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Leahbink
LIF Adolescent
Member since 1/12 663 total posts
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Meredith
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Anti Anxiety medication?
I suffer from bad anxiety linked to my IBS. If you have been on an anti anxiety medication and t has helped you, please recommend to me. Thanks!
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Posted 12/30/13 10:20 AM  |
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Eunyboo
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Member since 7/12 4376 total posts
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E
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Re: Anti Anxiety medication?
Aww I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling back to normal.   I was just thinking of you today!
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| Posted 12/30/13 11:44 AM |
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Leahbink
LIF Adolescent
Member since 1/12 663 total posts
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Meredith
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Re: Anti Anxiety medication?
Yeah...still feeling crappy (no pun intended). Going to primary tomorrow to see if she can prescribe something so I can at least get out of the house and go to work, take care of kids. I know its not a cure but I'm willing to try anything to help with the anxiety linked to this!
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| Posted 12/30/13 12:09 PM |
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ohbaby08
Winter is Coming
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Re: Anti Anxiety medication?
I take zoloft now for anxiety/depression and it is working very good. I tried lexapro before the zoloft, but it made me too tired. I'm also taken effexor in the past, but that was more for depression than anxiety. Everyone responds to these meds differently, so it can be a bit of trial and error at first.
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| Posted 12/30/13 12:10 PM |
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prunepie
LIF Adult
Member since 7/06 4357 total posts
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jennifer
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Re: Anti Anxiety medication?
there aer many antidepressants that work a lot of anxiety that can help. for immediate relief there is Xanax or valium or klonapin. a therapist can help you figure out whats the best route!!! gl xo
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| Posted 12/30/13 12:11 PM |
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ohbaby08
Winter is Coming
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Re: Anti Anxiety medication?
Posted by Leahbink
Yeah...still feeling crappy (no pun intended). Going to primary tomorrow to see if she can prescribe something so I can at least get out of the house and go to work, take care of kids. I know its not a cure but I'm willing to try anything to help with the anxiety linked to this!
Also, I would try to find a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner for the meds over your pcp. They are better trained in what kind of meds are good for certain symptoms.
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| Posted 12/30/13 12:12 PM |
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butterfly20
Party of 5 - 2015
Member since 4/06 7390 total posts
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Anti Anxiety medication?
Lexapro made me tired but it worked. The dr can gjve you zanax that you can use for bad days.
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| Posted 12/30/13 12:30 PM |
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TheLucille2
Yayicanpickmyowntitle!
Member since 6/11 1058 total posts
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Re: Anti Anxiety medication?
I used Pristique in the past and it worked wonders for me.
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| Posted 12/30/13 2:32 PM |
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tomcat
LIF Adult Cat
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Re: Anti Anxiety medication?
I just came across this article recently, and thought it was worth a shot for my anxiety. It has helped me a lot. Hope it helps you too.
3 dietary changes to make before starting an antidepressant
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| Posted 12/30/13 2:47 PM |
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Leahbink
LIF Adolescent
Member since 1/12 663 total posts
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Meredith
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Re: Anti Anxiety medication?
I barely eat anything now. I have been gluten, sugar, caffeine-free, carbonation free for months. I eat the plainest of plain food. Thanks for the info though
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| Posted 12/30/13 3:44 PM |
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kimmaymb20
a year of surprise
Member since 7/09 1119 total posts
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Kimberly
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Anti Anxiety medication?
My husband takes anti anxiety meds. I will have to update later what he takes but it works for him. If he is not on his anxiety meds he isn't fun to deal with.
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| Posted 12/30/13 4:06 PM |
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Kris
LIF Adult
Member since 5/05 1051 total posts
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Kristine
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Re: Anti Anxiety medication?
I'm on 20 mg of Celexa for the past year and it has been wonderful.
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| Posted 12/30/13 7:26 PM |
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Spookie-D
LIF Infant
Member since 3/11 325 total posts
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C
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Anti Anxiety medication?
I'm of the meds for ttc but if I have emergency Xanax to help when it gets bad. I started on Lexapro but it took so long to feel a difference and for me when it started to work for some reason I wanted to drink all the time ( I'm not a big drinker). I switched to Zoloft (100 ) and it worked fast and it really did help until I came off. I've had anxiety in some way or form since childhood and into adulthood . These drugs really can make a difference in your day to day life.
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| Posted 12/30/13 10:20 PM |
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MrsG823
Just call me Mommy.
Member since 1/11 5570 total posts
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Anti Anxiety medication?
You may want to consider checking with your GI doctor before starting anti anxiety medication. Many common medications used to treat anxiety work on serotonin receptors and there are lots of serotonin receptors in the gut- so it could cause your IBS symptoms to flair up.
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whyteach
LIF Adult
Member since 8/06 2697 total posts
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Christina
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Re: Anti Anxiety medication?
I take Xanax on an as needed basis. The doctor increased my prescription from .25 to .50 because I felt it wasn't helping. Honestly, I don't think it always calms me down though. Maybe for me it's mind over matter. I know quite a few people on Xanax and it has worked wonders for them
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| Posted 1/5/14 9:06 PM |
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