How do u get rid of your anxiety & stress? Do you use medicine or how do you cope?

[Sugar100]

I am curious how many people suffer with anxiety and your story and what you do to stop or relieve it, maybe even cure it? I got anxiety at 18 and since then made me not able to eat food. Now currently I take a natural anxiety medicine before I eat breakfest and at 5pm. I now sleep early 10-12 midnight & wake up daily at 4am. I now since yesterday taking a very high vitamin supplement that contains 35 vitamins & some reason calms my body? I’m underweight but all these vitamins helping me not get anxiety? I took my anxiety medicine for 2nd time today 5pm & felt even more calm as this med as natural tea ingredients and 2 vitamins as well b12 and zinc. I find regular tea doesn’t help but meditation videos helps a lot for stress and attacks and to sleep.

[razelove]

I just meditate, I had anger issues when I was younger, and that helped. It just gives time to distance from the bullshit, calm down, step away and think things through. There's never anything wrong with having a clear mind and focusing on your objectives, or nothing at all.

[Sugar100]

I hear meditation vids but never sit to meditate

[razelove]

You do what feels best to you, there's no right or wrong way, it's just a method of clearing your mind, or focusing intently on something specific.

[blkgold33]

With stress I'm able to talk to my friends that helps me get my mind off things

[kencu67]

Yeah same. And nature.

[kencu67]

Nature and no f*cking smartphone!

[Sugar100]

Can u pm me

[kencu67]

Who? Him or me?

[Nxtawm]

I distract myself, find something funny or interesting to read/watch. Gets my mind off things

[An_Impulse]

i had anxiety attacks when i was in service.. then i got discharged.. my life changed a bit.. after couple events the last time i went to see my doctor.. (she just felt sad while telling this) i found out that i became a sociopath.. so its all fine now :) a bit grim tho. nothing seems to satisfy you at all. or you can't feel the emotions all the same like before. etc.

[OddBeMe]

I am on anti depressants. But therapy also works.

[Sugar100]

Do those meds make u get suicide thoughts as people say?

[Sugar100]

What kind of therapy u get?

[OddBeMe]

Just regular therapy. Psychologist. Not psychiatrist- they’re more medical. She just listened and then held me accountable when I was thinking irrationally. Incredibly helpful.

[OddBeMe]

Suicidal thoughts on meds are rare. My family doc just gave me an easy prescription for Effexor. No side effects for me. Realigns my synapses. But different meds for different people.

[Sugar100]

Phycaratrist gave me Prozac and scared try it

[Sugar100]

Does the med actually take away ur anxiety?

[OddBeMe]

It does. Anxiety is linked to depression. Chemical imbalance in the brain. Nothing to worry about. Your family doc can prescribe.

[Sugar100]

I fear of suicide thoughts or nightmare dreams as people complain of. Have u tried Prozac? I am taking a natural anxiety med & it takes away part of my anxiety but not strong enough and I still get anxiety wen I eat solid food

[Sugar100]

Then my phycaratrist said Prozac won’t help me it won’t take away my anxiety. 🙁 I’m confused

[OddBeMe]

I have read about some extreme cases of Prozac. Not sure if the doctor has a reason for it. Sometimes doctors are paid by pharma. But Effexor hasn’t given me nightmares or suicdal thoughts (no more than I have now). And I haven’t read anything online.

[OddBeMe]

Try going to a family doctor. Ask them about Effexor or something similar. Start out a low dose. It’s accumulative so it takes time to work and you don’t want to suddenly stop taking it. But I tell people it gets rid of the fog of anxiety. Stops me focusing on stupid things and relax.

[Sugar100]

I knew Prozac is not good.

[OddBeMe]

I don't know the research, but I've heard bad things. Your doctor should let you decide which pills to take. Effexor is great for low to none side effects.

[Sugar100]

My phycaratrist doesn’t let me choose the medicine. I want he even says anxiety med won’t cure me.

[OddBeMe]

Dump him. Go to a family doctor and ask for generic anti-deps and maybe a little Xanax for anxiety.

[asshole_]

I just do what I can