Alternative drugs for anxiety

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linnovak
April 16, 2015 - 9:04 am
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linnovak
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I recently had to come off of xanax because I became addicted to it. However, it worked so well for me. Vicodin and Klonipin have had no effect on my anxiety, which is very strong. Are there any alternative anyone has take that work? Also, I am bi-polar with severe depression and anxiety disorders


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linnovak
April 16, 2015 - 9:04 am
I recently had to come off of xanax because I became addicted to it. However, it worked so well for me. Vicodin and Klonipin have had no effect on my anxiety, which is very strong. Are there any alternative anyone has take that work? Also, I am bi-polar with severe depression and anxiety disorders


Tigercat
July 13, 2015 - 6:53 am
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Hi Linnovak,
I too suffer from bipolar and anxiety most recently. I am on Ativan for anxiety and find it works. My Pdoc added Zopiclone 7.5mg too aide in sleep and also take Seroquel 200XR. I don't recommend Seroquel, as I've gained @ 20 lbs on it. Recently, I've been trying Latuda which is weight neutral to try and replace Seroquel. I take 750 mg of Lithium too. The thing is I think you have to try different things to make it work...keep trying. Ativan is addicting, but I can't forsee a future without it yet.
Keep on trucking...
TOCWildcat



Current medications as of 07-13-2015
09-16-1985 - Present: El Thyroxin, 150 mcg. 1 in morning
05-13-1993 - Present: Lithium, 750mg . Once a day a dinnertime
08-01-2006 - Present: Lorazepam, 1 pm/2-3 mg bed. 1 mg in PM & by 2 mg at bedtime
04-16-2007 - Present: ***Senekot*** (sub in Ducolox), 8.6. Take (2 - 3) tablets constipation
01-02-2012 - Present: Cipralex , 10 mg. 1 in morning
04-15-2013 - Present: Seroquel Reg. , 50-100 . 0 - 50 mg in afternoon
08-07-2014 - Present: Seroquel 200 XR, 200 mg at night. 1
01-08-2015 - Present: Metformin, 2000 mg . 1000mg Twice daily - am /dinner
02-03-2015 - Present: Zoipiclone , 7.5 mg. Afternoon usually
04-30-2015 - Present: Ducolox for constipation, 2 tablets. Bedtime
05-10-2015 - Present: Restoralax, 1.7. 1 in morning
05-26-2015 - Present: Latuda, 40 mg am or pm. Take w/ 350 calories or dinner or breakfast
06-08-2015 - Present: Florastor, 1 x twice daily. Twice daily
06-08-2015 - Present: Gas X, 2 tablets daily. As needed
07-09-2015 - Present: B12 Oral, 1000mg. Once at breakfast

TOCWildcat
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Tigercat
July 13, 2015 - 6:53 am
Hi Linnovak,
I too suffer from bipolar and anxiety most recently. I am on Ativan for anxiety and find it works. My Pdoc added Zopiclone 7.5mg too aide in sleep and also take Seroquel 200XR. I don't recommend Seroquel, as I've gained @ 20 lbs on it. Recently, I've been trying Latuda which is weight neutral to try and replace Seroquel. I take 750 mg of Lithium too. The thing is I think you have to try different things to make it work...keep trying. Ativan is addicting, but I can't forsee a future without it yet.
Keep on trucking...
TOCWildcat



Current medications as of 07-13-2015
09-16-1985 - Present: El Thyroxin, 150 mcg. 1 in morning
05-13-1993 - Present: Lithium, 750mg . Once a day a dinnertime
08-01-2006 - Present: Lorazepam, 1 pm/2-3 mg bed. 1 mg in PM & by 2 mg at bedtime
04-16-2007 - Present: ***Senekot*** (sub in Ducolox), 8.6. Take (2 - 3) tablets constipation
01-02-2012 - Present: Cipralex , 10 mg. 1 in morning
04-15-2013 - Present: Seroquel Reg. , 50-100 . 0 - 50 mg in afternoon
08-07-2014 - Present: Seroquel 200 XR, 200 mg at night. 1
01-08-2015 - Present: Metformin, 2000 mg . 1000mg Twice daily - am /dinner
02-03-2015 - Present: Zoipiclone , 7.5 mg. Afternoon usually
04-30-2015 - Present: Ducolox for constipation, 2 tablets. Bedtime
05-10-2015 - Present: Restoralax, 1.7. 1 in morning
05-26-2015 - Present: Latuda, 40 mg am or pm. Take w/ 350 calories or dinner or breakfast
06-08-2015 - Present: Florastor, 1 x twice daily. Twice daily
06-08-2015 - Present: Gas X, 2 tablets daily. As needed
07-09-2015 - Present: B12 Oral, 1000mg. Once at breakfast

