What happens if you stop taking your anxiety medication?
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You can probably reduce the amount you are taking.
But, before you quit altogether, ask your doctor how safe it is to stop. Some medications cannot be stopped cold turkey because they throw your body chemistry off.
You should also be receiving therapy. Seek out a good neuro-therapist or cognitive therapist in your area.
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You can definitely have a "rebounding" of your anxiety. That means it can come back even worse than it was originally.
You really need to call the doctor's office and tell them about your symptoms. I'm sure they don't want you to wait till the 31st with the way you are feeling.
Why are you suffering? Call their office now.
You should go see a doctor right now and tell them. You must wean yourself off that addictive ****. I am dependent on Zoloft and cant get off of it. Its pharmacopia. You might go crazy and kill yourself or something. Kapeesh?
crying =more moody=more anxious
Oh dear, it depends on what you've been taking. When I took Paxil, missing 1-2 days would make me sick. Dizzy, "brain zaps", crying, unable to think straight, my body all electrified and weird. I don't think it's a good idea to stop. I learned the hard way. If you run out, call your doctor right away.
It is really depend of what kinfdo of meds you taking. Becareful, because the withdrawal symptoms might be a hell. There is a lot of symptoms, and I give you advice, better when you do not know what you can experience. Once again, a I do not know what are you taking.
if you stop taking it your anxiety will probably come back worse. Don't waait till the 31st call your Dr. today and get in asap.
it isn't good to just suddenly quit taking any psychiatric drug.
But I don't think drugs help with anxiety much.
If you talk to your doctor they will just try another pill.
Best thing to do is this - in the hours before bed time try to relax - don't look at the computer or tv - try not to eat as much - exercise when you can - and then try to get good sleep for all the days before you see your doctor - record the amount of sleep you get every night - and then report the results to your doctr. Most anxiety problems are due to lack of sleep, possible nutritional deficiencies, and just plain stress. Also learn what you can about comedy and learn to cultivate a sense of humor so when things happen you aren't scared or anxious. It all depends on the problem, but if you aren't getting sleep - no pill is going to help you.
nausea - try ginger which is cheap and you can get it in many forms at your grocery store.
If that doesn't work then you have to go to a prescription.
you may end up not needing the medicine, but you have to work with your doctor I 'm not going to tell you to do anything outside of your medical care. But your doctor HAS to drug you if you aren't getting sleep. So that's the first step.
Also there's 2 other things that helped me sleep
1) lavender - don't eat it - just smell it - it calms your nerves so you can sleep - I smush the petals and the breath it in one time.
I usually fall asleep shortly afterwards.
2) melatonin - I cleared this with my doctor -y ou can get this at a health food store. I now sleep nightly with no sleep meds due to taking this and doing the lavender -
if you can get nightly sleep you may get rid of your anxiety.
prayer helps a lot too. - anything to help you de-stress.. like taking a deep breath.
hope this helps. just curious - how anxious have you been the past 4 days?
I had a spat of nausea/vomiting from nerves and did not take my meds. I told my Dr. and he told me that most of the anti-anxiety benzoids (Valium, Xanax, Klonipin, etc) can be placed under the tongue to absorb. The stopping of the meds all together sends the body into a withdrawal effect which can cause that feeling of being 'ILL'. You may notice increased sweating, heart rate, fatigue, headache, loss of appetite, pretty much all the same symptoms of anxiety all over again. Some of those meds actually come in a disolving wafer form and the Dr. may change you over to that.
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