My fiance takes anxiety meds and he wants to join the air force but he has no idea if they will accept the fact that he takes pills for that problem..i would like to know if anyone in the military have anxiety problems and still went to join the military. Thanks! Chosen Answer: While there [...]
I have anxiety disorder which sometimes border on panic attacks. I seem to get them more so when I am reading or studying, especially if I am at the library. I get these rushes of anxiety and sometimes feel that my mind is disconnecting with my body. In any case, why does this seem to [...]
I am looking to find vitamins that work best to help with social anxiety and phobia. I do not want to be on antidepressants. Chosen Answer: Good for you. I was on those and I haven’t been the same. I’d say start out with the basics, make sure you have enough vitamin D. What really [...]
I have a history of ADHD, depression, and anxiety. I’m often irritable and moody, and my mother, who is a nursing student, has told me that the reason why I’m often irritable is because of my anxiety problem. Could this be the cause of my irritability? Chosen Answer: Yes! Absolutely. It’s almost a direct by [...]
I have severe anxiety and just started Lexapro because I was on Paxil and I was gaining a lot of weight. My anxiety is unbearable but maybe this Lexapro will help because I just started it a few days ago. I was prescribed Lo loestrin fe birth control pill the other day and read reviews [...]
So Saturday I had to go to the ER because of an anxiety attack ( first time having one thought I was dying). So I had like 4 at Sunday. The numb hands part happened to me again today. When should they stop? Chosen Answer: When you get into a treatment regime. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy [...]
I’m seeing a therapist for social anxiety & I feel like a phantom menace has a death-grip on my mind. Is this anxiety or something else? Chosen Answer: Yes, but I have anxiety for everything. I feel it 24 hours, even in my dreams. I started to get it when I got a new job [...]
So I have major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder and am looking for a new antidepressant or anti-anxiety meds. I’ve been on zoloft and dropped off immediately due to nightmares, and celexia, but I dropped 20 lbs in 3-4 weeks. I’m overweight and need to also lose weight. Why not kill 2 birds with [...]
I’ve always had bad social anxiety my entire life, and it’s so bad that I can’t even leave my house. Should I start drinking and smoking pot to alleviate my anxieties? I hear it helps with stuff like that. Chosen Answer: While smoking pot CAN help alleviate anxiety, it can also worsen it. If it’s [...]
I have been diagnosed with anxiety couple months ago. My doctor checked my heart using a heart monitor , x ray and ultra sound. For some reason it seems like it is harder to breath and like maybe my heart is weaker or something. Is it possible that the anxiety is making me feel this [...]