Which Side Effects Do Your Anxiety Drugs Have?
Author: Diana Ketchen
Anxiety is a condition that billions of people suffer from. Some require anxiety drugs, and some do not. Those that do are presented with a lot of different options to help treat their symptoms. The right anti anxiety drug is able to get rid of the symptoms altogether. The only problem for many is finding what works, especially when seeking out prescription medication methods.
One of the more popular anxiety drugs is one that many people have tried, Zoloft. This particular drug has been around for quite sometime and has proved it's success amongst a good bit of people. However, with every positive benefit, there is a negative one that seems to follow. Zoloft helps people to feel more at ease by correcting certain chemical imbalances in the brain.
It also helps people to cope with feelings of depression. It's usual side effects include severe headache, chills, insomnia, decreased sexual desire, diarrhea, nausea, and sleepiness. There have also been claims of thoughts of suicide.
Another very popular of the anxiety drugs can be taken to help soothe the panic attacks often associated with anxiety disorder. This medication is a benzodiazepine known as Xanax. It is known to cause a temporary calming effect by enhancing a natural chemical in the body known as GABA. This medication, as stated, only produces a temporary calm.
This means that in order to sustain that feeling, this medication usually has to be taken several times per day. Over time, people can begin to develop a tolerance for this type of anti anxiety drug, which means they usually have to take more to obtain the same level of calm they started off with.
This type of behavior can easily lead to abuse and drug addiction, which most of the time never has a happy ending. Mixing this medication with certain other drugs can produce a very fatal result. Side effects of Xanax are clumsiness, slurred speech, trouble walking, decreased sex drive, trouble swallowing, irritability, and mood changes. Xanax should be taken only under very close supervision.
Most other prescription anxiety drugs have similar side effects to those listed above. It is great that the medications can work to clear up some of the problem, but not everyone wants all of the excess baggage. For people who are tired of taking prescription pills to cover up their symptoms, it may be time to try something completely new. Natural methods for anxiety do not contain side effects, and that is why they are natural.
Our bodies will openly accept something that is natural over something chemical. You may have heard of some popular medications for reducing anxiety symptoms but may have not ever considered them before. Some of those natural drugs for anxiety include Sam-e, Passion Flower, Valerian Root, 5HTP, and St. John's Wort.
These anxiety drugs work exactly the way prescription medications do except without the side effects. If you do your research, you will find that the success rate of these medications are also much higher than those mentioned above.
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About the Author
Diana is a Natural Health Consultant and is currently taking classes to earn a certificate in herbalism. Her website, Natural Health and Herbal Remedies, offers the knowledge, insights and experiences she has gained from her journey into the world of natural health and her quest to share it with others. Learn more about anxiety and depression at her website.
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Taking ritalin for ADD and valium as-needed for anxiety. Not sure about timing the dosage…?
Hi, i am an actor w/ performance-anxiety issues and take valium on an as-needed basis prior… usually 5-10mg- and usually appx. 1 hr prior to performance situations. This has proven to help steady/calm anticipatory anxiety and bring me into a “centered” sense that allows me to focus on the task at hand and rid myself of irrational nervousness.
I also have an overall depression/malaise problem for which a therapist recently suggested Ritalin, 5mg, 2x/day.
Why Ritalin? I have run the gamut of common anti-depressants over the years and basically just don’t like their side-effects – mainly that of
weight gain -( the great vague denial of the Big Pharma companies)
Initially my impression is that the Ritalin def. helps with focus and concentration (btw I am an adult).
Ok all this said, i sense that the immediate effect of the combo of
the valium on top of the ritalin may be counter-productive. One thingin particular is my articulation (speech) has to be clear and precise, and
muscle relaxation is also quite important for acting/singing/performing.
So I guess what i’m trying to work out is…. how do i take both of these in the most proactive way – as far as timing, dosage etc. Should I lay off the Ritalin and just take the anti-anx. med on days when I have performance work – or – can both be taken in combination in a ‘harmonic’ way ?
Thanks and appreciation for your reading through this,
Mike
Re: speech and diction – I sense that this combination may cause the some ‘upper + downer’ weirdness that can cause me to be a little too wound up to the point where my mind is racing and subsequently i run the risk of slurring over words or not articulating them clearly – whereas, minus the stimulant – i might be less inclined to do that– not greatly different than too much caffeine intake causing speed-talking; )
ok, i can’t figure out how to add to this in reply to the chiropractor but, here’s the deal.. i’m not a heroin addict and don’t follow the inference that my situation in any way equates with Kurt Cobain’s unique – and utterly different – experience. As for the product you recommend, it’s ironic that should suggest it. I was involved with the company directly. It has most certainly been a very profitable venture for Lucinda and I worked with her long before her lucrative career as a ‘recovering agoraphobic: )
Sure thing. If you want to know what doing this does to you, eventually, just look at what happened to Kurt Cobain. If you don’t want to end up like that, there are two things you NEED to do. One is to SERIOUSLY do this program: http://www.stresscenter.com and the other is to SERIOUSLY go to a chiropractor.
serious panic attacks and anxiety?
hi, im due to go travelling for the year tomorrow, when i should be looking forward to it! im actually freaking out big time!!! im worrying non-stop and i cant actually pin point what im worrying about! i gradually slowed down my medication over the last few months(seroxat) and finished a month ago! but i had to get them again yesterday and i had a panic attack after taking the tablet!! im going to the doctor today! should i get him to prescribe me valium, i heard this works with great and immediate effect!! anyone any advice??
What is a good pill to Trasition to from Valium? How to deal with extreeme anxiety?
I have been on 10mg Lexapro for a couple months, then with added stress i started having debilitating panick attacks, doc doubled my dose to 20mg, and added valium. The valium helped tremendously, but im now running out, and i wont feel the full effect of the increased lexapro for another week or more. Now that the valium is running out, the real uneasy panicky sick to my stomach feelings are returning in waves. I was on the Rx’s for generaized anxiety, but when i had no valium,the only immediate reliefe i could get was from alcohol, which i know is counter productive, but it helps at the moment. Any ideas or suggestions for alternatives or what i should tell ask my doc? Without the meds i cant focus, it makes work and school nearly impossible.
This is a shambles, by the sound of it of your own making! I assume none of this medication was obtained through legal channels. Escitalopram is at least non addictive, but diazepam certainly is. Of the benzodiazepines it is the easiest to control and is used to wean patients off other similar drugs.
The most successful management for anxiety is CBT, which of course involves NO medication at all! It has a 70% long term success rate.
Go see your GP and get yourself sorted out properly!