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Suggest Medication To Reduce Anxiety

Hello. My name is Paulina and I m 18. I have a lot of family problems, my parents argue a lot and I take it all in. I often get panic attacks and shake a lot. I have a little brother who s also listening to my parents arguments. I don t want him to become very depressed and anxious like me. My parents don t speak very good English so I try to help them as much as I can but its always me that does things wrong. I go to college and as I said I m very depressed and anxious I can t sleep at night because I keep thinking about everything. Sometimes I try to escape from it all and I stay at my boyfriends house but it doesn t make any difference as I get phone calls of my parents at like 12 at night because they have been arguing which makes me feel really bad because I have left my brother there and he is listening to it all.. I have seen my GP and I got prescribed zoplicone but it doesn t really seem to work, yes it helps me sleep a little bit but it doesn t changes the way I feel during the day time.. I just can t deal with it all, its been like that since I was young and I just can t cope with it. I was wondering if there is any medications that would make me feel better.. Less anxious
Fri, 2 Jan 2015
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Hello thanks for asking from HEALTH CARE MAGIC

I can understand your problem. The symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks have become persistent and they usually got aggravated due to arguments of your parents. For such symptoms you have been prescribed zopiclone. Zopiclone is a drug of Z drugs class and the drug is mainly used for relief of insomnia and it helps in sleep. I am afraid the drug will not help much in your symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks.

For relief of anxiety symptoms in anxiety provoking situations SOS basis use of benzodiazepines is usually advised. These drugs help to relax individual and decrease the symptoms of anxiety. Medicines like SSRIs are commonly used anti-anxiety drugs and these drugs help to reduce the frequency of attacks. I would advise you to visit a psychiatrist for prescription of these drugs.

Psychological treatment in form of relaxation exercises, progressive muscle relaxation exercises help to reduce the attacks and relax individual. First of all try to improve your symptoms of anxiety and then talk to your parents and brother for repetitive problems they are having.

Thanks, hope this helps you.
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Suggest Medication To Reduce Anxiety

Hello thanks for asking from HEALTH CARE MAGIC I can understand your problem. The symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks have become persistent and they usually got aggravated due to arguments of your parents. For such symptoms you have been prescribed zopiclone. Zopiclone is a drug of Z drugs class and the drug is mainly used for relief of insomnia and it helps in sleep. I am afraid the drug will not help much in your symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks. For relief of anxiety symptoms in anxiety provoking situations SOS basis use of benzodiazepines is usually advised. These drugs help to relax individual and decrease the symptoms of anxiety. Medicines like SSRIs are commonly used anti-anxiety drugs and these drugs help to reduce the frequency of attacks. I would advise you to visit a psychiatrist for prescription of these drugs. Psychological treatment in form of relaxation exercises, progressive muscle relaxation exercises help to reduce the attacks and relax individual. First of all try to improve your symptoms of anxiety and then talk to your parents and brother for repetitive problems they are having. Thanks, hope this helps you.