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Afraid of taking medications for anxiety

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Hello, I am going through so much anxiety about being dependent on the numerous medications that my psychiatrist prescribed. I have schizoaffective disorder. One day it just happened and I was diagnosed in 2020. Just wondering if anyone out there feels the same way. I find myself pacing out of anxiety.

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I have schizoaffective disorder. At one end there is schizophrenia and at the other end there is depression and mood disorder. I want to reduce the amount of drugs I am dependent on.

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shopaholic22

I take paroxetine, clonazepam and Lybalvi for my disorder.

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gajh

shopaholic22 Do NOT listen to anything that Ilovechevy09 is saying to you.

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Elvis100

You are brave. You are brave to reach out to people here. You are brave to confront your fears and anxieties. We understand what it's like to feel dependent and not free from medical help But sometimes being brave is getting help. Take care. You are brave

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shopaholic22 in reply to Elvis100

Thank you so much for replying. I am trying my best not to worry but it won't go. I have to talk to my psychiatrist soon.

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gajh

Please update us after you talk to your psychiatrist. Let us know how you are doing.

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