I am a born worrier.

Ive come to the decision that I would like to try some medication to relax my worries and allow me to be 'normal' for a bit. Has anyone taken medication for worries/anxieties? I guess its going to be some sort of anti-depressant. Did medication help the worries go away or make it worse?

I guess it depends on the meds?
I've been taking busbar for a while (keep in mind i probaly spelled that wrong).

Busbar's a mild anxiety medication. My dr didn't feel comfortable prescribing me something that was in any way addictive, so I wound up with the ****tiest anxiety meds available.

In my experience, it doesn't feel like it does much. But when I miss a dose I realize that it does make an impact. Whenever I'm not on it, any loud noise will leave me with a pounding head-ache, I tend to be very irritable, etc.

Anxiety meds in general are usually addictive. I know that xanax is for sure, but I'm not sure what else would be available. Just keep that in mind. The meds may be extremely helpful, and I've heard from some friends that swear by them. But if you ever want to come off of them, the withdrawels are horrible. When I was living in an inpatient program, I had this roomate that was getting her meds switched up. I only got about three words out of her I'd guess, cause she was always sleeping and if she wasn't sleeping she was too sick for conversation.

Regardless, I can relate.

Best of luck!

i am thrilled that a psychology graduate who works in mental health comes to kr for answers to these questions

i've been taking valium for over ten years, and now i have to take 30mg if i want any relief. that's 3 times the usual dose.

i've done a lot of research on prescription drug withdrawal & found out the worst is valium ( & other tranks), withdrawal can take almost a year! compared to opiates, which is up to a month.

that's a lot of suffering, so be careful!

i've been taking xanax lately, mostly for sleep. i like it a lot, but am careful about taking it everyday for more than a week. i run out pretty fast, anyway - it's almost too good a feeling. i only get 30 a month - 0.5 mg.

there's a new warning on my valium bottle - "may cause loss of bladder control".

yeah I know I could just ask a work colleague or a doctor on my ward or even just search it on the net. I know that its probably going to be in the form of an anti-depressant or a beta blocker but I think its nice to ask people who have actually taken the medication and suggest which ones were best and what they were like. I cant really ask this advice from patients nor do I really want to ask people from work because its work. And I dont actually know everything about mental health. also in psychology you dont get taught about psychiatric medication.