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sun_flowerchild

Updated 1y ago

Seeking Help for Anxiety and PTSD Without Benzos

I have been sober for almost a year and a half. Part of my addiction was to benzo medications after being prescribed them for panic disorder and anxiety related to PTSD. I was wondering if anyone has tried something helpful for severe anxiety that is NOT a benzo medication or addictive.

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Ijg107

3y

I have severe anxiety like daily where I can't calm down and I just started on zolofr
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Ijg107

3y

Zoloft
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Qwert

3y

I take several meds that don’t help a lot but thank God for cannabis
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jemappelletony

3y

Yes! Buspirone was life-changing for me!
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Wiry

3y

Buspirone. It's an old med, only generic, but it is very mild as far as side effects. You have a lot of adjustability in dose and the effectiveness builds up like an antidepressant, but it is a different class of drug, it works more specifically on anxiety. My antidepressant didn't do enough for my anxiety alone.
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SnowRose

3y

I'm also on Buspirone and it helps me a lot. My anxiety is down a lot, despite my depression spiking recently. I also recently learned that my Lyrica for pain isn't doing as much as it should. I'd like to get weaned off of it so I can do things like lose weight to help the fibro. I don't know if there will be a replacement med, but perhaps there's a way to treat that holistically.

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