Is anyone on medication for Thier anxiety

Hi I am on medication for my anxiety but I was just woundering if anyone else is and just to ask if they feel it helps them

Let's chat

[Joeythinking]

Hi,

I am on 100mg Setraline for Anxiety and Depression, I find it helps to take the edge off and helps me to actually focus on the things that lead to me anxiety/depression

[Hidden in reply to Joeythinking]

Hi joey, I am on setraline for my anxiety I am on 75mg at the moment but I am getting put up to 100mg soon. Do you have any side effects with the 100mg and when did you get on 100mg.

[Joeythinking in reply to Hidden]

Hi,

I started on 100mg around four weeks ago now and have noticed a difference, although as I say I had already been on 50mg for around a month before this also.

At first I had a tight chest and an elevated heart rate but I also found this with 50mg so maybe it was more psychological, not really sure.

Best of luck with the increased dose, I hope it helps.

[Hidden in reply to Joeythinking]

HI ok as long as it's helping you and yes i am on 75mg at the moment but going up to 100mg in next few weeks. I had no side affects with the 50mg or the 75mg but I am just hoping I don't with the 100mg. Yes it does help if you have bad anxiety as its not easy to have anxiety as you worry a lot about things. I find it hard at times to have a lot on at once. But do find it helps with your anxiety

[Hidden]

Hello and welcome to the site Most people here will either be on medications or have taken them at sometime in their treatment pathway.

These medications do help over time dependent on the condition and treatment you are having, Generally it takes about five weeks for the drug to settle, and begin too work. You will need to be patient for some positive results. Most people take them over short to medium term. I have been on these medications now for on and off for about 40/50 years because of a Chronic Pain Condition.

You will need to be patient for your medications and possible treatments to work

BOB

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Hi yes I take medication for my anxiety and yes it does take time to settle in and start to help to settle the anxiety but it don't get a rid of it for ever which I think some people would hope that as its not easy to have anxiety.

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Generally a course of CBT may help you to address your concerns and suggest ways to control your conditions. Healing from Mental Health problems, will be assisted by various forms of therapy explained by your health professional and continued on by you and what you learned from those sessions. It becomes a learning experience coming to terms with the conditions that caused the problem.

You could try Breathing Techniques. Mindfulness Relaxation Technique , there are now additional books that deal with various diversions etc including Relaxation.

Hobbies and Life Diversions can also help including various sports, or even fishing can help people relax. Swimming is also a very go way to take your mind of things.

Talking out your Anxiety, to possibly family members or as mentioned above Mental Health Professionals, however as said before we can be given the tools and then we need to follow those suggestions.

Can you place the reasons for your Anxiety, How can we help. Your first stop is your Doctor who will suggest that way forward

BOB

[Wanttobecheerful in reply to Hidden]

Thank you Border Terrier. You reply so considerately and helpfully. My panics are very hard to deal with. I’m wondering what you do at those times ?

[Hidden in reply to Wanttobecheerful]

Try deep breathing exercises they do help, you will find an explanation on the Web

You can also try Relaxation Technique MINDFULNESS, you can purchases on Amazon. There are other works associated with this technique that explains associated ways to help you relax and settle you down.

If you have Hobbies that can help you control your Anxiety as can diversions that will help with those negative thoughts

I use You Tube, I look up pages that interest me, I also work on my Chronic physical conditions by looking up new ideas and ways to control my conditions

BOB