Anxiety Medication Questions

Psychiatric medicine always not good for small problems. It has some side effects. For anxiety and depressive better to take psychological counselling. You need behaviour modification therapy. Psychologist will helpful to improve your life style management. It has no side effects. Any medicine it has some side effects. It is better to control ourselves. At this age it is not good to use medicine. It is better to pratice yoga and meditation. Be share all your internal feelings and problems with y...more

You will be fine with medication but psychotherapy is must. You can consult me or any psychologist for same.

Anxiety disorders are a category of mental disorders characterized by feelings of anxiety and fear, where anxiety is a worry about future events and fear is a reaction to current events. These feelings may cause physical symptoms, such as a racing heart and shakiness. There are a number of anxiety disorders: including generalized anxiety disorder, a specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, and panic disorder among others. While each has its own characte...more

Usually results are seen well in 2-4 weeks, but for some it might take more time. Some feel changes even after the 1st dose, so it varies in a wide spectrum. Consult your psychiatrist and take as per his advise. All the best.

Yes. U have to fix your diet and lifestyle before stopping medicines which is never going to be told by drs in India because they have vested interests.

Hello Friend, Good that you are seeking a help here. As you identifed, medications is just one part of any psychic treatment like depression or anxiety and they help in suppressing the emotions to give temporary relief. However the actual root cause i.e anxious thoughts or triggers are still uncontrolled and medication can't control it. So you need to in parallel adopt few mindset change excersises or psychotherapies solution to manage such anxious thoughts to get a complete cure.
If you hav...more

Dear user, Nervousness or Anxiety disorders are a category of mental disorders characterized by feelings of anxiety and fear, where anxiety is a worry about future events and fear is a reaction to current events. These feelings may cause physical symptoms, such as a racing heart and shakiness. There are a number of anxiety disorders: including generalized anxiety disorder, a specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, and panic disorder among others. While...more

Age? Try to relax yourself --
exercise. Exercise is one of the most important things you can do to combat stress. Take a few minutes to breathe in and out in slow, deep breaths.
Reduce your caffeine intake. Write it down. Even if 2 lines. Write every single day. Chew gum. Spend time with friends and family. Laugh.
Massage.
Eat a healthy diet.
Pursue one hobby
walk in nature
meditation.
Yoga.
For more details you can consult me.

I am glad that you are seeking to know the best intervention and here goes: the medication you are on is very good. However, you seem not to combine counseling together with the medical intervention. It is absolutely essential that you seek the help of a counselor so that your daily challenges as a normal person and for a person in anxiety will require some assistance to face them. The counseling sessions will train you with skills and techniques to equip you well. You will also be put on a tigh...more

Yes there are. Consult any psychiatrist online or in person and get treated for your anxiety and stress. It happens due to reduced serotonin in your mind. A course of ssris (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) will help you overcome the same. Good luck.