How can I stop feeling so anxious and nervous all the time for no reason?
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My whole life I've been on the quiet side, but within the last year or so, I've been getting extremely anxious and nervous to the point where I have panic attacks. I usually get panicky when I'm going to go out with friends just to hang out or go to a concert. Now, within the past month I've even been so anxious that I've been feeling panicked even when I'm just sitting around with my mom and dad eating lunch or just lounging around. In late February I started taking the birth control Seasonique, and I'm not sure if that has anything to do with my behavior since I didn't start getting really anxious until the month of June, and I have been more anxious than usual since about last May when I experienced my first panic attack. So here's my question: What can I do to lower this constant feeling of anxiety that I have? I feel queasy, have diarrhea, get flushed, I shake, I feel hot then cold, and I just feel like something terrible is going to happen, and I can't get away from it. I feel like i lost control of my life and I'm not even me anymore! I have a doctors appointment July 8th and I want to talk to my doctor about it. Do you think she'd recommend medication like xanax or something? I just feel totally crazy and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
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Answer:
I know how this feels and have myself been on medication for stress / anxiety which lead to slight depression. The first step you have taken is to see the Doctor and it is going to help you. When you go, ensure you tell them EXACTLY how you feel and do not leave anything out in fear of sounding stupid etc. They hear this sort of thing quite a lot and will be able to help you overcome it with the more detail you provide. Dependant on the extent of the anxiety they are likely to give you some medication to help reduce this. One word of warning though is do not expect over night changes, it takes a few months for most medication for this sort of thing to kick in and when you STOP taking it then you generally do feel how you started to feel for a few weeks before eventually feeling better.
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Please don't take pills or any other drug including alcohol to overcome anxiety. It will not help you but will cause you to have more problems. If possible see a therapist as anxiety/panic attacks are treatable without medicine. Along with therapy try out some relaxation exercise.
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Valium is much easier to get than Xanax.
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