Those who defend such widespread use of prescription drugs insist a significant part of the population is under-treated and under-medicated. Those opposed note that, for example, diagnosis of bipolar disorder has rocketed by 4,000 per cent and that over-medication is impossible without over-diagnosis…

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Wake up on the right side of the bed and ease into your day with a positive, calm attitude.

The Wake-Up Routine
The morning is probably no one’s favorite part of the day, particularly if you stayed up the night before to watch Leno or Jaws for the seventeenth time. Remember: Stress and anxiety wreak havoc on your immunity. Enter your day happy and relaxed, and you greatly increase your chances of a healthy, productive day….

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Anxiety medications are definitely the most widely used medications. The most popular of these medications are Xanax, Valium, Klonopin and many others that are not so common but still occasionally used. These are a sedative based anxiety medication so the most common side effect with these medications will be sedation which slows your senses down and makes you feel like a zombie. So unless you enjoy feeling like a lazy bum, I would suggest passing on these types of anxiety medications. Sedative based anxiety medications are typically used for people who are anxious about a taking a test or getting a promotion, etc. They are not recommended for people who have a chemical imbalance as they do not effect the part of the brain that causes anxiety when you have an anxiety disorder.

Now if you’re like me, you may have a disorder and require an SSRI or beta-blocker type medications. I only suggest using them while talking to someone about what causes your anxiety or following the steps outlined in the natural anxiety cure products available on the internet. I reviewed the top 3 and most effective on this site. The trick is using the anxiety medication to get rid of the anxiety completely so you can focus on getting over the situations that make you unnaturally anxious. It has worked great for me in the past and if nothing else has been working for you, then that might be your next step.

The main point of this post tho is to show you some of the side effects certain medications can cause if you do decide that taking meds. is your only option but please make 100% sure that there is nothing else you can do to get rid of your anxiety. I’m not posting the side effects because I want to scare you away from taking medications, I just want you to be aware. Most of the side effects will go away after the first few days of taking your medication.

This information is from about.com and is great info. as far as listing anxiety medication side effects. Hope this helps.

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The first thing that one has to remember is that most individuals identify themselves with their mind or thoughts. It does not occur to them that they might be able to control these thoughts. Consider this: “Consciousness uses the brain to mindfully process learning and experiences into electrochemical impulses called thoughts.” The brain is a tool; it is not you!

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Many people suffer from anxiety which may be a result of a form of anxiety disorder. Some people can actually learn to deal with their anxiety attacks and live normal lives while others need professional help in doing so. This is because not all forms of the disorder can be as severe as others. For many who get anxiety attacks rarely, they can actually manage themselves well enough to get good results. For others, managing their anxiety may be in the form of medication, either herbal or chemical based.

There are also some ways of dealing with anxiety that do not require the need of medication. Many people prefer these ways because they feel safer not taking nay medicines that may have adverse side effects. Alternative therapy or treatment can be dome by yourself in your own space.

Ways to Take Control of the Situation

One surefire way of taking control of your anxiety attacks is to figure out what triggers them. You may have noticed that certain people or events trigger your anxiety attacks such as being called by your boss, having a family dinner or even speaking in public. You will need to find out what aspect of meeting your boss or your family triggers your fears or stress because there is no way you can avoid your boss and you will eventually have to meet your family. Finding out what triggers your dread, fears and anxiety is one step closer to dealing with your disorder.

Once you have put your finger on what causes you anxiety levels to rise, you can prime yourself to meet the rising anxiety and deal with it by some relaxation techniques. One way of relaxing is to plan. If you have an idea of why your boss may have summoned you, you can think of ways to deal with the probabilities that you have thought of. For the family dinner, you can arrange for just a short time with them and then leave as soon as it is possible. Knowing that you do not have to spend as much time there, will motivate you to get through the little time you have allotted for the family dinner.

Some individuals have no idea what may have caused their anxiety but here are other techniques to calm oneself. Try to take a relaxing bath or to have a relaxing massage, whichever works for you. Whatever technique you know that can soothe you is a good thing to do when you start to feel the anxiety rise. Sometimes, you do not even have to do anything but just rest or meditate by yourself in a dim room. Clearing one’s thoughts can be a calming experience. Listening to soothing music can reduce the anxious feeling that may have sprung up for no reason at all. Talking to someone whom you know cares for you is also one way of getting rid of the stressful and anxious feelings that you may have.

Alternative treatments for anxiety can also be a great way of positively controlling the feelings of fear and dread that one feels when anxious. Drinking calming chamomile tea can help many people while aromatherapy or aromatherapy massage can also give you the desired effects. Alternative medicine may also have desirable effects and usually have no adverse side effects like dependency.

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Common wisdom holds that exercise boosts your mood, in addition to benefiting your physical health. Ample evidence seems to suggest that exercise might hold great promise in the treatment of disorders such as depression. So, just how much of a role does exercise play, when it comes to the treatment of Depression & Anxiety?

In the last couple decades, there has been some interest in looking at the mental health value of exercise. Until recently, however, studies investigating the effectiveness of exercise in the treatment of mental health have not been conducted with the same level of scientific rigor as the clinical trials used to bring anti-depressant medications to the market. Limitations of previous studies have included the absence of a control group, individuals not being randomly assigned to study groups, and testing the effects of exercise on individuals who were not suffering from a mood disorder.

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I enjoy hanging out at night and drinking with my buddies. Most of the time, if I’m feeling good, it’s hard for me not to drink because I’m not feeling crappy from drinking the night before and forget how terrible I will feel the next day. I can honestly say from my experience, having GAD and drinking alcohol is not a fun mix the day after a night of drinking. I have spent an entire day throwing up and feeling sick because I had drank too much the night before too quickly and woke up the next day with terrible anxiety and a terrible hang over.

I constantly remind myself when I go to the store to buy beer that I’m going to probably feel sick and anxious the next day and things that don’t usually bother me will give me anxiety. This is something that I’m reminding myself over and over and although I might feel relaxed and goofy during a night of drinking, all the fun is sucked up from the next day into one night. Hardly worth it if you ask me.

Now if you’re like me and enjoy drinking beer and hanging out, then learn your limit. Drink slowly throughout the evening / night. Don’t chug your beer to get drunk faster. Drink slowly. I know it can be hard to stop once you’ve hit the point of “I don’t care if I feel crappy tomorrow!” but you’ll have to quit hours before you go to bed so you can sober up. Bring water with you. After your last beer or alcoholic beverage, crack open a bottle of water and drink away. Drink as much water as you can before you go to bed and at least 3 tall glasses of water the next day. Water helps and food helps (if you can eat it). I’m still planning to cut way down on my alcohol intake to reduce my anxiety. I hate anxiety and drinking makes it worse.

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One of the most favorable things about Chinese medicine in its treatment of anxiety is that it uses more gentle and natural alternative remedies rather than the more conventional options such as prescription medication.

Chinese Medicine for Anxiety – Traditional Chinese View

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