Posted by mrtook on December 8, 2010, at 14:08:28
In reply to Re: Help! Short-term + long-term solution for anxiety » mrtook, posted by Melanie-00 on December 7, 2010, at 14:41:28
I wish I could be more helpful, but the only things I can say are....
1.) A general practitioner would probably be able to prescribe an SSRI for you. I know Lexapro is approved for GAD so they should have no problem with that. In addition there are other SSRI's that are off patent and much cheaper then Lexapro.
2.) I started with 10 mg Lexapro over 5 years ago. It work great for almost 4 years. Coinciding with a change in job it didn't work as well and I upped it to 20mg with Deplin. I have still been a little lumpy since then, but managing.
3.) An over-the-counter supplement with a similar action as SSRI's is St. John's Wort. I have never taken it so I can't say anything good or bad about it.
4.) I have had good results with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. There are lots of good books on this, you don't have to shell out the big bucks for a therapist.
5.) There are several people on this board who would disagree with taking an SSRI....My thought is I wish I had given CBT therapy a good shot before I started medication.
Best Of Luck to You!
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