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Medication

Judetheobtuse

Does anyone here take medication to deal with anxiety and burnout?  I was on an antidepressant for years but stopped about 4 months ago. However it has been suggested by my gp (via a psychiatrist) that I take venlafaxine.  However when I took the first tablet I felt terrible so I decided not to take any more. Apparently venlafaxine can help with social anxiety and similar stuff which I thought might help me to be more social and less awkward. All this was suggested before I got diagnosed too, so I am not sure it still makes sense to use - however I had a diagnosis of GAD which may have been caused by the autism and associated problems. 

I don’t feel any better or worse off the antidepressants so I am not sure they were doing much anyhow. I use diazepam for anxiety at the moment which are useful but doctors seem to think they are as bad as heroin so getting them regularly is almost impossible (but there are ways). I have also tried pregabalin which did nothing at all for me, literally. 

I try to manage the anxiety via exercise- I have a dog so I do a lot of walking and I also like cycling and running. But occasionally I get breakthroughs of anxiety- especially if I have to go somewhere new or use public transport. I used to self medicate with alcohol but that ended badly. 

has anyone had success with anything?

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  • My doc has suggested antidepressants to help when I hit burnout, but I'm wary because I was also told at diagnosis that they "suspect" I also have  ADHD, but as it was an ASD diagnosis they could "diagnose it officially". 

    Reading up I find theres a lot of conflict between the two and medication could make things worse. 

    I did the same with alcohol (still do at times) , it's something I try and keep under control, I'm far better off it but can't do social events without it, then in comes the obsessive side of me and I have way too much, regret it for days after, then eventually repeat it all the next time.

    Coffee and tea at the right time helps or hinders in different ways, sometimes increases the anxiety, other times calms it and helps me focus when my head's trying to do everything on earth at once.

    I find most medication I've had over the years for other things (asthma, allergies etc ) will possibly work but when it does will cause other worse issues so I tend to avoid it .

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  • My doc has suggested antidepressants to help when I hit burnout, but I'm wary because I was also told at diagnosis that they "suspect" I also have  ADHD, but as it was an ASD diagnosis they could "diagnose it officially". 

    Reading up I find theres a lot of conflict between the two and medication could make things worse. 

    I did the same with alcohol (still do at times) , it's something I try and keep under control, I'm far better off it but can't do social events without it, then in comes the obsessive side of me and I have way too much, regret it for days after, then eventually repeat it all the next time.

    Coffee and tea at the right time helps or hinders in different ways, sometimes increases the anxiety, other times calms it and helps me focus when my head's trying to do everything on earth at once.

    I find most medication I've had over the years for other things (asthma, allergies etc ) will possibly work but when it does will cause other worse issues so I tend to avoid it .

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