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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 558103" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I have VERY high anxiety. My panic attacks were so bad I couldn't leave the house. This is my layman's opinion. All the SSRIs put weight on you...or I should say they make you hungry. They are also in my opinion not good for anxiety alone. They are actually anti-depressants. I think your son can avoid them and still have some sort of calming medication. I take clonazapan. It is a slow acting benzo and does not overly dope me up or I would never take it. It lasts all day so you can take it at night. Everyone is different, but I am very sensitive to all medications and I really have no bad side effects on clonazapan and it has kept my panic attacks away for twenty years. (Not saying your son needs to take them for twenty years...he is not as severe as I was if he can play a sport in front of an audience...lol). </p><p></p><p>Sportsfan also takes Clonazapan and thinks it is "amazing" for his own deep anxiety. If you take it at night, it does not tire you out during the day, but it still works. It does not cause hunger either. </p><p></p><p>I have tried many anxiety medications and don't like a lot of them because they zombie me out, which I won't tolerate. The medications that work for me are Paroxatene (for depression...and it DOES make me hungry) and clonazapan for anxiety. </p><p></p><p>Something else that could help, which is not a medication, is Dialectal Behavioral THerapy. It is unique from all other therapy and teaches you how to calm yourself in any situation at any time. There are a lot of books out of DBT now. It is gaining tons and tons of popularity here in the States because it is beneficial to so many patients. It was originally used for borderline personality disorder, but now it is being used for everything. If you use your search engine to bring it up, you can get a pretty good idea of what it is. To focus on anxiety issue, don't even put DBT in the search engine. Put in "Wise Mind." This is sort of a form of meditation. I find it very useful and have cut my Clonazapan use in half.</p><p></p><p>I wish your son lots of luck. There is a lot you can do without medication to learn how to control anxiety, but it does take practice. Let us know what he decides to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 558103, member: 1550"] I have VERY high anxiety. My panic attacks were so bad I couldn't leave the house. This is my layman's opinion. All the SSRIs put weight on you...or I should say they make you hungry. They are also in my opinion not good for anxiety alone. They are actually anti-depressants. I think your son can avoid them and still have some sort of calming medication. I take clonazapan. It is a slow acting benzo and does not overly dope me up or I would never take it. It lasts all day so you can take it at night. Everyone is different, but I am very sensitive to all medications and I really have no bad side effects on clonazapan and it has kept my panic attacks away for twenty years. (Not saying your son needs to take them for twenty years...he is not as severe as I was if he can play a sport in front of an audience...lol). Sportsfan also takes Clonazapan and thinks it is "amazing" for his own deep anxiety. If you take it at night, it does not tire you out during the day, but it still works. It does not cause hunger either. I have tried many anxiety medications and don't like a lot of them because they zombie me out, which I won't tolerate. The medications that work for me are Paroxatene (for depression...and it DOES make me hungry) and clonazapan for anxiety. Something else that could help, which is not a medication, is Dialectal Behavioral THerapy. It is unique from all other therapy and teaches you how to calm yourself in any situation at any time. There are a lot of books out of DBT now. It is gaining tons and tons of popularity here in the States because it is beneficial to so many patients. It was originally used for borderline personality disorder, but now it is being used for everything. If you use your search engine to bring it up, you can get a pretty good idea of what it is. To focus on anxiety issue, don't even put DBT in the search engine. Put in "Wise Mind." This is sort of a form of meditation. I find it very useful and have cut my Clonazapan use in half. I wish your son lots of luck. There is a lot you can do without medication to learn how to control anxiety, but it does take practice. Let us know what he decides to do. [/QUOTE]
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