I was looking into accupuncture to help with anxiety and slight depression. The prozac he is now taking me off of and putting me on Xanax Xr 3 times a day. I heard great things about accupunture and wondered if anyone had any advice for me. thanks

A few months ago I had what I’m about 90% sure was an anxiety attack out of absolutely NO WHERE…Felt like I was having a heart attack. I couldn’t eat, focus, anything, just paralized, trembling, chest pains, felt like I was going to “lose it” for lack of a better term. Went out to my car, laid down there for about 45 minutes, felt ok enough to drive and drove home. By the time I got home I felt fine.

After that I felt fine again for a few weeks until I had another one, same situation just sitting in the office working but this time the issues never went away. It’s been months and EVERY DAY I feel like I’m on the verge of having another one. As a result mild agoraphobia is present (I dread meetings etc) and I’ve noticed a severe problem with motion sickness/stomach sensitivity to movement etc now that I didn’t have before (though I’ve never been fond of crazy roller coasters and/or heights, but it’s MUCH worse now – For instance, I couldn’t handle the space needle restaraunt in Seattle…made it to the table for about 5 minutes then had to go back down).

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I have tried a lot of medication for the past year and nothing has helped.
I have tried acupuncture, hyonosis, and nothing seems to help. I am going to try to continue therapy any advice please feel free
Best Regards~~

Hi. My name is Ashley and I am thinking about getting on Xanax for my anxiety problems. Yes, I have heard of the negative effects of Xanax, that is is addictive and such things. Those things scare me but the point is that I really am desperate because my anxiety is overtaking my life. I am just asking for advice on whether you think the benefits outweigh the negatives in my situation.

Ok, well the anxiety disorders I suffer from are panic attacks, agoraphobia, post traumatic stress disorder, OCD and generalized anxiety disorder. Due to these things I dropped out of school, I don’t work (I am considered disabled from the government), I don’t really ever hang out with friends and I am afraid to leave my house. I won’t leave my house for weeks unless I have a therapist appointment. I am even afraid to leave my room and go into other rooms of the house. I constantly feel like I am on the brink of having a panic attack. Shaky and full of energy and I get depressed because it’s like my whole life is me in my room watching tv or on the computer because I can’t really do anything else. I am always tired because how anxious I always am. My parents are alcoholics and because of my PSTD I am constantly worrying that they are going to die or something bad is going to happen. It’s like all I ever think about is fear or avoiding a panic attack. Because of OCD I waste a lot of food because I have a fear of food being contaminated and it needs to pass all these tests I do that I don’t want to explain. Anyways I also have trouble with things like sleeping and taking a shower. I am afraid of being out of my room for as long as a shower takes so I end up not taking one for a week or so. I get scared of going to sleep sometimes when my anxiety is too high and that just makes it worse. I’m always moody because people want to talk with me or hang out but i’m always anxious so I always yell at them even though I feel bad later. The medications I am currently taking are effexor 75mg, buspar 15-35mg and serequel 25mg daily. I also take a blend of chinese herbs that are suppose to be calming, as well as the vitamins magnesium and vitamin d. I have been to acupuncture twice weekly and therapy once a week. I do not drink caffeine at all and I eat very limited amount of sugar. However, none of this really seems to help and it seems I just keep getting worse.

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My husband is the breadwinner, working during the day and I part time at night. We have two young kids and money is tight. He recently discovered that he want’s to go to school for acupuncture, a 4 year program. He would work during the day and go to school at night. I am supportive of his decision, but am concerned about how this will affect our life. I will have to find a different job, hardly see him, and once he begins practicing I worry if we can make it. While visiting schools we had a fight already, and I don’t want this to tear us apart. Anyone go through this? I need help on being supportive while remaining realistic.

I have a very close friend, she has been suffering from this for the last year and its been getting progressively worse!! The symptoms she suffers from most is muscle aches that seem to shift everywhere.

She has been to treatments like acupuncture, cognitive behavioral techniques, hypnotherapy and yoga, but none of it seems to be taking effect…. she is on anti depressants, but that also makes her feel bad just thinking about it.

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hi , thank you for opened this..
my axniety is getting better with a little acupuncture..
now.. should i start up the zyprexa 2.5 and 20mg of paxil,as my mental health doctor asked me too?
feel better throw accupuncture/in a weirdd way ? would the medication hurt? or help my current problem..
and of corse i have (IBD)
thanx for helping me
god bless

I think i have social anxiety disorder. I am very shy and when I meet new people or am in a group, I am usually quiet. I want to talk and I want to be social but I just cant or dont know what to say. This has affected my career. I have actually been fired over this. Managers cant get to know me and think I dont care about my job when indeed I do very much. My social life is also affected. I want to be around people but I have a hard time keeping friends due to my “shyness.” I tried to get therapy. It took me a lot to build up the nerve to call a therapist and make an appt but the therapist told me she wasnt taking new patients. I was so embarassed. There has to be an easier way to get help. Its too hard for someone like me to call a therapist and tell them I want an appt and then explain why I want it. What can I do? Has anyone tried acupuncture for this? I want to be outgoing, have friends, a good job, and a happy life.

i feel its not doing anything for me , ive been on lots of different medications in the past 10 months.im tired of things not working .. or making me tired. but i still have anxiety..
at what point should i just stop and try Natural things?
ive tyred acupuncture didn’t work
ive tyred meditations helps ,but no cure
ive tyred yoga… its all BS for me.. why?
is my anxiety just that bad?
i want to try other things.I’m currently on serax 10mg 3 times daily
and im on 10mg of Zyprexa. please help me make a choice on what to do.and why.Also can i tell my mental health doctor i don’t want to be on medication any more?even thow he fills out my EDD papers?
thanx..

I am 24 years old. I will be graduating soon and up until now I thought everything was fine with me. It was until one month ago I suffered my first and not last panic attack. Since that I have been dealing with a lot of anxiety. I can’t concentrate in school, at home…etc….I have tried acupuncture, massages, counseling, church groups, praying, medications and nothing seems to work.

At this point I am trying to leave the medications. I have read about their addictions and also their side effects. Ive read that they help somewhat with anxiety but will worsen other sensations.

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