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Originally Posted by theotterone
{{{Clj2}}} I am sorry you are having a time trying to find relief!
There are a couple of schools of thought on medication.  One, it's wonderful and it helps everyone! Two, it should be avoided at all costs...
Just to give you an idea about how long it took me to find the right medication: I had issues with Clinical Depression and Anxiety Disorder since puberty, not diagnosed until 16. 9 Years ago (I am 34 now) I found my current psych doctor. I am lucky in finding someone who is personable, listens to me and makes me a partner in my medication decisions. It isn't an exact science. There is a lot of trial and error and ANY anti-depressant will take anywhere from 6-8 weeks to build enough in your system to feel any relief! Not helpful when you want it to stop NOW! 
It would be good to see a psych dr about this. While GPs are good for a crisis situation, a psych will have more information. I ended up on Paxil CR and Klonopin. I was recently diagnosed ADHD, and while the Adderall has helped calm me down, I have found out the hard way I have to slow down my decrease in Paxil. It has worked for me, when my mom's old (and I mean OLD SCHOOL) anti-depressant quit working for her, she also went on Paxil. That doesn't mean that is what will work for you, but what I have found in dealing with this over half my life is this: When a medication works, it works; however, ANY medication works better with behavioral/talk therapy. Not only do you have the medication helping, but you are learning other coping skills. 
Hope this helps! 
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Thanks! I want to get seeing a therapist that could hopefully refer me to a psychiatrist that is good (the therapist I want to see also sees my mom, so I would probably be sent to the psych that my mom sees). The thought of just sitting down with a stranger face to face just makes me a little nervous, that's how crazy I am
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I took the Lexapro long enough for it to "set in", and I think it almost made my anxiety worse, and it wasn't helping enough to warrant taking it I didn't think. Depression improved by a hair only. The Zoloft I had to stop in less than 2 weeks because the side effects were unbearable.
I'll take anything a doctor gives me, except for the Zoloft (side effects), and Prozac(never tried it). I am so similar to my mom with my mental problems. I have witnessed her on Prozac and it was awful. Have never seen anyone strung so high and miserable, she went 2 weeks and couldn't sleep and could barely eat from it, even taking it a few days. I refuse to take that, the thought terrifies me. I would be willing to try Paxil, and thanks for mentioning the Klonopin, I've heard about that but would be a little hesitant just asking about it from a doctor because I don't want to sound like a drug addict just wanting to get high or something off of benzo. drugs if I really need them. I'm probably going to have to have something like that, at least for now because I have a lot of stress and strain coming up in the next couple of years that will likely make my anxiety worse if not treated.
My anxiety is so bad I had to have Valium to go to the dentist. He prescribed 10mg last time and it helped my anxiety, but made me feel bad the rest of the day. The amount of time I felt bad from it was worse than the time it helped me, lol. It's not for me, but that's what he gives.
Sorry for writing so much!! It's obvious I don't talk to a lot of people.
This is a really nice and comforting site to read.
Gimmieice: thanks for your response. Sorry you haven't had much luck either, I know how it feels. I'm going to try to see a psychiatrist if I can get my nerve up.
