Drug(medicine) Side Effects

January 9, 2011 by · 5 Comments
Filed under: Coping and Overcoming Anxiety 

Drug Side Effects

A side effect is usually regarded as an undesirable secondary effect which occurs in addition to the desired therapeutic effect of a drug or medication. Side effects may vary for each individual depending on the person’s disease state, age, weight, gender, ethnicity and general health.

Side effects can occur when commencing, decreasing/increasing dosages, or ending a drug or medication regimen. Side effects may also lead to non-compliance with prescribed treatment. When side effects of a drug or medication are severe, the dosage may be adjusted or a second medication may be prescribed. Lifestyle or dietary changes may also help to minimize side effects.

Please note – many side effects may not be reported. Always consult your doctor or healthcare specialist for medical advice. You may also report side effects to the FDA ator 1-800-FDA-1088 (1-800-332-1088).

There are literally millions of sufferers of anxiety and panic attack who want to understand anxiety medication side effects. Because they can be quite profound, I finally had to stop taking these drugs and look for a more natural method of controlling my stress and anxiety. I simply couldn’t deal with the feelings of dizziness, confusion, unclear thinking, and depression that these anti anxiety drugs gave me.

Depression! The reason I got on these things in the first place was that I was tired of being depressed. It constantly depressed me to know that at any minute I would be anticipating yet another series of anxiety attack symptoms.

Supposedly anxiety medications like Xanax and Restoril are supposed to make you feel better, but they just made me feel slow and stupid. If you are taking these and they help you, more power to you but for me the anxiety medication side effects just were not worth it. I just felt there had to be a more natural way to deal with my symptoms. After all, anxiety disorders aren’t really illnesses so there must be a way of coping with them.

I decided to do my own online research and boy, am I glad I did. I finally realized that one of my biggest problems was getting caught in a constant loop of having an episode then anticipating the next one. I was actually fueling my own panic attacks by fearing the next one coming. Wow, was that an eye-opener!

Once I realized that if I could get out of this viscous and endless cycle, I could get a handle on the issue itself. I’m an avid collector and anxiety attack symptoms were making me unable to go out of the house anymore. But now all of that is behind me. I’m free to visit antique stores, museums, flea markets…anywhere, because I no longer feel any anxiety about being out in public. And since I stopped taking anti anxiety drugs I never feel any anxiety medication side effects.

 

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Finding a Depression Treatment That Works for you

November 23, 2009 by · 21 Comments
Filed under: Anxiety Treatments 

Anxiety and depression seem to be on the rise in many parts of the world. The increased anxiety after September 11 has caused many people to look fondly at the past well hoping for a better future. In the meantime, it is necessary for many to seek treatment for anxiety and depression if only to be able to continue to function.

While anxiety is a term used to mean excessive worry or fear and depression is considered feelings of sadness and hopelessness, they’re both very closely related with very similar treatment plans. Although there are a number of options available, it’s important to get an accurate diagnosis from a qualified psychological counselor. It’s also critical that you visit your medical doctor, if only to eliminate physical causes that may have triggered the anxiety depression.

Here’s a few of the strategies that have been successfully used to treat anxiety and depression. Understand that while all have been shown effective to some degree, they don’t all work for all people.

Medications:

Certain types of medications known as SSRI or Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors work to increase the serotonin levels in your brain. These antidepressant meds have been able to be used successfully to treat many of the more common anxiety disorders. Although depression is generally recognized as being caused by low levels of chemicals in the brain, it seems to respond well to medication regimen. This in turn can help with various anxiety symptoms even though anxiety is more closely related to phobias and fears.

The Therapeutic Counseling:

Some of the most effective counseling is known as cognitive therapy. This behavior therapy is a type of psychotherapy that helps a person to recognize the thinking patterns that may have caused the anxiety disorder or depression. Psychotherapeutic counseling is especially effective with various phobias also.

Natural Anxiety and Depression Treatments:

There are many products on the market that all claim to cure various illnesses, disorders and disease. The reality is that many of these claims have not or cannot be verified through independent research. This means that even though it product claims to be the “miracle cure” these claims are based on testimonials. This isn’t to say that there are not some natural mood elevating strategies that one can use.

These mood elevating strategies include getting more sunlight. It’s no secret that in the winter when the days are shorter, there are more of us suffer from depression. I purposely going out into the sunlight for a least 30 minutes a day, it’s possible to help raise your mood level and fight off depression.

Another effective method to change your perspective and elevate your mental state is to exercise. A brisk walk or other exercise program lasting at least 30 minutes can elevate the endorphins. These chemicals in the brain can give you an almost positive euphoric feeling that is also an effective treatment for depression.

Although there are many other treatment methods, these have been found to be the most effective. Many anxiety and depression sufferers find that a combination of treatment strategies is required to effectively feel better and function.

Abigail Franks
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/finding-a-depression-treatment-that-works-for-you-82135.html

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