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Medication

Elvina

Hello

I've had little to no success with ssri's or ssnri's. Won't bore you with the list. There's no silver bullet but I'm wondering if anyone has had any improvement, especially with social isolation and anxiety with any other type of medication. I'm not particularly anxious at home but I spend too much time alone and can get quite down as a result. Hope there aren't any rules about talking about drugs, this is my first post since being diagnosed a month ago.

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  • Hi

    I take a beta-blocker called propranolol which I can take whenever I can feel my anxiety increasing which helps quite a lot. I think it is primarily prescribed for blood pressure but my GP prescribed it for me because it can also be effective for helping with anxiety and other medications had not worked.

    I mostly take it if I think I could be heading for a melt down. My GP said to take one or two tablets whenever I feel I need to, although I think the overall limit is 8 tablets a day. I use it especially at work or public places. Sometimes I take it before the anxiety is severe and it helps keep it at a level I can control. It might not work for everybody but might be worth mentioning to your GP. 

    Hope you find something!

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  • Hi

    I take a beta-blocker called propranolol which I can take whenever I can feel my anxiety increasing which helps quite a lot. I think it is primarily prescribed for blood pressure but my GP prescribed it for me because it can also be effective for helping with anxiety and other medications had not worked.

    I mostly take it if I think I could be heading for a melt down. My GP said to take one or two tablets whenever I feel I need to, although I think the overall limit is 8 tablets a day. I use it especially at work or public places. Sometimes I take it before the anxiety is severe and it helps keep it at a level I can control. It might not work for everybody but might be worth mentioning to your GP. 

    Hope you find something!

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  • in reply to SunshineDaisy

    Hi Everyone

    I've taken them before and they do help a  bit, especially with that awful feeling in your stomach. It's a coincidence you mention them as I have a few left and will be calling the surgery for more. I'd stopped taking them but as mentioned, work is so stressful I'm going to take them on the days I have to be there.

    Writing this and receiving  all your kind words and advice has been lovely and made me feel part of something.

    Thanks to you all