I was wondering do u guys take it…
life style is a big thing these days with anxiety…
For me Depakote ER is the best anti anxiety medication I’ve been on.
It’s a mood stabilizer but has strong anti anxiety properties.
So much so that I ditched the Klonopin.
Kolonapin and xanex probably, but xanex gives m horrible nightmares, well…actually sleep gives me horrible nightmares period but def worse on xanex. But good ole mary jane actually works the best for me. Kills all anxiety and i can sleep without nightmares. Just over 2 months before i can smoke again and hopefully get real sleep. Ive been tracking my sleep and i get 30min-1hr of deep sleep a week with probably about 3 hours of light sleep every few days. Cant find an answer to being able to sleep besides falling into depression, then thats all i can do is sleep. My pdoc just said to take more naps if i can. He doesn’t want to adjust my meds for a while, which i agree with just wish he could do more for me in the sleep department.
Lexapro (which is an antidepressant with antianxiety properties) worked really well for me. I was living in constant dread until I got put on lexapro. It started working really quickly too.
Oh man, klonopin was a dream–an addictive dream. Beware the klonopin! I loved it, nothing like a klonopin after a long day at work. It was terribly addictive though, so much so they took me off after a few months because they spotted my right–on-time habit of refilling (versus my “I ran out two months ago and forgot to order new pills” habit that the pharmacy is more used to).
I take buspar or buspirone, however you spell it. It’s not addictive, not a controlled substance, and it’s supposed to be energizing so you can take it in the morning. I’ve been on it for several years now and when I actually take it I do feel a certain relief from my constant anxiety about my imminent death and the death of my loved ones. I was also on vistaril, which is very mild, like a cousin of benadryl my pdoc said. I liked it, but buspar has a more energizing effect than the relaxing vistaril, so I choose buspar as my preferred anti-anxiety.
I’ve also been on paxil, klonopin, something else addictive with an a00 oh yea adaban, and some others that I forgot. All had temporary good effects followed by the beginning of addictions, so they took me off.
EDIT: helps with negative symptoms too, I guess!