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pandasss

Updated 1y ago

Looking for advice on anxiety medication

What medication do y'all take for panic attacks and anxiety?

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Memo

1y

Lexapro
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pandasss

1y

is that a short-term or long-term anxiety med?
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carter._.16

1y

I take Prozac and Hydroxozine. I take them both for long term anxiety , but Hydroxozine is used for both long and short term anxiety. I used to take it for panic attacks, but now take it daily at a lower dose. I've found that they're both helpful and that I can manage my anxiety better with them
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Yuka

1y

how long have you been on hydroxyzine?
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Haleyc210

1y

Clonazepam but it can make You drowsy
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Motley

1y

Clonazepam for panic attacks, only med that's ever made me feel like a real human being tbh. Only downside is I can't take it as much as I want to.
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kay3

1y

Would you all say the meds help? Did you all get any side effects?
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_kindly.ci_

1y

i took fluoxetine, witch didn’t work for me but lots of people do like it. i’m now on Citalopram 20mg and i love it it has helped a lot.
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Jadiemay

1y

Propranolol. It’s the fast acting kind. Meaning I take it as I need it. Some days I take none, some days I take 1, 2 or 3 doses just depends on the severity of my anxiety that day. I’ve tried many for anxiety and depression but this has been the best thing for me personally and would recommend it to someone who maybe doesn’t want something long term or is bad at remembering to take their tablets everyday. It’s also the only one tablet I’ve taken that’s not given me any side effects.
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Darby33

1y

I take propranolol
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RandiJean

1y

I take propranolol during my panic attacks or right before. My BP will run high all day if I don't.
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Lonelyturtle

1y

Zoloft
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Krystal

1y

I just got prescribed Zoloft to treat my mild depression and anxiety. I am very nervous to start it. How has your experience been with it?
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puffypillar

1y

I've tried meds, they don't work for me so I've been using CBD. I'm not saying to ditch everything and only use it but I have noticed it help alot. I usually smoke it, but tincture works rly well too
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willownyx

1y

propranolol! especially helps with physical symptoms of panic attacks for me :)
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fxrest.faxrie

1y

propranolol and escitalopram!!!
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pandasss

1y

Are either of those addictive?
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Dionysus429

1y

I take elexceptipram! It's longterm as well as a depression med
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KratomEater

1y

Hydroxazine. It’s not habit forming and helps take off the edge.
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Prinny

1y

Lexapro
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cabezacansada

1y

I have had severe anxiety since I was a little girl. No doctor had ever prescribed me anything for it until just this last year. Buspirone. I take 15mg 3x's a day. For the first time ever I know what it feels like to not live in constant anxiety!
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Cara55

1y

Nothing cuz no one will give me anything for it
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Picklelover21

1y

Lexapro and it doesn’t work. For more severe times hydroxyzine which puts me to sleep. Which is bad because a lot of times I’m at work.
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pandasss

1y

How severe does it need to be to take it? I have frequent flashbacks which turn into panic attacks, would that be ok or does it need to be worse?
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Squire

1y

Fluoxetine
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callyann

1y

Propranolol worked for me really well but the left me on it for ten years which severely effected my breathing...I struggle now with my chest constantly...just worth asking about x
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robin2

1y

Pregabalin. Works a treat. Very addictive tho so beware.
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robin2

1y

both no addictive. However elexceptipram can be hard to titrate of off. It can be done tho. I've come off both that and venflaxine recently.
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PrincessCheese

1y

Fluoxetine since I was 7 (before it was licensed to kids) and propanalol since 2022
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Keisha

1y

clonazepam
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Keisha

1y

i’m also on fluoxetine and buspirone, clonazepam is mainly a take it if i need it.
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Gingeralamode

1y

Hydroxyzine for PRN. It's a really common one
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aroura1

1y

I take fluoxitine for anxiety, but it does not help my panic attack
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Jodi33

1y

I don’t take any medication for them I was diagnosed young but whenever I’ve asked they just give antidepressants which can’t help me
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pandasss

1y

I'm sorry love, what do you do to cope with them?
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dayo

1y

Buspirone, Gabapentin, and/or Hydroxyzine
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Fwd1982

1y

I take klonopin i think thats the best one u can have
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TheMoonGoddess420

1y

Medical Marijuana
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Fwd1982

1y

I also smoke medical marijuana
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lilcrustymusty

1y

Lexapro
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Jam_tart978

1y

I've been through a lot of medications - propanalol, sertraline, ecitalipram, venlafaxine, I am currently taking duloxetine. My body hasn't been reacting well to any of the medications so far, and duloxetine actually has the reverse effect and gives me panic attacks and anxiety when I take it, and I'm also getting a lot more indigestion since taking it. I'm working through to find what's right for me but damn it's been a long journey
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Jelly_JellyFish

1y

GABApenten calmed my anxiety. I was so stressed before I took the medication that my hair was falling out, but the gaba fixed it. It has little to no side effects, is non addictive and you can’t overdose on it. I’m on 600ml 3x a day. It didn’t completely get rid of my anxiety, but I found that the caffeine in green tea calms me down quite a bit when taken with gaba.
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SpookyKitten

1y

I take Xanex 0.5mg 3 times a day prn (as needed) or take half of a medical marijuana edible
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ItsJustMe

1y

Alprazolam... I take it in on as needed basis ... Sometimes everyday sometimes every third or fourth day.. it just calms me down and makes me feel regular.
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PhoenixValkyrie

1y

I'm on effexor for both my anxiety and my depression.
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Bre19

1y

Prozac and hydroxyzine
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FibroFun

1y

Fluoxetine was my saviour 🙌
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Bambi1993

1y

Venlafaxine and Buspirone
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pandasss

1y

what mg do you take for Venlafaxine? I'm on max daily dose for buspirone
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Sissy2

1y

I take , lorazepam .
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Angeliquet07734

1y

Unfortunately my psychiatrist wont treat my anxiety because she treats everyone like a junkie and I can’t take SSRI’s because I have too many side effects. So I’m on depakote and aripiprazole for my bipolar disorder and that’s it.
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PhoenixValkyrie

1y

my son is taking depakote. I think it's helping.
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KratomEater

1y

Hydroxazine. I think it’s a mild one, but it isn’t habit forming.
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Angeliquet07734

1y

hydroxazine is also used as an allergy medication. I tried it for anxiety but it didn’t help
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E_belli

1y

I'm on Prozac & Hydroxyzine everyday & in mad panic attacks I take Klonopin.
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VenusDeMilo

1y

Gabapentin 3 times a day.

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