Anxiety Disorders Support Group

however main side effects of anti depressants can be lack of sleep, decrease in apettite and shakes/tremmers

main side effect i get from anti anxiety meds is sleepness(very sleepy), slower reaction times and hang over effect.

when your on medication you have to be very careful with alcohol until you know exactally it effects you.

meds should make your mood easier to deal with if they dont then try something else.

not sure if this has been helpful or not but all the best anyway xx

however if nothing else works they are a necessary evil

After going on meds, after a few rough weeks, I started to feel better and was able to understand myself and the therapist better. If you are ok without meds, don't start. But if you think you need them, don't suffer. A diabetic needs insulin needles everyday,some anxiety ridden and depressed people also need meds every day.

Good luck!

I recently stopped taking 2 of my meds on my own because I couldn't stand being a zombie all day - Xanax and Risperdal, but had to take in an emergency last night. That's what I keep them for.

Anti-depressants make you FAT. I HATE ALL OF THEM. They also take away your sex drive completely even on your own so forget about ever enjoying sex again in any manner unless the antidepressant is Wellbutrin, then you'll just have to write more posts in the anxiety forum.

When they put me on Wellbutrin my anxiety got so bad I almost ended up in the hospital (Psych! - BAD!)

All the doctors push drugs. Sometimes they're needed for EMERGENCIES, but IMO that's it.

I AM NOT TELLING ANYONE TO CHANGE OR STOP THEIR MEDICATION. IT WORKS FOR SOME PEOPLE. IT JUST REALLY DESTROYED MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!

Cindy

Im sorry you have such a hard time taking medications. Some meds dont mess up your sex drive and some do. I hated wellbutrin, years ago before I took prozac, they tried that with me. Very bad for me too.

As far as alprazalone ER , it is one of the least addicting

benzo's. You can only take 1 pill a day and its very long acting in a minimal dose spread through 24 hr period. It helps so you dont have to many ups and downs with anxiety. Right now Im down, very sad and down. Need a friend bad

Patty

It is my only link to other real people for weeks on end sometimes. I do see my PCP and psychologist but I have no real bond with them. They are just trying to help me from a purely medical POV and I don't see them often. Hope your weekend is going well and life continues to treat you kind.