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lemonysickness (299.9 days ago)
Medication Lorazepam for me.

ladobruk (300 days ago)
I suffered a panic attack basically out of no where and it started progressing from there and really started affecting my everyday life. After the Dr. checked me out from A-Z at my insistence that that couldn`t possibly be what happened, he prescribed a mild anti-depressant which I took for 2 weeks and found it made the symptoms worse. He then prescribed a stronger one, but after reading up on it I decided not to take it. It was one that you couldn`t just come off, you had to slowly decrease dosage etc. So, I made some lifestyle changes. I quit smoking, exercised more, started doing yoga and ate much better and it helped dramatically. I haven`t had any of those anxiety feelings in over a year.

jessicar (300.4 days ago)
I took medication for post partum depression right after i had my first child and all it did was make me loose weight really fast (in a bad way) because it made everything taste like cardboard. but counseling helps alot if your willing to talk about your problems. Its alot easier than you think and it makes you feel like a huge weight has been lifted off your shoulders.

mamabear7406 (300.4 days ago)
I was hospitalised. My anxiety on top of severe depression saw me spend a total of 5 months as an in-patient in psychiatric units. I was medicated, and also had counselling and behavioural therapy to address issues of self injury, alcohol abuse and bulimia. I tried several different medications but there weren`t many that made much difference. Zopiclone helped me to sleep, Lorazepam helped with anxiety attacks, and Zoloft helped a little with the depression, but many of the anti depressants I tried just either made me worse or didn`t change anything. I rely now on prayer, and positive thinking to get me through. I haven`t had any medication since July of last year, and am far better without it than with it. Good luck finding something that works for you.

GreenAustinBaby (300.4 days ago)
homicide?

megandgrace (300.9 days ago)
i have very mild anxiety and i have dealt with it through recognizing that i experience it from hormonal changes. I first got it when i became pregnant, pretty bad for the first 12 or so weeks because i was going to be a single mom. Now that she is almost 17 months old i get it with my cycle, a couple days before then a couple day after my period, I realized that i just need to get through the day or sometimes days and deal with what is going on in my life then it should pass. Thank God i did not need take anything for it. I just know now after a while of having those bad days where i can`t breath and deal with shit, to come to where i am and know that the day passes and goes one, because for me there is someone i need to take care of besides me.

happyforest (300.9 days ago)
i have take ATIVAN and XANAX, both help to prevent anxiety attacks, there is NOW WAY you can have one on them, they just chill you out, however, they are really stong and can knock you out even with just one alcoholic drink or taking more than you are supposed to. i took a meditation class for school and it helped me more than any pills ever have. the pills effects are out of your control, but meditation teaches you how to allow things to just be, and that puts you ultimatley in control ... just give it a try and see if its for you :)

moncheri09 (300.9 days ago)
I voted for counseling, but have found that a combination of Zoloft and counseling work well for me. I`ve been on Zoloft for years to treat MDD/Anxiety/OCD, but I`ve noticed it`s not as effective without counseling.

Holly28 (301 days ago)
I have GAD as well. In the past I used counselling to help with some of my triggers. I was also on medication for it but stopped taking my meds shortly after I found out I was pregnant. For some reason the hormonal shift helped a lot with it and I only had a total of TWO anxiety attacks the entire pregnancy. Once my daughter was born, however, it returned. At the moment, I am not on meds. Until recently I had been able to keep it somewhat under control by just being very aware of my triggers and constantly gauging where I am at. My Bf is also very supportive and understanding when I am having issues with my anxiety which helps a lot. Lately however, things in my life have been nuts and most of it is out of my control which isn`t helping my GAD at all. It has been spiraling more and more out of control so I will need to resume taking my meds. It`s a matter of being aware enough of when you are and aren`t able to manage things without help.

jessberr31 (301 days ago)
I have GAD, generalized anxiety disorder, and I`m currently on prozac. While it helps a lot, I`m starting to get my tension headaches again and I have another appt to see my doc to see what more I can do. I was on zoloft from 22 weeks when I was just pg with my 4 month old and that helped a lil. I was on a low dose, but it took the edge off and helped with my tension headaches.

mamacakes (301.1 days ago)
look on my page..i have a blog for the GD diet...dont chance it! do whats right :)

aliwitbaby (301.1 days ago)
prayer



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