Thanks for the reply..... i hope you get a good doctor soon...as for me never had a doctor am always on my own.
YES! I had a fitbit and had to resell it a few months after getting it due to constantly checking the heart and sleep tracking features. Also, I currently take propranolol on the smallest dose to help lower my BP just a smidge to then signal my brain to say I am chill. It has been working for the most part, however the SNRI I'm on isn't working lol.
Please see a doctor, and don't be afraid to see a few in the beginning to make sure you have someone who is a good fit for you!
Thanks for the advise but i dont think its a good idea for me to get the smart watch i think it will just make things worse.... i just use Fibri check app on my phone sometimes but for the watch i dont think if i will have some discipline.
Well am from africa and where i come from Anxiety is very rare sometimes i just feel am the only one suffering from this beast.
Indeed, it's tough. I've had to work with my therapist on this. It is extremely difficult to stop the checking behavior, especially in a time of crisis.
yeah beta blockers helps..... i tried Atenolol, propranolol and now am using concor 2.5
In my experience, you do not take a beta blocker for anxiety. I have, at my disposal, beta blockers and anti-anxiety medicines. Before I take either one, I ask myself: am I anxious because I can feel my heart doing stupid stuff, or because I'm just plain anxious about something else? If it's the former, I will take a beta blocker, which puts my heart back on the right path and then subsequently makes my anxiety go away. If it's the latter, I don't need a beta blocker -- I need something that will affect my mind and take on the anxiety directly.
Well thats what i do... i only take beta blockers when i experince palp from anxiety ... but as for ant anxiety med i tried amitriptlyne... how do Xanax and Atarx workdo they slow you down?
Everyone's going to react differently, but for me, Xanax calms me down a lot and can even make me feel a little sleepy. I take a very tiny dosage of it and will sometimes cut the pills in half so that the effect is limited -- just enough to "take the edge off," as they say. Xanax is often such a tremendous relief that I don't notice or care about feeling a little sleepy after taking it.
I look at it this way: do you consider taking Tylenol or Advil to be "on meds?" Because I don't see it that way. I take those when I have pain, and I don't always have pain (at least not yet!). It's the same with Xanax. I don't take it all the time because I don't need to. But when I have an anxiety or panic attack, I will take one then to help make that go away.
For me, it takes about 30 minutes to kick in, and it's usually potent enough that I can actually feel it happening. It's a little surreal, but if I'm really suffering, it's like "oh thank goodness, here it is..." and then it will last 3-4 hours. My prescription is for 0.25 mg, but I only take half a pill unless I am a real mess.
