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> Seems like these days half my friends are on anti-anxiety and depression medication. I am immensely grateful for my anti-anxiety medication.

thecatspaw 7y ago
I too am immensely grateful for my ADHD medication. I would still prefer to not _need_ them.
op00to 7y ago
Anti-anxiety medication doesn't seem to be working for me, but I am having a hard time figuring out what to do next with my psychiatrist. It's not as if switching medication is somehow better than sticking with something that's of unknown efficacy. Ugh.
- joegahona 7y ago
  I'm sorry to hear that. My psychiatrist told me the anti-anxiety/-depressant I'm taking is noticeably effective in 1/3, someone effective in 1/3, and not effective in 1/3. I got lucky and fell into the first group. I would've definitely jumped around to other medications had this not worked so noticeably and so quickly, but that's easy to say. A friend of mine who wasn't seeing good results from the typical medications has started something called Rexulti, which he told me has been a godsend.
- peteretep 7y ago
  That sucks. Everyone’s different but, some anecdotes from my experience... The Lexapro that I’m on right now basically did nothing for me at 10mg, but I stuck with it for almost a year. I eventually went to try and get something else, and humoured the psych by trying to go to 15mg first. The change was dramatic and positive. I started doing the keto diet for strictly weight related reasons, and found that as a side effect it also had a big impact. Took eight weeks or so before I noticed a difference. Cutting my alcohol consumption has also seemed to have a pretty good effect. I’ve found beta blockers to be great for any break-through anxiety, but might be placebo effect.
joegahona 7y ago
Same. I can't describe how thankful I am that a freaking pill [!] exists that can prevent dark thoughts from digging their claws in. It's been almost two years now and I wish I'd had this my whole life.

thecatspaw 7y ago

I too am immensely grateful for my ADHD medication. I would still prefer to not _need_ them.

op00to 7y ago

Anti-anxiety medication doesn't seem to be working for me, but I am having a hard time figuring out what to do next with my psychiatrist. It's not as if switching medication is somehow better than sticking with something that's of unknown efficacy. Ugh.

joegahona 7y ago
I'm sorry to hear that. My psychiatrist told me the anti-anxiety/-depressant I'm taking is noticeably effective in 1/3, someone effective in 1/3, and not effective in 1/3. I got lucky and fell into the first group. I would've definitely jumped around to other medications had this not worked so noticeably and so quickly, but that's easy to say. A friend of mine who wasn't seeing good results from the typical medications has started something called Rexulti, which he told me has been a godsend.
peteretep 7y ago
That sucks. Everyone’s different but, some anecdotes from my experience... The Lexapro that I’m on right now basically did nothing for me at 10mg, but I stuck with it for almost a year. I eventually went to try and get something else, and humoured the psych by trying to go to 15mg first. The change was dramatic and positive. I started doing the keto diet for strictly weight related reasons, and found that as a side effect it also had a big impact. Took eight weeks or so before I noticed a difference. Cutting my alcohol consumption has also seemed to have a pretty good effect. I’ve found beta blockers to be great for any break-through anxiety, but might be placebo effect.

joegahona 7y ago

Same. I can't describe how thankful I am that a freaking pill [!] exists that can prevent dark thoughts from digging their claws in. It's been almost two years now and I wish I'd had this my whole life.