Published on 12, July, 2020
Is anyone on any medication to help manage anxiety .
Before my diagnosis i was prescribed citalopram for anxiety and my doctor took me of it nearing my assessment period .
After the diagnosis i have had CBT to help manage my anxiety ,
Which worked for a while but i see i am starting to see my reaction to certain situations and people are getting back to how it was before being on medication.
I have read a lot of peer reviewed research on this subject and it seems the community seems to be split that ssri's are no better than a placebo ,
Has anyone tried the CBDV oil for anxiety as research has been conducted on this and seems promising .
I know full blown THC/CBD is not good for me as i am a danger to myself after taking it as i seem invincible, then after it has worn off it seems like i am in an even worse place before taking it .
I did prefer the citalopram but wondered is anyone else being prescribed anything different which helps .
My main problem is slightly different. It's not about medication for anxiety, but anxiety about medication.
Over the last twenty years, I've been through almost all the major blood pressure medications, all of them have had major side effects on me. Every time I have a tablet I get anxious.
Now with the covid vaccine, I am panicking, could the vaccine have worse side effects than the virus itself?
Yep! I get that. I'm sick to death of GPs treating me like a naughty girl for refusing medication for anxiety.
I'm a MEDICAL phobe. You just can't stuff me full of chemicals with a list of contra indications and side effects as long as your arm and expect me to feel better. I'd be paranoid about how they could be harming me. The meds would become the anxiety.
I've had my COVID jab though. I've been literally house bound since the beginning of the pandemic and refused to go to hospital for other urgent stuff. I was terrified of catching COVID in hospital.
At least the jab enables me to feel I can at least go out for a walk now and has calmed down the panic if I have to go into the corner shop. All that constantly trying to judge whether I'm at least 2 m away from everyone else and people without masks squeezing past me, was sending me into melt down every time I went.
The Covid vaccine has gone through all the usual testing steps in clinical trials, and one specific vaccine has been given regulatory approval - without any shortcuts. As the vaccine is first being given to the oldest and most clinically vulnerable, I think you'll very quickly see if it has adverse effects. I'm pretty sure it will be no worse, or probably safer than, the Flu vaccine.
There's some people who have had Covid who are experiencing long-term problems as a result. Read up on Long Covid.
The Autism community in particular has seen how unwarranted fear of vaccines has been detrimental. Look up the Dr Wakefield and MMR debacle.
I'll be having the Covid vaccine as soon as I am invited to have it.
surely your covid vaccine is over a year away unless i missed something