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Suggest Treatment For Anxiety Disorder
I have anxiety disorder. I also have two valve defects (Mitral and tricuspid), high BP and Pernicious anemia.
I take Labetalol for my heart and B-12 injections for my B-12 deficiency.
I stopped taking Xanax 5 months ago. I chose to take myself off of it because I moved to a new state and where I live, it seemed like none of the doctors believed in prescribing it. I took it for 3 years in progressively larger doses from .25mg to 2mg per day, per doctors orders. I took three months to taper down completely and took my last .125 mg 5 months ago. As of right now, I still have the anxiety. Sometimes, it is a full blown panic attack.
My question, though, is that I have been getting progressively worse aphasia. I try to find the right word to say in conversations, and sometimes I have to substitute with another word or I just keep thinking for a few seconds until the word comes into my head. Could the Xanax have caused this? Or, is it my anxiety?
By the way, the Xanax withdrawal was terrible, awful. I did not sleep at all for almost three days. And, I had severe rebound anxiety, even though I tapered down. I do not want to go down that road again, but while I was on the Xanax, I was actually functioning very well, with no to minimal anxiety AND no apparent side effects.
Don't know if this makes sense, but I would like to be free of anxiety AND be able to talk again without losing my words!
I take Labetalol for my heart and B-12 injections for my B-12 deficiency.
I stopped taking Xanax 5 months ago. I chose to take myself off of it because I moved to a new state and where I live, it seemed like none of the doctors believed in prescribing it. I took it for 3 years in progressively larger doses from .25mg to 2mg per day, per doctors orders. I took three months to taper down completely and took my last .125 mg 5 months ago. As of right now, I still have the anxiety. Sometimes, it is a full blown panic attack.
My question, though, is that I have been getting progressively worse aphasia. I try to find the right word to say in conversations, and sometimes I have to substitute with another word or I just keep thinking for a few seconds until the word comes into my head. Could the Xanax have caused this? Or, is it my anxiety?
By the way, the Xanax withdrawal was terrible, awful. I did not sleep at all for almost three days. And, I had severe rebound anxiety, even though I tapered down. I do not want to go down that road again, but while I was on the Xanax, I was actually functioning very well, with no to minimal anxiety AND no apparent side effects.
Don't know if this makes sense, but I would like to be free of anxiety AND be able to talk again without losing my words!
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
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Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns
I went through your details. I can understand your emotions. Xanax is prescribed for anxiety and so many doctors prescribe so many other medicines for patients. Most of them will be suitable. Once you consult a psychiatrist, they will decide on what you should be prescribed. You cannot insist on it because you cannot question their expertize and knowledge, because you are not a psychiatrist or a person from a medical field. The best option open in front of you is to consult a new expert psychiatrist in your new area and work with him for a cure, trust him. You should also try psychotherapy and meditation for anxiety management.
If you still need my assistance in this regard, please use this link. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Please remember to describe the whole problem with full detail.
Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns
I went through your details. I can understand your emotions. Xanax is prescribed for anxiety and so many doctors prescribe so many other medicines for patients. Most of them will be suitable. Once you consult a psychiatrist, they will decide on what you should be prescribed. You cannot insist on it because you cannot question their expertize and knowledge, because you are not a psychiatrist or a person from a medical field. The best option open in front of you is to consult a new expert psychiatrist in your new area and work with him for a cure, trust him. You should also try psychotherapy and meditation for anxiety management.
If you still need my assistance in this regard, please use this link. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Please remember to describe the whole problem with full detail.
Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck.
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