can you relate?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:12 pm

thank you to all for the responses. it is weirdly nice to know that i am not the only one. i just wish none of had to suffer. I am still going back and forth in my mind about the lexapro. Hopefully I wont need it but I have a feeling I will. As for the ativan comment I have research that drug and it is addictive and will not take it unless absolutely necessary. Thank you guys!! Trust in God he will never leave you!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:52 pm

Hey there, I have had allot of the same thoughts, I promise you they don't last forever. They really are scary, but not dangerous. I had lots of the same problems when I started medicine, but I don't know what I would have done without it. As scary as it was to start, I am thankful that I did. Good luck to you.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:59 pm

My MD gave me a prescription for Zoloft... I took it for 3 days and did not like the way it made me feel. Then he gave me Lexapro, I never filled the prescription. A week later I purchased this program and the part that really made sense to me was when I heard that the meds will not teach you how to learn to deal with my fears. When you go off the meds, you need to have strong skills and I think the best way to learn them is med-free. I did use an occasional Ativan. Once or twice a week, and now I haven't needed it since starting the program. Some people may really need it... but if you are having more anxiety about taking it, you are probably not one of those people. Just believe that you do NOT need it, and make the decision that you are not going to take it and then you may feel a lot of that anxiety lifted. Best wishes to you.

Lew · Post by **Lew** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:17 pm

I understand how you feel...I was given a prescription of zoloft this year after my anxiety got out of control again and it made me feel much worse...i ended up getting xanax again but i am very hesitant to take it...right now i average one pill a week and only if its absolutely necessary...after using the program and talking to my dr i started doing yoga again (15-30 min a day) and i also have another relaxation cd...it's not easy, but i know that there were times in my life when anxiety did not rule and i am determined to get back to that now...especially after the last two months were as rough as they were