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medication for anxiety

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over 3 years ago

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 .

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  • over 3 years ago

    I'm on a low dosage of citalopram and have been for the last couple of decades. It was boosted slightly when I had my last meltdown which saw me signed off for the best part of a year. Since the diagnosis I've not found myself as emotionally "stuck" which has probably done far more for my mental health than drugs ever did.

    There's a conversation going on about whether anti-depressants actually do anything at all. The last book I read by Temple Grandin suggests she was comfortable with a low dose of anti-depressants used in combination with other kinds of interventions. I'm no fan of CBT myself (I lose myself a lot when writing so the idea of "writing out" things that I find difficult and do a for/against scenario would end up in me writing entire books about my decision-making dilemmas and stress triggers). Much happier with acceptance/commitment therapy which makes a lot more sense and has led me to manage some difficult situations (and difficult emotions) a lot more effectively.

    I went a time of trying different stuff, Prozac (rubbish), Dothiepin (equally rubbish) and St John's Wort (did nothing). Never felt the need to change the meds since I started with citalopram although I'm going to have a discussion with my GP about the dosage. 

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  • over 3 years ago

    I'm on a low dosage of citalopram and have been for the last couple of decades. It was boosted slightly when I had my last meltdown which saw me signed off for the best part of a year. Since the diagnosis I've not found myself as emotionally "stuck" which has probably done far more for my mental health than drugs ever did.

    There's a conversation going on about whether anti-depressants actually do anything at all. The last book I read by Temple Grandin suggests she was comfortable with a low dose of anti-depressants used in combination with other kinds of interventions. I'm no fan of CBT myself (I lose myself a lot when writing so the idea of "writing out" things that I find difficult and do a for/against scenario would end up in me writing entire books about my decision-making dilemmas and stress triggers). Much happier with acceptance/commitment therapy which makes a lot more sense and has led me to manage some difficult situations (and difficult emotions) a lot more effectively.

    I went a time of trying different stuff, Prozac (rubbish), Dothiepin (equally rubbish) and St John's Wort (did nothing). Never felt the need to change the meds since I started with citalopram although I'm going to have a discussion with my GP about the dosage. 

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