Posted by partlycloudy on June 22, 2004, at 16:17:59
In reply to need general support !!!! help, posted by snapper on June 20, 2004, at 17:42:00
Snapper, I haven't had ect treatment - I imagine anyone would be severly anxious to have that procedure.
I do understand that the GAD and depression are separate and I thought the meds available work on different (proteins? what are those things?) in our brains. Anxiety can be just as crippling as depression, and as someone who's had anxiety for 24/7, it was a horrible, horrible experience to not be able to find relief.
The effexor I take does help with the overall anxiety, and for panic attacks I've been prescribed .5mg of xanax. I had a conniption asking my p-doc for it, but she's reassured me the addictive qualities wouldn't be experienced at such a low dose.
It does help me to try to accurately describe the anxiety's effects to my p-doc; racing thoughts, big lump in the throat, dread, fear of (the world). And to not minimize it. It's a real, treatable condition.
((((snapper))))
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