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Written a post about this before, but I’m just wondering if anyone takes medication for their health anxiety and what is it? Thank you!

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Jayde_96

Hi sweet I didn’t know there was medication for health anxiety but I assume it would just be relaxants they give you for generalised anxiety x

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lucy_mmx in reply toJayde_96

Oh yeah true, Thankyou x

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Ryan990

Benzodiazepines Like diazepam , Xanax , Valium . They all work on relaxing the mind and body

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AnxietyinAZ

Prozac and klonopin

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souren

Prozac works great for Obsession and a minimal anxiety.But if your anxiety is too much, benzos are life saver.However both prozac and Klonopin have their side effects and tolerances, once you are on its hard to wean off.

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alphaind

hi lucy_mmx.. I was suffering from mild health anxiety. The doc prescribed me Escitalopram 10mg.. It is working fine for me.. As far as my knowledge goes Benzos are addictive...

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Seroma12

I took Sertraline 50mg and Lorazepam when needed for mine. The medicine allowed me to fuction while I had CBT to treat the HA.

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Coffeegirl1979

As funny as it may seem or sound ..childrens liquid tylonol. Works wonders ..I'm on it for health anxiety

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Coffeegirl1979 in reply toCoffeegirl1979

If u even google tylonol for anxiety it will come up ..it blocks the mental part completely..

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