My anxiety has gone through the roof. I’m dealing with a lot of real world stuff. But I feel I’m over reacting.
I have supplements that help under normal circumstances (i.e. when I don’t have anything to actually worry about! 
) but they’re not as effective when I have actual stuff to worry about.
I don’t usually have a lot of anxiety but I started to feel a little anxious after starting to take caffeine pills. I have been taking L-Theanine to try to counteract it. I feel kind of weird taking one thing to counteract another. Maybe a bit like going around in circles, but thats what I take.
People keep pets because they help them emotionally.
I don’t have it in me to care for a pet, but sometimes I make a date to see my brother. I am very friendly with his dog! I make it clear that I am visiting the dog as well as my brother.
I also recently started reading a book on CBT(Cognitive Behavioral Therapy). This is supposed to help with anxiety also. Would that be something you might consider?
You could use Woebot, that’s quick CBT. I never had much luck controlling that particular emotion. I never had a hard time with anger or jealousy like so many people do, but anxiety just throws me for a loop. It’s so strong and it affects me physically. I just needed medicinal intervention. My Cymbalta helps me combat it 90% of the time and the rest of the time I just talk my way through it except my traveling phobia in which case I take Ativan.
Last time I had anxiety was many years ago when I was in university, when I had an exam that I didn’t study to.
I take 400mg caffeine pills daily and even that doesnt make me anxious.
Pregabalin helps my anxiety very well
Personally, I am quite anxious.
Often on the same themes.
I worry a lot more when I’m depressed. it goes together. I hope you find a way to worry less. Usually when it’s like that, I try to isolate myself totally. I cut off all stimuli.
My only PRN is Haldol, so that’s my go-to for ailments of all types. My pdoc had given me Vistoril but that did nothing. So it’s Haldol to the rescue, 5mg.
i tried beta alanine it made me so extremely itchy lol it almost felt like my skin was burning, extreme paresthesia.
its a common side effect and doesn’t last long but it surprises me every time
lol i could see beta alanine being used in a prank as it makes ur brain whole body tingly and itchy
I try and sit on the opposite side of the room from it and avoid eye contact so it doesn’t try to start a conversation with me.
It depends on what kind of anxiety. Phobic anxiety (agoraphobia for example) is best helped by CBT.
Generalised anxiety is a little different. In my case it comes and goes, but CBT doesn’t help that much in that case.
Don’t be too worried, it will probably recede without you are knowing why.
Benzos and stuff like that is not good in the long term. SSRI is first line treatment for anxiety, especially sertraline.
I read a lot of stoic philosophy to treat my anxiety (pretty simple and understandable kind of philosophy). It helped a lot.
Good luck.
The way I deal with it is to talk it through with my partner or my mum. It usually helps.
If the anxiety is crippling I go to bed and try to sleep, although I vent it out some way.
If it’s bearable I try deep breaths for 5 to 10 minutes, and I try to no think in anything else besides breathing.
i know that statement is hard to accept when you have a physiological alement causing an excess amount of “panic” neurotransmitters to be created (thats the way i see it anyways). But i think its helpful even with it.
Anxiety is usually linked to thoughts about the future.
Have you got anything going on in the present that you can focus on?
Usually medication or breathing exercises. And reinterpreting the situation. And making sure I’ve had enough to eat, enough sleep, etc.
Do you have anything stronger, like a PRN benzo?
