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health advisory Hospital Mental Health 2007-11-15 19:02:26

Talk to your doctor, then try the medication. What do you have to lose, except years of your life suffering from anxiety because you didn't try? I wish you luck!

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try working out and/or yoga. your brain chemically produces hormones, endorphins, that helps you be happier and calmer...exercise is a great stress reducer. And try picking up some hobbies that help keep your mind of things, maybe try reading more or something. Hopefully your anxiety will go down a bit. And yea it isnt always best to take medications for something and if you do, then do research on the medication first. Because in some cases you can help yourself without having to depend on medications/drugs.

if you find that this doesnt help you then i guess maybe you should try some meds because you might have some kind of chemical embalance. But like i said, do research on the medication first! like side effects and stuff etc.

oh and might i add about the person above me...doctors are educated with all this but doctors DONT know everything, and it helps if you can help your doctor by doing research as well. New medications consistantly come out and other are modified and then there is also that different people respond to things differently. I had stomach problems that my doctor was helping me with and he tried several tests and even told me himself that he doesnt know everything and is trying his best but didnt want me to keep going from medication to medication so much (which i actually had been on several diff. kinds because of the doctor before him.) He wanted to put me on anti-depressants but wanted to try other stuff first before gearing towards that...but its still on the table so i dont know.

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you should go see a theripist. my brother has the same thing

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Definately get medication! Honestly, why suffer? I had extreme depression and anxiety. I'd have panic attacks all of the time and I was always nervous. I got on Zoloft, and in the past two years I haven't experienced really ANY anxiety. Shaking and worrying... that wasn't who I was or wanted to be. Meds freed me so I could finally be myself and not have to deal with anxiety.