Psycho-Babble Medication | about biological treatments | Framed
This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | List of forums | Search | FAQ

Re: best med for anxiety » ed_uk2010

Posted by BetweenDreams81 on February 19, 2011, at 23:05:27

In reply to Re: best med for anxiety, posted by ed_uk2010 on February 19, 2011, at 14:22:01

Well, this is my first go at meds so I cannot give you any comparisons, but from my little bit of experience I can say that alprazolam (generic Xanax...a benzo) works very well to relieve anxiety and constant negative cyclical thought patterns.

I started at 0.25 mg 2x/day, and am up at 4x a day. It is great when it works...for me I have timed it to see exactly how long it takes to be effective (15 min) and how long it lasts in a stressful situation (3 hours 20 min)...but, I also know/feel exactly when it stops working too. In all honesty, in my current high stress situation, 0.25mg barely touches me, so I have increased it to 0.5 mg 2x/day (could be from change in generic brands from Pure Pac to Mylan??)...right now, that seems to work MUCH better/smoother for me (for now).

Apparently there are some pretty nasty withdrawal effects with benzos and physiological dependency on the drug, which make me a tad nervous. So, when I have time to not worry about commitments, pdoc is going to have me try a longer acting benzo like Klonopin (it can be overly sedating in some cases).

 

Thread

 

Post a new follow-up

Your message only Include above post


Notify the administrators

They will then review this post with the posting guidelines in mind.

To contact them about something other than this post, please use this form instead.

 

Start a new thread

 
Google
dr-bob.org www
Search options and examples
[amazon] for
in

This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | FAQ
Psycho-Babble Medication | Framed

poster:BetweenDreams81 thread:979275
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20110130/msgs/979530.html