Anxiety Q&A 4 comments

How could I treat my anxiety without medication?

By on May 16th, 2012

I can’t afford medication, and I don’t want to alienate my boyfriend or the other people I love with my anxiety attacks. Any suggestions?

Chosen Answer:

I suggest EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) I had extreme anxiety and used it. Not only did it help me when I began to have a panic attack, but it also helped me resolve things and understand myself better so, over time, the numbers and severity of the anxiety attacks decreased significantly. Meditation is a good suggestion as well, though it didn’t work as much for me because my mind wanders easily. I have problems focusing. Definitely look into both. This is actually Better than medication because you’re not adding all the chemicals your body doesn’t need. Take it from someone who knows that the hard way.
by: ferrisulf
on: 14th August 11

Ativan Q&A 2 comments

Whats the difference between Ativan and Klonopin?

By on May 15th, 2012

i am trying to figure out what is the best to get me through my workday, there is a lot of tension, stress, and drama. thanks

Chosen Answer:

they are both in the class of drugs called benzodiazipines, both are highly addictive, and which one would work for you best is a matter of trial and error. Frankly before you turn to drugs, I’d consider seeing a therapist about stress management techniques.
by: essentiallysolo
on: 29th March 10

Ativan Q&A 1 comment

How long will 1mg lorazepam (ativan) stay in my urine?

By on May 14th, 2012

I took 1mg of lorazepam on Wednesday night and 1mg on Thursday night. I might have a urine test on Monday, will I piss clean or not, and what can I do to help my odds?

Thanks.

Chosen Answer:

Ativan (brand name for lorazepam) is excreted from the body in the urine and the feces (stools). According to the first website below, 95% of the drug is excreted within 120 hours ie five days, mainly in the urine (88%).

So it should still be detectable in the urine after 5 days.

Lorazepam is a type of benzodiazepine. According to the second website below the detection period in the urine for benzodiazapines in general is 3 – 7 days.

See:

http://www.mentalhealth.com/drug/p30-a04.html

http://www.usscreeningsource.com/druginformation.htm

As for increasing your chances of passing, Links like this will help find the right solution for you!

http://thcdetox.net/story_5.html

by: Giggle Sticks
on: 22nd August 09

Anxiety Q&A 11 comments

What advice would you give to someone suffering from anxiety?

By on May 13th, 2012

I want to go to church and learn more about my maker. I think I have anxiety because I get really nervous to talk to people. What advice would you give to someone suffering from anxiety that is making it hard for them to go to public events, such as church.

Chosen Answer:

i used to experience this all the time before i came to christ. umm i came to realsise its the enenmy trying to hold us back from our destiny. don’t let your nervousness stop you from going God wants you to enjoy being in public and around people any thing otherwise comes from the devil.

Have confidence because God is always with you and thinking about you. also if you put your trust in him he will make everything go fine… and even exceeding your expectations for the good :)
by:
on: 23rd June 11

Anxiety Q&A 9 comments

What is a alternate med for anxiety and sleeping other then prescription med?

By on May 12th, 2012

Anxiety-I know working out is suppose to help. Any other ideas?
Sleeping- I know warm milk , don’t eat heavy foods befor bed. Any thing else?
This is also when TTC.
But while trying to conceive what is good?
Thanks y’all

I’ve been able to relax more and downloaded a sound machine app on my iPad and it worked.

Chosen Answer:

There are a number of things you can do to eliminate anxiety naturally without using medications. Bottom line is anxiety is caused by your negative THOUGHTS (either subconscious or conscious thoughts). By mastering your thinking you can eliminate or reduce anxiety.

Below are some proven methods you can use to reduce or eliminate anxiety:

a) Meditation is proven to help reduce anxiety and is also not difficult to learn. 10 minutes a day is all that is required to help calm your mind

b) Self Hypnosis: You should buy a good book on this and learn self hypnosis

c) Repeating Positive Affirmations: The best time to do this is at night before bed or in the morning when you wake up. About 7 to 8 minutes is all you need.

d) Try to learn the root cause of your anxiety. For example I use to be scared of the dark, and learned I was accidentally locked in a dark basement as a child. As soon as I learned this my fear of the dark immediately went away.
by:
on: 28th February 12

Anxiety Q&A 2 comments

How can I overcome social anxiety without medication?

By on May 11th, 2012

I’m 16 years old and have social anxiety. I had it for 3 years and hate it. I have no friends at all and want to fit in and live a normal teen life. Can social anxiety be overcome without medication? How do become social anxiety? I want to have friends but I’m too scare and shy to talk to people. Let’s say there’s somebody i want to be friends with and sits next to me. How do I get their attention? Besides asking them for a pencil, what else can I say?

Chosen Answer:

Force yourself to overcome this.

