[Penny]

What anxiety medication do you take and how did you first know you needed medication?

[christina c]

i knew that i needed help when i didn't feel right. i told my husband that something was wrong. i wound up in the nearest hospitals psych ward. it was a psychiatrist that diagnosed me and placed me on medications. i suffer from several mental problems and take many different meds so i am not sure which i take for anxiety but it does help. you need a psychiatrist to help you decide the problem and the correct treatment for you. there a lot of new meds out there that are very good and don't have the nasty side effects that the older meds have. Many Blessings to you!

[sunshine]

I take Klonipin 3 times a day (1mg each) which really helps to cut down on the stress i have to do with working in the traffic control department of the frozen turkey plant. the cold really gets to me, i may be called to help out with a stronger load but its a forklift job so i can get it done quickly and go back to his heated office.I knew i needed some relaxation cd's with dialog and meditation inducing relaxationn, it is still somemthing i am trying but youd be surprised to know that the cd's are really helpful. watch out for the waterfall and babbling streams, they make me have to pee. haha the only thing about relaxation cd'd is that they make me so contemporary

[LoveLies]

i dont have my bottle with me but it was a generic brand. i never finished the whole bottle, I found out what was causing me to have anxiety and once i found out what was causing it, i corrected and i never had it again...living with a psycopath--who is really diagnosed as one

[Piper G]

Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc.Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level.But there are natural ways to do it without medication. There's this strange herb called"St John's Wort"- it is said to be more effective than Prozac. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John's Wort works like prozac. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc.The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced... you have that"learned behavior"in your mind. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior - Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction... There are several other techniques to help cope them!Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to....Extracted from Source.

[t4dlamai]

Hello,Your condition is not peculiar to you alone...but you're in luck!I found this really great FREE ebook about anxiety and panic attacks (go grab your copy while it's still free as I do not know howmuch longer it will remain so).It contains stuff like: What Are Panic Attacks And Anxiety? Triggers&Causes Of Anxiety&Panic Attacks, Therapies&Remedies For Anxiety&Panic Attacks, How To Survive With Anxiety&Panic Disorder, How To Stop Panic Attacks Forever,etc., etc.Hope this helps...You can thank me after you've read it.