Which medications have been most successful in treating your anxiety disorder?

[InvisibleGuy]

I am becoming to dependent on ambien or Ativan now lately since its seems calm me down even more from the others but like I said the side effects are unbearable. I am so worried about the employees at the my pharmacy for judging me about asking about my ambien prescription cause I don't want to look like a drug addict to them.

Well...when I was on Xanax there were times when I would run out. Obviously. I was dependent on it, it was an addiction, so I would run out when I couldn't reach my dealer, or when she was out. And those were bad, bad times. I'd call the pharmacy, the doctors office to get a refill and it was complicated because it's not a prescription for allergy medicine or something. It's Xanax.

It's a dangerous med to withdraw from by yourself, I've done it by myself and I seriously felt like I was going to die. I've withdrawn from it in a hospital and felt like I was going to die.

I've heard bad things about Ativan, Fetisha. I obviously can't know, and would never assume, you have an addiction. I just....hope you don't. I hope you find something that helps you, that works for you. My problem was I didn't realize what I was taking was poisoning me, every day. I'm sure this isn't you're situation, but I was on so much Xanax at one point it was really just ridiculous. I was on it for I think 11 years. And I never missed one dose, ever. I forgot to take it a couple of times before work, and drove over an hour back home to take the fucking pill, I'm serious.

[Relle]

While I don't take it anymore, Klonopin helped with the debilitating panic attacks I used to have

[Koalafan]

I've had tremendous success with stimulant medication. Though my ADHD is also the main cause for a lot of the anxiety that I tend to go through.

[Flavor]

Propranolol was extremely impactful in my life. I was angry no one suggested it 10 years ago, could have saved me a lot of grief of lost jobs and friendships. It takes the edge off of everything. I'm no longer about to jump out of my skin, or leap into a deep rage, or need a week to come down from an argument. My heart used to go non stop racing. I can eat, I can sleep, I can interact with others without being a total mess. I don't obsess about all my problems. There are times I'm overwhelmed and support is needed but I can function so much better. It's really night and day. The depression is still really deep and caffeine helps me cope. Next will be a medicine for the depression.

[Lou]

Paxil and as needed Ativan.

[Lucid]

Low dose valium is the only thing I've had any luck with.

[Cage]

I just started on Pristiq for acute depression

[TuanJie]

Ayahuasca blows all else out of the water in my case. Nothing comes close to what it has done for me. Voted SNRI: Effexor, Cymbalta, Pristiq was successful in the poll though. Used Cymbalta for years and it seemed to have somewhat of a moderating effect. I could have equally chosen "not successful" though. I know that sounds illogic, but I just don't know. I have felt horrible and good both with and without medication. Have been on meds for 17 years. Stopped four years ago and didn't go back on after aya. I have high hopes for psilocybin assisted psychotherapy becoming a legal option in the not so near future.