Does anyone deal with generalized anxiety?

Sucks. Ambien?

My wife has had them often. It seems sex has helped her (not joking).


If you need my help let me know.
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Lorazepam

Many go through this. You will learn over time to just say frick it. Generally work related unhappiness causes it but obviously many other things could too. You will learn over time as you feel the anxiety approaching to just take a deep breath and say to yourself it just isn't worth stressing over.

I really appreciate it everyone!! Thank you for the support. I take it one day at a time, I am fortunate to have great people in my life who care so much about me, they make it so much better. I will overcome this one day, it will take some time though

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I have been dealing with this for quite a bit, I do take meds. Its very frustrating, some days are better then others. It has gotten somewhat better. Generally I get panic attacks just at nighttime for some reason out of no where. Have any of yall overcome this?

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Yeah, it blows.

Lexapro?

Never had panic attacks, just chronic uneasiness.

Breathing and counting while breathing.

Maybe a physical so when you do get an attack and you start to feel short of breath, dizzy, heavy chest, ect. You will know you are really okay and that it is mental.

Also, try exercising right before bed. Even if it's light exercise. You'll be amazed what exercise will do for anxiety.

Deal with the real problem, don't just drug it. I just don't understand people today. If anything goes wrong, take a drug ! Man up and deal with it or go talk to someone about it. drugs should be your last resort.

I highly suggest trying out kava. It's a plant that grows on Polynesian islands, and there they grind up the roots and mix with water to make a drink. They drink it for fun much like we drink alcohol in the West.

It has a strong anti-anxiety effect, but you can still think straight unlike alcohol. It does affect the liver if you drink it in excess, but like alcohol, as long as you don't drink too much it's not a factor.

They make it in pills, but I have heard the pills don't work so well, but I haven't tried them myself. I suffer from generalized anxiety and drinking kava destroys the anxiety for me. Unfortunately, it tastes like shite, although some people like it. The good news is that it is not addictive. I try to stay away from drugs because they either have lots of potential for side effects (SSRIs) or are highly addictive (benzodiazepines).

If you are interested in Kava, I purchased mine from here: LINK

It is highly unfortunate that substances that can cure anxiety and depression permanently when used with proper administration and therapy are completely outlawed (psilocybin, LSD, MDMA, etc.). Instead, the pharmaceutical industry pushes band-aid meds like Xanax (of course, they're more interested in collecting money than they are in curing patients--and unfortunately the same goes for many therapists who do nothing but write scripts).