Posted by Chris O on December 17, 2012, at 3:27:29
In reply to What happens if anxiety disorder is unmedicated?, posted by Prefect on December 12, 2012, at 21:03:42
Prefect:
I think we're all different with respect to this question. Me, I have a massive clinical anxiety disorder that just does not respond to most meds. On and off, I am equally dysfunctional (cannot work a normal job), and equally anxious. It sounds like you were at some point getting effectiveness from the Luvox, but now it has worn off. In that case, perhaps it's better to try a different med, or to wean off of it and see how you feel. I don't know you well enough to say if your anxiety disorder can be treated with desensitization therapy, but if that works for you and can you get off the meds, it seems like something to try. Personally, I have tried a lot of desentization stuff in the past ("faking it until I make it"), and it just did not work for me. I wish that it did, but I just forced myself to do activities in quiet panic ( like you) all the while. Never changed for me. Good luck.
Chris
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