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Suggest Treatment For General Anxiety Disorder

hi i have general anxiety disorder and until about 2 years ago it was fairly manageable but now its gotten so bad im constantly feeling nervous or jumpy i guess you could say and i know im not supposed to take other people medication but my friend has severe anxiety and she told me to take one of her pills klonopin i believe and it did wonders for me i could breath and relax for once and i was wondering if i needed to talk to a psychiatrist or if i could talk to my family doctor?
Thu, 21 Aug 2014
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Hii


klonopin i very good drug to control anxiety.

But you need to go for psychiatric consultation for better way of treatment.

Klonopin is only help to control symptomatically.
Need to address other area for psychological evaluation and proper treatment.

So consult psychiatrist.

Apart from this

i admire you for positive outlook.



Some natural ways to treat anxiety and daily stress are

exercise
meditation
deep breathing and hyperventilation

proper sleep

stress free activity
do pleasurable activity
music and hobbies

discuss with friends
see all thing with different angle
positive outlook
confidence
all this will help you to counter daily stress


medicines

i have treat so many patient with mild dose of benzodiazapine and mild dose of SSRI

in SSRI mild dose of escitalopram and paroxetine like drug is very useful

But before taking this medicines you have to consult psychiatrist and evaluate your self.

Thank you
Get well soon






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Suggest Treatment For General Anxiety Disorder

Hii klonopin i very good drug to control anxiety. But you need to go for psychiatric consultation for better way of treatment. Klonopin is only help to control symptomatically. Need to address other area for psychological evaluation and proper treatment. So consult psychiatrist. Apart from this i admire you for positive outlook. Some natural ways to treat anxiety and daily stress are exercise meditation deep breathing and hyperventilation proper sleep stress free activity do pleasurable activity music and hobbies discuss with friends see all thing with different angle positive outlook confidence all this will help you to counter daily stress medicines i have treat so many patient with mild dose of benzodiazapine and mild dose of SSRI in SSRI mild dose of escitalopram and paroxetine like drug is very useful But before taking this medicines you have to consult psychiatrist and evaluate your self. Thank you Get well soon