What Helps Anxiety?

Yvonne Smith said:
I do not know of any medication. What I have done is used EFT tapping and it helps me. I have also read that breathing into a paper bag helps. When you have a panic attack, you are over ventilating, and breathing into the paper bag helps add the CO2 back in that you have lost by breathing too fast.
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No breathing problem so to speak, just mental. It comes and goes.
Huess I need anti-depressant, just don't need side effects.
 
Marie Mallory said:
One of my grandaughters just told me she takes clonazepam.
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This is the answer, Marie. I was prescribed clonazepam when I was going through cancer treatment. It was the ONLY thing that stopped my mind from racing, so ask your doctor for a prescription ASAP. I was prescribed 2 a day but I never needed more than one; it worked very well.

"Clonazepam, commonly known by the brand name Klonopin, is a prescription benzodiazepine used to treat seizure disorders and panic disorder. It functions as a central nervous system depressant to calm the brain and nerves."

It might also be helpful for Jake because I'm sure his anxiety is off the charts as well. Please contact your doctor ASAP and get this prescription.
 
Marie Mallory said:
No breathing problem so to speak, just mental. It comes and goes.
Huess I need anti-depressant, just don't need side effects.
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You can try 2 B-complex capsules and a 500 mg vitamin C every 4 hours for anxiety attacks. A shortage of B-vitamins can cause anxiety and also depression, and no side effects to worry about. They are the most calming vitamin. Usually our good bacteria make these, but if you are not getting enough probiotics and fiber, you might not have enough of those good bacteria Gut Buddies working for you, so supplementing is a good thing to try.
 
Beth Gallagher said:
This is the answer, Marie. I was prescribed clonazepam when I was going through cancer treatment. It was the ONLY thing that stopped my mind from racing, so ask your doctor for a prescription ASAP. I was prescribed 2 a day but I never needed more than one; it worked very well.

"Clonazepam, commonly known by the brand name Klonopin, is a prescription benzodiazepine used to treat seizure disorders and panic disorder. It functions as a central nervous system depressant to calm the brain and nerves."

It might also be helpful for Jake because I'm sure his anxiety is off the charts as well. Please contact your doctor ASAP and get this prescription.
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Thanks Beth, I think I will ask for a script. I'm not happy with any of these doctors so far Except one who told the NP to get the ball rolling. He was just an er doc who over heard conversation and ask for her number, he was not happy how they were treating me, or not treating me really.
 
Yvonne Smith said:
You can try 2 B-complex capsules and a 500 mg vitamin C every 4 hours for anxiety attacks. A shortage of B-vitamins can cause anxiety and also depression, and no side effects to worry about. They are the most calming vitamin. Usually our good bacteria make these, but if you are not getting enough probiotics and fiber, you might not have enough of those good bacteria Gut Buddies working for you, so supplementing is a good thing to try.
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I see if I can get some,,have to be careful on empty stomach. It is hard to swollow ,feels like it is stuck in throat.
I am taking the whey powder you remommended.
 
Marie Mallory said:
I see if I can get some,,have to be careful on empty stomach. It is hard to swollow ,feels like it is stuck in throat.
I am taking the whey powder you remommended.
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You can probably get chewable or even the vitamin gummies if you have trouble swallowing regular vitamin capsules, @Marie Mallory , but they might be lower potency, and you might need to take them every couple hours to keep your body nourished.
 
If you have had panic attacks for years, you will need something from the doctor to help you with them, in my opinion. I would suggest you ask your doctor for some anxiety medication; maybe some Xanax.

It takes a long time to desensitize your brain to panic attacks. Over the years, you probably have become so in-tune and hyperaware of every sensation and thought running through your mind and body. You have developed the fight or flight reaction when you feel a panic attack come on. That is why you feel the need to escape and go for ride to calm yourself down. The bad thing about having panic attacks for months or years is that it usually creates secondary fears like Agoraphobia. You feel unsafe and in places you are not comfortable to be in, and being in crowded places can make you feel trapped and panicky.:(
 
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Closeth thing I seen to a caring doctor was in er, who said " if it feels good ,do it".You want to smoke ,smoke all you want, not like it can do anything else to you.
Me and my wife will be prating for you tonight, God Bless you both.
 
Krystal Shay said:
If you have had panic attacks for years, you will need something from the doctor to help you with them, in my opinion. I would suggest you ask your doctor for some anxiety medication; maybe some Xanax.

It takes a long time to desensitize your brain to panic attacks. Over the years, you probably have become so in-tune and hyperaware of every sensation and thought running through your mind and body. You have developed the fight or flight reaction when you feel a panic attack come on. That is why you feel the need to escape and go for ride to calm yourself down. The bad thing about having panic attacks for months or years is that it usually creates secondary fears like Agoraphobia. You feel unsafe and in places you are not comfortable to be in, and being in crowded places can make you feel trapped and panicky.
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This too is true,and as I said before, some medication's give me panic attacks, like one of the popular heart pills gave me one from hell!
 
Stay away from those recreational drugs created from extracts of mamajuana and random botanicals. Even when they aren't adulterated with designer drugs they tend to amplify personality issues like Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

Xanax sure works, but can be highly addictive. It is best only taken rarely to take an edge off extreme anxiety. Most legitimate doctors strongly hesitate to prescribe it today.

I'm taking 5mg Escitalopram daily, but when I see the doc tomorrow I plan to ask about tapering off of it. I don't like taking anything that I don't need to. But that isn't something I'd just do silently on my own.

For a while I had gotten by "gutting it out" and relying on breathing techniques. The problem with the latter was that I ended up with severe and very painful diaphragm spasms that landed me in the hospital for the first and only time in my life.

All of the pharmaceutical options have issues, but "legalized" street drugs should not be considered a viable option.
 
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