What made you decide to try medication for your anxiety?

Hi

My anxiety and depression got so bad that I could not function and my life was a misery so I was willing to try anything that helped and medication has helped me a lot.

I did fall in to the trap of thinking I was going to pop some pills and I would wake up and feel everything was better but that's not the case. Medication will only help ease your symptoms but it enabled me to be in a better place to undertake therapy which I feel is the best thing to do but could not of done it without the medication.

Hibee

Folks your fear and distrust of the medications is misplaced, all of them were developed at different
times for the sole purpose of giving you your life back, i too used xanax for over ten years and it did
exactly what it was designed to do, it would shut down the panic and my day would not be a total waste, with therapy, coping skills over time i felt like i wanted to see if i could live without the xanax. I talked to my doctor about it and we worked out a plan and over time i got to a point where i carried it for 3 years and didn't take one, I do take benadryl over the counter to help with aligerys and sleep, I am now and always will be thankful for the drugs that helped me work, live, and yes Love! Peace

Larry ***

Hello tela44,

I have never liked taking any meds, but even therapy, exercise, positive thinking, etc, did not seem to stop my worry and anxiety. I felt I needed to give the meds a try, and overall, so far they have worked. Things are much better than they were. Are they perfect? No. but my overall mind state is much more where it was before the worry.

I do not like the idea of being on them long term, and we will see. My hope is that with therapy, and some changes in lifestyle, it will be a short term "tool" in using the meds. I do worry about coming off them, and even now am having some possible side effects, but then again, I am only about a month in on Lexapro and 2 weeks in on a dosage increase, so I may have to touch back later to let you know how things go over a longer term.

I believe that it was the right move I made. Everyone is different, but sometimes you just have to give something a try. Great thing is there are always options and always open roads ahead.