Anxiety Disorders

[KingMedicine]

do any of you have one?

what meds do you take and do you find them effective?

[Peter Harris]

jesus, this is so totally dependent on so many factors, do you really think OOT is the place to go?

see a doctor, then a psychologist, then a psychiatrist. sheesh.

[KingMedicine]

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jesus, this is so totally dependent on so many factors, do you really think OOT is the place to go?

see a doctor, then a psychologist, then a psychiatrist. sheesh.

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i dont have one, my girlfriend does and im trying to understand it better.

[ncboiler]

She's a woman. No understanding anything.

[KingMedicine]

thanks for the 2 useful responses so far. im interested in what yr thoughts were like before you started taking medicine/self-medicating. also, how has the medicine affected your brain's ability to function clearly? - partically if youre in school - has medicine postitively or negative affected your ability to perform scholastically?
lets have some more OOT - i know you some of you guys must have an anxiety disorder.

[kerowo]

If your school doesn't have some kind of professional counseling for this I would highly recommend finding a free or low cost clinic to have your gf talk to someone about this. Getting this type of medical advice from the internet, especially if leads to self-medication is highly irresponsible.

[DK47]

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thanks for the 2 useful responses so far. im interested in what yr thoughts were like before you started taking medicine/self-medicating. also, how has the medicine affected your brain's ability to function clearly? - partically if youre in school - has medicine postitively or negative affected your ability to perform scholastically?
lets have some more OOT - i know you some of you guys must have an anxiety disorder.

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Clonazepam helped me focus in class a lot, it can make you pretty drowsy though, and a little bit dopey for your first week/two on it. Kind of like being 2/3 beers deep.

I haven't had any negative side effects on effexor. I did clench my jaw pretty good for the first two weeks of being on it, but nothing a little gum can't solve. For the most part it takes care of my anxiety, but I still have a bottle of Clonies around if it gets really bad.

And to those who say Clonazepam + Alcohol are very fun... You're very right. You can get amazingly wasted and feel pretty bullet proof. You're pretty prone to blacking out though. Enjoy!

[doubLe a tom]

benzos fry your brain. they are fun to take recreationally once in a while, but they will turn you into a [censored] zombie if you take them everyday.

[DK47]

yes.

effexor/clonazepam

[str8upnutz]

I get mild anxiety from time to time. I smoke weed several times during the day as an anti anxiety/ depressant. If I am having severe anxiety i keep xanbars around and pop half- 1 bar and that always does the trick.