What anxiety medication could I talk to my doctor about that isn't a sedativ!
Question: What anxiety medication could I talk to my doctor about that isn't a sedative!?
I have had anxiety for over a year now and found out i was pregnant in May!. She kept me on my meds becuaes I wasn't eating very well, etc!. I currently take Lorazepam !.5mg 3x daily and it never used to make me tired!. I dont know if pregnancy could have something to do with it but I was taking 1mg 3x daily before I got pregnant and I was fine!.!. Now I take !.5 and I can barley keep my eyes open, even when I just woke up from a nap!. What medications could help with my anxiety in a fast acting way, that won't make me so tired!. Any ideas!? Thanks!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Lorazepam is very sedative and ADDICTIVE and I'm even surprised being pregnant the doctor kept you on it!.
I will tell you the best anti anxiety medication that will not sleepy and is non addictive-Buspar!. Again I don't know how safe it is if your pregnant/Www@Answer-Health@Com
I will tell you the best anti anxiety medication that will not sleepy and is non addictive-Buspar!. Again I don't know how safe it is if your pregnant/Www@Answer-Health@Com
Negative emotions (like sadness, stress, anger, etc!.) causes your Serotonin production to be low; when your Serotonin level is low, you are more prone to getting Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Depression, etc!.
Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level!.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication!. There's this strange herb called "St John's Wort" - it is said to be more effective than Prozac!. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings!. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John's Wort works like prozac!. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc!.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced!.!.!. you have that "learned behavior" in your mind!. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior - Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this!. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction!.!.!. There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to!.!.!.!.
Extracted from Source!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Medication like Antidepressants (SSRI - Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor) helps to boost Serotonin level!.
But there are natural ways to do it without medication!. There's this strange herb called "St John's Wort" - it is said to be more effective than Prozac!. No, it is not for mild depression only and ignore those sayings!. In fact, it does help anxiety and panic-attacks as St John's Wort works like prozac!. Other natural ways will be exercise, diet, more exposure to light, etc!.
The problem is that, even if your Serotonin is balanced!.!.!. you have that "learned behavior" in your mind!. You need to break that initial cycle to destroy that learned behavior - Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) does this!. A technique that you can use without CBT will be Distraction!.!.!. There are several other techniques to help cope them!
Ok, to use Distraction: Firstly, try to!.!.!.!.
Extracted from Source!.Www@Answer-Health@Com