TOCWildcat
isabelmatos
September 11, 2015 - 12:19 pm
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isabelmatos
Total Posts: 4
Joined: 09-07-2015
Hi, I am bipolar too, with severe depression and anxiety. I do take Xanax which helps me, but yesterday I did an accumputure session for the first Time and I felt the results on my first session. Actually I had done accumputure in a cruese I went but the one I did yesterday was totally different. The place is in Aventura Florida, in case you live near by. 786-271-0325, I bought it in groupon



Medications for September 2015
09-10-2015 - Present:Aripiprazole 5 mg, 5mg. Once a day
09-09-2015 - Present:Accumputure , 45min. Once a week
09-09-2015 - Present:B complex B 6 B 5 B 12 Procraine Magnisian Chloride, 5mg. Once a week
06-07-2015 - Present:Prozac , 40mg . Once a day
06-07-2015 - Present:Xanax , 0.5. When I feel I will have a panic stack
01-07-2015 - Present:Vyvance , 60 mg. Daily
09-07-2012 - Present:Trazodone, 50 mg. Once a day at night
09-09-2015 - Present:Accumputure , 45min. Once a week
09-09-2015 - Present:B complex B 6 B 5 B 12 Procraine Magnisian Chloride, 5mg. Once a week
06-07-2015 - Present:Prozac , 40mg . Once a day
06-07-2015 - Present:Xanax , 0.5. When I feel I will have a panic stack
01-07-2015 - Present:Vyvance , 60 mg. Daily
09-07-2012 - Present:Trazodone, 50 mg. Once a day at night
07-07-2012 - 09-10-2015:Latuda, 40 mg. Once a day
06-07-2015 - Present:Prozac , 40mg . Once a day
06-07-2015 - Present:Xanax , 0.5. When I feel I will have a panic stack
01-07-2015 - Present:Vyvance , 60 mg. Daily
09-07-2012 - Present:Trazodone, 50 mg. Once a day at night
07-07-2012 - 09-10-2015:Latuda, 40 mg. Once a day

Isa
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isabelmatos
September 11, 2015 - 12:19 pm
Hi, I am bipolar too, with severe depression and anxiety. I do take Xanax which helps me, but yesterday I did an accumputure session for the first Time and I felt the results on my first session. Actually I had done accumputure in a cruese I went but the one I did yesterday was totally different. The place is in Aventura Florida, in case you live near by. 786-271-0325, I bought it in groupon



Medications for September 2015
09-10-2015 - Present:Aripiprazole 5 mg, 5mg. Once a day
09-09-2015 - Present:Accumputure , 45min. Once a week
09-09-2015 - Present:B complex B 6 B 5 B 12 Procraine Magnisian Chloride, 5mg. Once a week
06-07-2015 - Present:Prozac , 40mg . Once a day
06-07-2015 - Present:Xanax , 0.5. When I feel I will have a panic stack
01-07-2015 - Present:Vyvance , 60 mg. Daily
09-07-2012 - Present:Trazodone, 50 mg. Once a day at night
09-09-2015 - Present:Accumputure , 45min. Once a week
09-09-2015 - Present:B complex B 6 B 5 B 12 Procraine Magnisian Chloride, 5mg. Once a week
06-07-2015 - Present:Prozac , 40mg . Once a day
06-07-2015 - Present:Xanax , 0.5. When I feel I will have a panic stack
01-07-2015 - Present:Vyvance , 60 mg. Daily
09-07-2012 - Present:Trazodone, 50 mg. Once a day at night
07-07-2012 - 09-10-2015:Latuda, 40 mg. Once a day
06-07-2015 - Present:Prozac , 40mg . Once a day
06-07-2015 - Present:Xanax , 0.5. When I feel I will have a panic stack
01-07-2015 - Present:Vyvance , 60 mg. Daily
09-07-2012 - Present:Trazodone, 50 mg. Once a day at night
07-07-2012 - 09-10-2015:Latuda, 40 mg. Once a day

Isa
artista
September 11, 2015 - 9:10 pm
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Total Posts: 868
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Severe depression and anxiety may be better treated by therapy instead of drugs. At least that has been my experience. (My pdoc will not prescribe benzodiazepines for me). I have PTSD in addition to bipolar I and ADHD. But after being treated for PTSD, which is a form of anxiety, I am much more relaxed and my moods are more even.



