I have anxiety I used to take serta and petril beta which the doctor prescribed for few months I took them then I stopped taking them. Occasionally I am taking them. Can I have them when I feel anxious occasionally?
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You must never medicate yourself randomly. You must follow the doctor's prescription exactly. Some medicines act after some regular use only or they become more effective after some consistent use. Just like there is a course for antibiotics, there is a course for psychotropic drugs too. Anxiety has all to do with fear and your inability (or so you would tend to think) to handle the same. Fear is based on looking too much into the future and imagining things that usually do not tend to happen (usually 90% of your fears will not happen). You need to change your perception of the fearful stimulus then you can change your response to the fear. The first one is the best and will preempt the need for the second. If you are already far gone into the reaction mode, then you need both responses to counter the attack. The way we see things in life (like half empty or half full glass) is very dependent on our attitude. Attitude may have developed over many years but fortunately can change in a matter of sustained choices made and acted up on now. Accordingly you choose to see things as either threatening or as an opportunity. The opportunist will be positive and work with the situation to make good out of it. The individual who sees it as threatening, will, out of fear, try to avoid/run away from the situation or react with anxiety. Yes, self-belief does impact it too, but you can see that prior to that, perception will tarnish the belief system too. Here, you can see that all the resolution lies in just changing your perception/attitude, even if it is against odds. Changing your response, despite the perception, is building up of your reserves and resources to handle any contingency that life throws up at you. And life throws up situations quite regularly and heavily. For this you need to develop a fit mind and body: the former, by meditation and mind exercises; and the later, by exercises and proper diet. You need good sleep too. Included in the development of the mind is the handling of emotions, in your case, fear. These changes will give you a handle on life and your perceptions and responses. Prayer is really powerful, if you are a spiritual person. Repeat some personally framed affirmations that are geared to calming you down and building confidence. Do a personality development course too. Anything that develops you personally will be of great assistance in building resilience.
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Hello Surya - Serta is an SSRI medication which is effective for treating anxiety disorder but needs to be taken daily for atleast 6 months till you feel better. Serta will not be helpful if you take it occasionally. - On the other hand, Petril beta ( clonazepam & propranolol) combination can be taken occasionally when you are feeling anxious. It is not meant to be taken regularly for more than a month. But you can take it occasionally when feeling anxious. - You can also try yoga, meditation to take anxiety. You will then rely less on medication to manage anxiety Hope this helps
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Anxiety is a normal emotion and is universal. under stress some people experience more, the medications you mentioned are symptomatic and nee to be tken continuouslya nd not on need basis. Please get your self evaluated to seek methods to allay anxiety some people have anxious avoidant by nature and in such cases medictions are hardly effective
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