 150mg Moclobemide when I wake up, very good at taking out 80% of my "anxiety feelings" without any noticeable side effects. I won't be throwing out my Xanax any time soon, but at least I don't "have to" take it every day as I was before the Moclobemide came along.
Take Care :)
M.
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