When they are sitting next to you, smile and say hi, tell them your name. “Hi, I’m (insert name), how are you doin today?” If a girl, say hey I really like your earrings, shirt, were did ya get it? If your in class make small talk “man this class sucks or this is so boring”. When you talk look them in the eyes (even if you blush) just have a conversation. If you have to pretend they are a sibling or someone you feel comfortable with and just talk.

It will take practice but eventually you will overcome most of it.
by: Malasha
on: 6th November 09

Anxiety Q&A 3 comments

How can a person suffering from anxiety make and go to a therapy appointment?

By on May 10th, 2012

I feel like the anxiety over calling and going is so overwhelming. I want help but at the same time I can’t deal with the anxiety associated with going. I feel like I might be able to hide it at first but I don’t want to break down or drive there and then sit in the parking lot frozen by anxiety.

And mind over matter doesn’t help…as I’m sure those of you dealing with anxiety know. I’ve tried to feel different, I just can’t seem to.

Chosen Answer:

Call your local hospital outpatient clinic and state your issues and say you would like to see someone. This would be a lot easier than picking one out of the phone book, or maybe you already have one in mind. Your anxiety can be helped greatly by therapy and medication and you need to comfort yourself with these thoughts. When you get in there and start talking about whats bothering you, you will start to feel a little less anxiety. Is there some major problem in your life right now, like death of a loved one, or something else traumatic that happened to you? Your probably like me and have a genetic predisposition to having anxiety but there is most likely something in your life making it worse, think about what that is and write about, cry about it, think about and start dealing with it. Plus stay far away from any stimulants, like coffee, tea, soda with caffeine.
by: mrkittypong
on: 3rd October 08

Anxiety Q&A 7 comments

Why is anxiety and depression an epidemic compared to 40 years ago?

By on May 9th, 2012

Why do you think depression, anxiety and mental health problems have grown to be an epidemic? What do you think would help slow the progression of mental health problems? Do you think mental health problems are genitic, situational, environmental, or is it due to a chemical imbalance? When a person becomes depressed; do you think it is because our brain stops producing certain chemicals or does our brain produce a chemical that aggravates depression/anxiety? Why is it when we feel anxious, our bodies react in strange ways such as pounding heart, dizzyness, can’t breath, and intestinal problems?

Chosen Answer:

Why do you think depression, anxiety and mental health problems have grown to be an epidemic? What do you think would help slow the progression of mental health problems? I think we just talk about them more than we used to. However, there are some social changes that may lead to anxiety; family structure isn’t what it used to be, people feel more isolated, etc. Maybe having a stronger sense of family and being part of a group of people who care about you, people you can talk comfortably with about anything.

Do you think mental health problems are genitic, situational, environmental, or is it due to a chemical imbalance? It can be any of those; it’s generally considered a “chemical imbalance”, but that could be triggered by genetic, situational factors, physical disease or head injury, or any combination of these.

When a person becomes depressed; do you think it is because our brain stops producing certain chemicals or does our brain produce a chemical that aggravates depression/anxiety? At least some of the time, yes. More often the brain still produces them, but they break down too quickly before they do what they are supposed to do. No one is absolutely sure why that happens in some people and not others.

Why is it when we feel anxious, our bodies react in strange ways such as pounding heart, dizzyness, can’t breath, and intestinal problems? The autonomic nervous system controls mood, anxiety, digestion, sex, etc. I think it’s a kind of imbalance in the autonomic nervous system. It might have been there to help our prehistoric ancestors get away from an enemy or something but maybe the purpose of this isn’t as practical in modern times. Kind of left over instincts for survival that are no longer applicable. (Just an idea.)
by: majnun99
on: 17th August 08

Anxiety Q&A 1 comment

How can I get my anxiety and panic attacks under control?

By on May 8th, 2012

I’ve been struggling with panic attacks and anxiety for the past week, after not having them for three years. Are there any helpful tips that can help me deal?

Chosen Answer:

Go to the doctors. It might be stress. Have you’ve been very stressed lately?
by: fashion_style_talk
on: 2nd April 10

Ativan Q&A 3 comments

Is it a good idea to take Ativan after my chemo?

By on May 7th, 2012

It helps with the nausea but it makes me so sleepy. I’ve tried gravol and that makes me sleepy too. Ondansetron doesn’t work for me even though it does not cause drowsiness. I don’t know what to do.

Chosen Answer:

This probably depends on the level of your nausea.

I hated the effect of the anti-nausea meds I was given so tried natural remedies.

I was lucky in that my nausea was relatively mild but I was able to control it with ginger.

Ginger tea, fresh ginger in my juice, grated fresh ginger in meals, ginger snaps, crystallised ginger to suck to freshen mouth, dry ginger ale, etc.

I had always used ginger to control motion sickness, and found it worked for chemo induced nausea for me.
by: Tarkarri
on: 17th April 11