FRANKIEISBACK
12-08-05, 17:21
I am taking sertraline which my psychiatrist says is a good drug for depression, anxiety and the obsessive thoughts I get. Its early days on it yet but does anyone out there have anything added to their anti depressant like an anti anxiety or anti psycotic? I understand that people with severe manic depression and schizophrenia can be helped by such drugs but is there a place for them in treating anxiety and depressive states. I have heard about drugs like respiridal and buspar etc, I know drugs like valium etc used to be used.
The reason I ask is that my friend is gettting married soon, I get more anxious around the time of social events to the point that I sometimes dont go and I dont want to let him down, the anxiety gets worse at the day approaches, will doctors prescribe drugs to help out in these situations, I am aware they dont want people taking heavy tranquilizers too much, are they any drugs that can help with severe anxiety, I know that in the long term an anti depressant and lifestyle choices are the answer, its just I am a bit nervous at the moment, do any of the modern drugs have anti obsessive properties.
Thanks, going out for a meal with friends tonite, if anyone can help that would be great
The reason I ask is that my friend is gettting married soon, I get more anxious around the time of social events to the point that I sometimes dont go and I dont want to let him down, the anxiety gets worse at the day approaches, will doctors prescribe drugs to help out in these situations, I am aware they dont want people taking heavy tranquilizers too much, are they any drugs that can help with severe anxiety, I know that in the long term an anti depressant and lifestyle choices are the answer, its just I am a bit nervous at the moment, do any of the modern drugs have anti obsessive properties.
Thanks, going out for a meal with friends tonite, if anyone can help that would be great