Trying to wean myself of depression & anxiety meds not good.

[jBird100]

Boy I ended up in a big deep depression and then my panic/anxiety kicked in. It was brutal. I don't drink buy used alcohol to try to deal and that only made it worst. Soooo . . . I am getting back on those meds and maybe try to tweek it for the better. Thanks for listening.

[Windy101]

Get on your meds and I'll bet you'll feel better soon. As most of us know, the tricky part about meds is that we feel better and are stuck with the side effects, so think, who needs this? Most of us would like to be people who never had to take a single pill. Unfortunately, it's often the meds working that makes us think we don't need them.

Best of luck to you and don't give up hope. Just remember that you have an illness, and if you find a treatment that works, it's easiest on you to stick with it. Work with your doc!

[Karenk2]

Hi jbird- I noticed you are on disability, just sent in my application last month. How long did it take for you to get accepted if you don’t mind me asking?

[one-love]

I know your pain I have my good days and my bad days a lot of my anxiety attacks I thought were heart attacks in the beginning because of the physical symptoms I was always having (heart pounding, dizzy, impending doom feeling, breathing difficulty) but after years of having them and talking to doctors and therapists I realize now when I have them they are just anxiety attacks but they can be very scary for sure if you don't know what it is in the beginning. I hate taking RX meds too so it's a double edge sword, I feel like I trade one problem for another when I take the pills the doctors give me and all the side effects that come with them. To be honest I have been using medical marijuana for the last few years and I feel it really helps me and doesn't have near as many bad side effects. I know it might sound crazy but look into it and try a sativa strain it really helps with mood, anxiety and depression. But use a low does if you never tried it before