anxiety pill take when needed

Hi all buddies,
My doc says take anxiety pill whenever you feel panic attack is coming but i want to take 1 pill everyday as i can't wait for it to come as i get very freaked out by symptoms.

plz help ,how can i talk to doc abt this

Which med(s) are you referring to?

Some meds are required to be taken every day, preferably at the same time.

And some meds, like benzos, are meant to be used 'as needed.' In that case, yep, you take it when you feel your symptoms rushing over you and your initial coping skills don't seem to be doing the trick.

If that's the med you're referring to, ask your doc how frequently you may take this "as needed" med and go from there.











M.

There are different types of "anxiety pills," cilly. There are some that need to be taken every day, whether you're experiencing anxiety or not.

There are others, like benzos, that are taken "as needed."

Do you know the name of the med or the type of med (what class/category)?

Definitely update your doc.

Sometimes they happen several times a day because we cycle and lose control. If we can stop the first one or two in their tracks, it can minimize the subsequent ones.











M.

I wish I could just take something as needed. My doctor was weaning me of Zoloft and I was down to 25mgs once a day and I was hit was something stressful which affected my anxiety and my ability to sleep and she put me back on 50 mgs. My goal was to get off of Zoloft completely by September, but now I'm afraid to. I'm sleeping well now and I was able to get my anxiety under control very quickly so I feel like I know when I start feeling the first signs of it. If I could just take a benzo at the first sign of anxiety and get rid of it I would be happy. But I don't know if having the therapeutic dose of Zoloft in my system is what helped me get the anxiety under control so quickly, and whether taking a benzo at the first sign would have the same effect.

T.,

...just be careful...a benzo is a benzo...to say that one is less addictive than another is a bit of a misconception...

To make an analogy of this...if Xanax is vodka...and Klonopin is beer...

...sure the vodka is gonna get you there quicker...

...but the beer lands you in the same spot eventually.

Talk openly with your doc for best advice!

S.C

i've been taking .25mg of Klonopin twice daily for about 2 years... soooo is this bad? I don't think that's too high of a dosage

The issue is even though we need the medication for anxiety, you will get withdrawals if you quit them, point blank, and xanax was the worst withdrawal I have ever experienced in my life.

I was on 2mg's 3 times a day, which is a high dose in my opinion, and when I had to quit cold turkey, it was the worst feeling ever, I would shake so bad I couldn't even type on the computer, my brain was foggy for months.

So going back on them has been a real scary thing, I am hoping if I do get off of them, my doctor will wean me off of them to ease the symptoms, but I need them, so I will have to worry about the withdrawal when the time comes.