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Medication or meditation

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I'm in 2 minds as to whether I should try medication or take up meditation. I suffer from anxiety, don't we all right lol but recently the physical effects it causes me have increased from pain in my chest to weird jaw tightness which almost feels like it's pulling or spasming. I worry it will dislocate but then that just makes my anxiety worse. I've considered a trip to the dentist but as with doctors I think it would cause a meltdown...so no I don't think so. Lolol.

I have seen my doctor before about chest pain and she was really lacking in sympathy and made me feel like I was wasting her time lol. Most doctors appear to have this approach with me. 

I've looked up medication and it sounds like it works for some but only a few. Most people with autism don't respond well to medication. Meditation sounds like it might be a good approach to take so I am considering doing that, just to see if it actually works or not. I think one of my biggest problems is that my muscles tighten and spasm, anxiety reaction and that's the issue with my chest and jaw. Naturally my anxiety then shoots up and convinces me I'm having lung problems and serious jaw problems.

Hehe you tried medication and meditation? 

What are your thoughts on both?

I'm leaning towards meditation but I'm also considering medication, though I do worry about the side effects as I read most have horrible side effects.

I don't know why my body can't be normal and not cause me all these inconveniences Confused

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  • Bit late to the discussion, but I've found medication has really helped me manage the day to day anxiety (and depression) I have. I take venlafaxine and mirtazapine as antidepressants/anti-anxiety medication, and also propranolol for the physical side effects of the anxiety. It's been a long road to getting here, with a few trial and errors along the way, but I don't think I'd be here now without the medication.

    For me meditation has never really worked as I have aphantasia (inability to see images in my mind) and a lot of meditation techniques rely on that as a basis. I can do guided meditation when it specifically relates to physical sensations such as breathing and tensing/relaxing muscles, and a previous CBT counsellor found some experiential strategies for me to use for mindfulness and keeping me in the moment, rather than in my head, i.e. the 5 things you can see, 4 things you can hear, etc. I also find things like yoga particularly difficult as I'm very logical, fact based, and find the spiritual side of yoga in particular far too ephemeral and wishy-washy for me.

    I wouldn't rule anything out without you trying it, things work differently for different people, and there are pros and cons for each, some of which will be intensely personal.

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  • Bit late to the discussion, but I've found medication has really helped me manage the day to day anxiety (and depression) I have. I take venlafaxine and mirtazapine as antidepressants/anti-anxiety medication, and also propranolol for the physical side effects of the anxiety. It's been a long road to getting here, with a few trial and errors along the way, but I don't think I'd be here now without the medication.

    For me meditation has never really worked as I have aphantasia (inability to see images in my mind) and a lot of meditation techniques rely on that as a basis. I can do guided meditation when it specifically relates to physical sensations such as breathing and tensing/relaxing muscles, and a previous CBT counsellor found some experiential strategies for me to use for mindfulness and keeping me in the moment, rather than in my head, i.e. the 5 things you can see, 4 things you can hear, etc. I also find things like yoga particularly difficult as I'm very logical, fact based, and find the spiritual side of yoga in particular far too ephemeral and wishy-washy for me.

    I wouldn't rule anything out without you trying it, things work differently for different people, and there are pros and cons for each, some of which will be intensely personal.

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