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Autism, anxiety & medication

femininecomplz

Hi all,

I've found that my anxiety has worsened over the years, and since being diagnosed I now know a lot of it comes from needing routine (and just constant overthinking!).

I often get overwhelmed even from the slightest changes now and I don't know how to help it. For example, my family are coming home today from holiday earlier than expected. I have been living alone and have gotten used to the quiet alone time. Knowing they would be home soon talking, playing music and doing their own thing really caused me to freak out. I love my family but I find that any slight changes now really get to me!

I have started propranolol as the GP said it can help with physical symptoms. I was wondering if anyone else takes it and found any difference? So far for me I cant really tell.

Also what do people do to manage anxiety? I feel like once I get anxious I get stuck on it and find it hard to get out.

thanks allwhite heart

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  • Although only just received my diagnosis I have been taking atenonol (also a beta-blocker) for at least 26 years. This was for anxiety and I found it really helped me. It is hard to explain the impact but it smoother out the peaks and troughs of my anxiety. I do agree with the anxiety mode becoming stuck.
    The following helps me defocus and/or it also helps me get to sleep. So, 5 seconds breathing in slowly and evenly,  5 seconds holding the breathe,  and 5 seconds letting the breathe slowly and evenly out. It is probably supposed to be more than 5 seconds but that's what I can manage. I am sure there are a lot of people here who know a lot about it than me!

    Hope it works for you too.

    Oscar 

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  • Although only just received my diagnosis I have been taking atenonol (also a beta-blocker) for at least 26 years. This was for anxiety and I found it really helped me. It is hard to explain the impact but it smoother out the peaks and troughs of my anxiety. I do agree with the anxiety mode becoming stuck.
    The following helps me defocus and/or it also helps me get to sleep. So, 5 seconds breathing in slowly and evenly,  5 seconds holding the breathe,  and 5 seconds letting the breathe slowly and evenly out. It is probably supposed to be more than 5 seconds but that's what I can manage. I am sure there are a lot of people here who know a lot about it than me!

    Hope it works for you too.

    Oscar 

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