is anyone on anxiety medications?

[jsp83]

if so do they work? im on venelafaxine but thats for my depression, not anxiety.

[Hidden]

Hi again jsp. I have been on sertraline before for anxiety and it did wonders.

This time around not so good and stopped taking it. I now have prozac, but I haven't started taking it yet.

[jsp83]

good luck for when you do. dunno why velafaxine hasn't been helping like it used to

[Hidden in reply to jsp83]

Is it meant for anxiety as well as depression? I had to go through one or 2 meds to find what works.

[jsp83 in reply to Hidden]

im quite sure its primarily for depression with some uses for anxiety- depression was my biggest problem but anxiety is up there now

[Hidden]

I've taken seroxat, I was weaned off that onto citralopram. They both worked for anxiety seroxat though seemed to rob in me of any emotion, citralopram worked again for anxiety, I went off the scale after my mum died so I was weaned off that onto propanalol and dosulepin and I'm still working with this one to make me feel like normal xxx

[bonnie1959 in reply to Hidden]

Winter is dosulepin an antidepressant ?

Bonnie

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[Hidden in reply to bonnie1959]

Yes it is, I don't think it as strong as the others. I only ever took 20mg of citralopram and this one I'm on 150mg 75mg in the morning and75mg at night. I've been having this dose for a week and its giving me acid indigestion! Xxx

[bonnie1959 in reply to Hidden]

Get Manuka what whywhy said for that, my daughter got it for me,

Bonnie

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[Hidden in reply to bonnie1959]

For the acid? Xx

[bonnie1959 in reply to Hidden]

well is it like indigestion? or you can get anti acid tablets from the docs I was given some a while ago, as I take asprin.

Bonnie

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[leximina1956]

Diazepam is used for treating anxiety but is on prescription only. Doctors will prescribe it short term as like any drugs they are addictive

[formidible]

I don't know of any other meds that are specifically for treating anxiety, other than those that have already been mentioned, and they are mainly anti-depressants. The only specific drug that will relieve anxiety very effectively are the Benzodiazepine tranquillisers (Valium, Lorazepam, etc). Sadly they are highly addictive. Sleeping drugs like Zopiclone can also reduce anxiety as they work in a similar way, but again it is so easy to become dependant on them. If anyone else knows of any other specific anti-anxiety medications I would be interested to hear.

[Hidden in reply to formidible]

Hi I currently take citalopram and pregablin. Pregablin is a anti convulsant medication but is also listed as treating gad to. I currently take 600mg I hope this helps.