Posted by stjames on September 20, 2000, at 17:53:36
In reply to Need to get rid of anxious thoughts!!!, posted by JackD on September 17, 2000, at 19:38:24
Hmmm.....
The obsessional thoughts normally are helped by
AD's as first line and then things like Buspar or benzos. May take a while to find the right AD. I like atavin, it stops the annoyning voices of pointless worry. You might try Buspar, too. Also you mentioned that the Xanax stopped the physical
but not the mental anxiety; this is generally oppisite in most people. ADD'ers (I'm one) often have paradoxical reactions so I am not questioning
what you say, just thinking out loud. Inderal, a heart med and beta blocker, is effective to calm physical anxiety, you might give it a try. It leaves me physically calm. It might leave you mentally calm. Do stick with trying the AD's, they can fix lots of things and improve focus in ADD. You might try some 2 nd line meds that I mentioned, along with the an AD; Buspar, Inderal, other benzos, and the things others have mentioned.Non meds stuff that has really worked for me are TM, also try any meditation form or yoga. The cognative thearpys are excellent. Biofeedback would be another possibility. Maybe Ti Chi
Things like ADD are very complex and deeply part of who we are so meds alone can only do so much. You need to pick a non med thearpy that intrests you and try it. Just like trying AD's you need to find the one that works for you.
james
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