What's the best cure for Anxiety?
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Anxiety can be caused by lots of different things.It may be that you are suffering from depression and it is manifesting as anxiety. You may have something on your mind which you are not accepting (ie in denial about.) You may be suffering from a nervous condition, which may have some physical cause. The best thing to do is to visit your doctor and get some professional advice. Also, take time to relax. Give yourself periods in the day for you to just be. Try a bit of focussed breathing (be aware of each breath, and breath naturally.) You may be suffering from a stress related condition, if so it could be useful to take stock of your lifestyle and see if there are any positive changes that you could make. The important thing is not to become anxious about the anxiety, which is common problem with such a situation. Anxiety is a physical reaction, and when you feel like this give yourself 20mins to half an hour to allow the chemicals in your body to balance out again. Hope this is some use.X
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you poor thing i feel for you  i live in Scotland so i get my meds for free but the only thing i can think of is maybe  have a drink of alchol that sometimes takes the anxiety away and also maybe try cough syrup its about 3-5 dollars a bottle you can get it from away chemist .it tends to make u sedated a little not to much takes away anxiety but be carefull dont drink alchol with it and only take about 1/4 of bottle to see how it reacts towards your body take care godbless hope you get better
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Self-help\n\nIf you are naturally shy, you may find it helpful to join a self-confidence or assertive course at an Adult Education Centre. Relaxation exercises may help you feel generally less anxious - you can get details of these from many GP surgeries.\nPsychological treatments\n\nSocial Skills Training: This helps to make people feel more relaxed and confident in company. It does this by teaching some of the simple social skills that we tend to take for granted, like how to start a conversation with a stranger. There is a lot of practice with other people and so-called 'feedback' - people watch themselves practising on video to get an idea of what they are doing and how they appear to other people.\n\nExposure Therapy: This involves helping a person to relax while in the situation that they find frightening. It can be done in stages, each time making the situation a little more intense and frightening. Another way is called 'flooding'. The patient is first taught how to relax in a frightening situation and is then put into a situation that would normally worry them, such as a crowded room. They are then helped to relax and wait for their anxiety to disappear, which it does after a while.\n\nCognitive Behavioural Therapy: We can often make ourselves anxious by the way that we think about things. This treatment helps people change the way that they think about themselves and other people. Take the situation when a conversation dries up. Someone with a social phobia will tend to think that it is their fault, and so will start to feel anxious. In Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, the therapist will remind them that it is just as likely that the other person has run out of things to say, a much more realistic and less worrying way of thinking about the situation. \n[Top of page]\nDrug treatments\n\nBeta-Blockers: These drugs are usually used to treat high blood pressure. In low doses, they control the physical shaking of anxiety - which can be a symptom of the social phobia - and can be taken shortly before meeting people or before speaking in public.\n\nAnti-depressants: A particular type, the so-called 'Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors' (MAOIs), have been found to help, and sometimes to stop the anxiety and panics, although it often takes a few weeks for the treatment to work. There are drawbacks though. They tend to lower the blood pressure, which can make people feel faint. Some foods, such as cheese and yeast extract, may produce dangerous reactions with these drugs, so people using MAOIs have to follow a special diet which leaves out these foods. Some cough medicines that can be bought at the chemist can produce similar reactions to these foods.\n\nThere are now some new MAOI drugs called RIMAs (Reversible Inhibitors of Monoamine oxidase - A). These don't seem to produce the above reactions and so the user can eat what he or she likes. Other types of traditional anti-depressants don't seem to work very well in social phobia.\n\nMore recently developed anti-depressants (known as SSRIs - Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors) have been found to be helpful in social phobia, but may sometimes cause headaches and dizziness in the first few weeks. You can eat what you like if you are taking these drugs.\n\nTranquillisers: Drugs like Valium were used in the past to treat all sorts of anxiety. We now know that they are addictive and that they do not help in the long run. They should usually not be used to treat people with a social phobia.
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Hello, you can look for the BACH FLOWERS remedy, specially the RESCUE one. It is for crisis and nervousness and it REAAAALLY works!!!