Current medications as of 09-11-2015
11-30-2010 - Present: Omeprazole, 20 mg. Daily
10-24-2012 - Present: Simvastatin, 20mg. Eve
06-21-2013 - Present: Losartin Potassium , 25mg. Daily
11-01-2013 - Present: Furosemide, 40-80 mg. Daily
11-01-2013 - Present: Klor-con, 10 - 20 meg. Daily
05-23-2015 - Present: Lamotrigine, 300mg. Eve
05-23-2015 - Present: Levothyroxine, 150 mcg. Daily
05-23-2015 - Present: Seroquel, 100-150. Eve
07-30-2015 - Present: Abilfy, 20mg. Daily
08-16-2015 - Present: Vyvanse, 70 mg. Daily

This being human is a guest house. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all. Treat each guest honorably.
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artista
September 11, 2015 - 9:10 pm
Severe depression and anxiety may be better treated by therapy instead of drugs. At least that has been my experience. (My pdoc will not prescribe benzodiazepines for me). I have PTSD in addition to bipolar I and ADHD. But after being treated for PTSD, which is a form of anxiety, I am much more relaxed and my moods are more even.



Current medications as of 09-11-2015
11-30-2010 - Present: Omeprazole, 20 mg. Daily
10-24-2012 - Present: Simvastatin, 20mg. Eve
06-21-2013 - Present: Losartin Potassium , 25mg. Daily
11-01-2013 - Present: Furosemide, 40-80 mg. Daily
11-01-2013 - Present: Klor-con, 10 - 20 meg. Daily
05-23-2015 - Present: Lamotrigine, 300mg. Eve
05-23-2015 - Present: Levothyroxine, 150 mcg. Daily
05-23-2015 - Present: Seroquel, 100-150. Eve
07-30-2015 - Present: Abilfy, 20mg. Daily
08-16-2015 - Present: Vyvanse, 70 mg. Daily

This being human is a guest house. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all. Treat each guest honorably.
AnimeEmoGirl
November 19, 2015 - 2:23 am
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Total Posts: 1004
Joined: 10-04-2009
I have Bipolar type 2, along with severe anxiety and(most recently diagnosed) PTSD. I take Propranolol 40mg twice a day for anxiety. As an added bonus, it also prevents symptoms of oncoming panic attacks. I really love it. I have been on it for a long time now(way over 2 years...thinking along the lines of a little over 3 years).



Current medications as of 11-19-2015
09-02-2011 - Present: Prenatal Vitamins, 100mg. Once Every Morning
08-31-2012 - Present: Propranolol, 40mg. Once In The Morning
08-31-2012 - Present: Propranolol, 40mg. Once Before Bed
02-05-2015 - Present: Depakote, 500mg. Once In The Morning
02-05-2015 - Present: Depakote, 1,000mg. Once At Night
03-24-2015 - Present: Wellbutrin, 300mg. Once In The Morning
10-29-2015 - Present: Flexeril, 10mg. When pain is bad

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AnimeEmoGirl
November 19, 2015 - 2:23 am
I have Bipolar type 2, along with severe anxiety and(most recently diagnosed) PTSD. I take Propranolol 40mg twice a day for anxiety. As an added bonus, it also prevents symptoms of oncoming panic attacks. I really love it. I have been on it for a long time now(way over 2 years...thinking along the lines of a little over 3 years).



Current medications as of 11-19-2015
09-02-2011 - Present: Prenatal Vitamins, 100mg. Once Every Morning
08-31-2012 - Present: Propranolol, 40mg. Once In The Morning
08-31-2012 - Present: Propranolol, 40mg. Once Before Bed
02-05-2015 - Present: Depakote, 500mg. Once In The Morning
02-05-2015 - Present: Depakote, 1,000mg. Once At Night
03-24-2015 - Present: Wellbutrin, 300mg. Once In The Morning
10-29-2015 - Present: Flexeril, 10mg. When pain is bad

LisaWalker
November 2, 2018 - 5:07 am
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LisaWalker
Total Posts: 2
Joined: 11-02-2018
Hey, these are really helpful tips to overcome anxiety.


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LisaWalker
November 2, 2018 - 5:07 am
Hey, these are really helpful tips to overcome anxiety.


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