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Best meds for social/generalised anxiety?

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#1 ·
What are the best meds that a doctor/psychatre can prescribe to you for generalised + social anxiety ?

My psychatre wanted me to take a med but i've heard really bad things on it so i didn't use it .

I'm tense all day , like my neck is blocked
 
#4 · (Edited by Moderator)
social anxiety you just need more exposure

really is that simple

you apply the progressive overload and adaptation rule to a lot of aspects in life

i smoked green like it was part of my diet during my teenage years and as a result started to develop social anxiety which lead to me stopping

through doing things i wouldnt normally like to do like go to the pub or a social gathering ect and just getting on with it despite rather sitting in and watching tv, i soon overcame it

relish in the opportunity to be in an uncomfortable social situation and with time they wont be uncomfortable.

general anxiety is obviously a lot more difficult to tackle but ime meds arnt the answer, ive never taken them myself but surrounded by a LOT of people that have turned to the likes of citalopram and the people on it are still the most anxious people i know
 
#7 ·
social anxiety you just need more exposure

really is that simple

you apply the progressive overload and adaptation rule to a lot of aspects in life

i smoked green like it was part of my diet during my teenage years and as a result started to develop social anxiety which lead to me stopping

through doing things i wouldnt normally like to do like go to the pub or a social gathering ect and just getting on with it despite rather sitting in and watching tv, i soon overcame it

relish in the opportunity to be in an uncomfortable social situation and with time they wont be uncomfortable.

general anxiety is obviously a lot more difficult to tackle but ime meds arnt the answer, ive never taken them myself but surrounded by a LOT of people that have turned to the likes of citalopram and the people on it are still the most anxious people i know
Have to agree with the above, 8 years ago I had a doc pushing anxiety meds on me. It had got the point we're I wouldn't leave the house, they started mentioning agrophobia at one point.

I slowly forced myself back out but it was a slow process, I read a few books on the topic of cbt and that really helped too.

Try to avoid meds at all costs, they end up becoming a crutch and are so hard to come off
 
#5 ·
Too true ?Meds only 'delay' the problem

there's bad press about citaloprAm & fluoxetine, not that I'd know but app not good for libido + fat loss.

benzo's are king for anxiety disorder, however, they'll fu*k u up in no time! They're uber addictive + u build tolerance real easy.

as swole said , try enjoy the 'bad' situation ... usually they turn out better than anticipated. I take the 'weight training ' perspective to anxiety disorder order = if you don't use it /you lose it ... and same applies to avoiding these situations... as men we're generally more grumpy and anti social anyway!! You're not alone mate
 
#14 ·
I got on very well with escitalopram (a diff version of citalopram) worked really well with me, in particular it levelled me while I had a course of cbt.

sides were ok, made me a bit sweaty and I think turned up my metabolism a bit as I stayed really lean. Sex drive was fine, but during the first four weeks it made it harder to finish .......

coming off wasn't the end of the world - just ignore the dr and look up the internet for a schedule for phasing off - I gradually dropped the dose over four months.
 
#15 ·
I got on very well with escitalopram (a diff version of citalopram) worked really well with me, in particular it levelled me while I had a course of cbt.

sides were ok, made me a bit sweaty and I think turned up my metabolism a bit as I stayed really lean. Sex drive was fine, but during the first four weeks it made it harder to finish .......

coming off wasn't the end of the world - just ignore the dr and look up the internet for a schedule for phasing off - I gradually dropped the dose over four months.
You sure that wasn't Tren :p
 
#17 ·
Propanolol...... best drug you can use that's non addictive, it won't stop the anxiety but it will mask the pysical effects making it easier to cope with over time. They will also prescribe a generic SSRI such as sertraline. I would recommend looking into both if I were you and running a 6 month course of both monitored by your psychiatrist. This combined with @swole troll's advice and you can't go wrong really.
 
#23 ·
Id go out after taking some piracetam or even some other nootropic specialised for anxiety control or something for a few days and do your normal stuff. then remove the piracetam.

As swoletroll said, progressive overload.

Beers always good too, but not too frequently.
Piracetam? i have but it does nothing for me.

I'm alcohol allergic , but i have GHB (gives gyno 30min after intake , for real , prolactin gyno so i need high dose caber which make me sick) so i stopped completely.

60e the hour for the psychologue , no refund at all . Should i still go there?
 
#35 ·
You're right , i've contacte a psychiatre.

The 31th of December i took Molly (XTC pill ) , felt so damn good this time.. i really want to take it again but i know it's bad and i have to wait at least 1 month .

Plus the comedown is quite bad for me , since i suffer from anxiety etc it make it worses + it adds some kind of depression , you feel like you 're useless/s**t for some days , and emotional for nothing really , i'm still emotional af and it's been a week.

How do you guys feed on modafinil? does it give some kind of anti anxiety/confidence/mood boost? like amph would give?

Thanks
 
#36 ·
You're right , i've contacte a psychiatre.

The 31th of December i took Molly (XTC pill ) , felt so damn good this time.. i really want to take it again but i know it's bad and i have to wait at least 1 month .

Plus the comedown is quite bad for me , since i suffer from anxiety etc it make it worses + it adds some kind of depression , you feel like you 're useless/s**t for some days , and emotional for nothing really , i'm still emotional af and it's been a week.

How do you guys feed on modafinil? does it give some kind of anti anxiety/confidence/mood boost? like amph would give?

Thanks
I think self medicating for such issues is a bad idea. It's hard enough for a specialist to find the right balance with prescription meds, with some people.
 
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