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My doctor has me on Cymbalta, Wellbutrin, Lamictal and Adderall. A lot of drugs, I know. I even have Xanax in case I really lose it. I don't think that medicine is the only answer. Consider speaking with a psychologist, who can help you get down to the root of your anxiety. I know that exercise and a better diet would improve my attitude, if I were ever to get motivated.  Also getting in touch with your spiritual side, such as going to a worship service or meditating, can help alleviate the stress that causes anxiety. I hope to someday chose the path outside of medicine. I wish you luck with dealing with this struggle, and also Happy Holidays!
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It is impossible to "get rid" of all anxiety. And it wouldn't be good to do so. Normal anxiety is a way we can tell when something isn't quite right. It is a problem if your anxiety is so high it impairs you from living your life. If this is the case, talk to a counselor who can help you learn more about the triggers for your anxiety and how to cope. Good luck!
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Talk to a doctor ~ ~ the doctor who prescribes them for you.\n\nand just tell him what you have said to us,   He will help you.\nYou may just need something for the anxiety and depression, not a pain med.\n\ngood luck to you
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That depends on what is causing it.  If something in your life is causing it, you need to address the cause, a therapist can help with this.  If its caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, therapy can also help along with medications.  Either cause is not fun that's for sure, I have been living with an anxiety disorder for 30 yrs.  I have have used both therapy and medications. The medications have worked best for me.  Make an appointment with your doctor there are also some diseases that can cause anxiety such as a thyroid problem.  Once a physical cause has been ruled out then your doctor will know how to treat you or if you may need to see a therapis or psychiatrist.  In the mean time try relaxation techniques such as deep breathing exercises and meditation.  Stay away from anything that contains caffeine and sugar.  Good luck
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I wouldn't suggest the drugs. Most anxiety is mental, caused by any number of things, including overstimulating a sensitive system. Drugs often disrupt the system even further and make it intolerable, or mask the real source of the anxiety. Everyone finds they're own way to deal with anxiety since it comes from so many different sources. I use distraction. When things bother me, the thoughts keep spinning and my head gets so loud about things I don't want to think about, I find something else to occupy it, or many other something elses. Also eating healthier and excercising help regulate how your body functions and deals naturally with stress. There is a really successful method I've recently been exposed to called 'thought stopping'. Google it. It's been the most competent approach to basic anxiety I've ever seen, and I've spent years trying to figure mine out.
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Caffine is a stimulant and actually makes you more nervous.  Try chomomile tea if you want to relax.
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I have had them.  You can't cure them, not medicinally, anyhow.  You can manage them with (as the last poster said) Valium (a sedative) or Xanax (anti-panic).  I have taken Xanax, and it works, but you have to be careful with it; it's addictive.\n\nI take Klonopin (clonazepam) now, and have for years.  It pretty much does the trick.  However, it only stops the attacks; it doesn't re-wire the brain... :)
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Relieve all anxiety. And stimulate your scalp. :)
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Let me rephrase that for you: How do I ease my nervousness?\nNow that that's settled, just drink some milk, watch some tv, think about pleasant things, imagine the audience in their underwear, breathe deeply, empty your mind of all thoughts...\nthat should tide you over, right?
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try taking something safe over the counter like Tylenol PM.. I have panic attacks too.. you need to be put on like Prozac or Paxil.. something that will cure it long term.. My doctor has me on Lorezapam and it definitely takes the anxiety off like in 15 minutes.. BUT I have become addicted to it which is not good and trying to ween my way off of it.. the prozac/paxil should help with all of it in the long run.. I would suggest asking the doc for Lorezapam only for like a month until the Prozac kicks in... it works wonders.... it makes you a little tired until you get use to it..but sounds like that would be perfect for you...
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It depends on the level of your anxiety and your PCP's comfort level in treating it.  Many PCP's would be comfortable treating mild to moderate anxiety with a medication like Paxil or Celexa.  These will likely help with some of the anxiety symptoms, but will not get to the root of the anxiety.  There may be a role at some point for some psychological counseling to address the underlying cause of the anxiety and how to treat it without lifelone medications.
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Something is causing your anxiety.  Speak to your doctor.  Medical or mental, help is available.
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try ginger for the bloating and green tea for the rest, and maybe chamomile for your anxiousness, when you have reached a pattern of not getting too anxious about what is and what you can do and what you have to leave in the hands of others, then you may feel a little better with yourself.  learn to love yourself for what you are, only change what you need to, and leave the rest to get on with whatever it is that they want to. hope this helps, if not ask your doctor to send you to see a nutritionist, they might help.