Have you ever taken an anti-anxiety pill?

I tame buspar. it was more to stop mood swings but its an anti anxiety. Ive also taken xanax but xanax gave me hallucinations

I didn't know there were anti anxiety pills, I thought there were anti depressants only.

They may be fine for some people, but they have an adverse effect on me. I got more jittery and fearful, and started to feel as if I was staked out on an ant hill.

May 15/17
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Oh and I forgot the most delightful side effect. I hallucinated. At the ripe old age of 50 they decided I must be schizophrenic. They wanted to treat my for it, but my daughter was involved with decision making while I was ill. She wanted my family doctor consulted. He reminded the docs at the hospital that the hallucinations began within a day of taking Ativan. They stop giving me that and suddenly I was no longer hallucinating.

Thank goodness for good daughters.

I did when I had a procedure done once. It was glorious. Like a 6 pack of beer all at once.

I've taken ativan for emergencies, and I take escitalopram for anxiety.

Yes, lots of different ones. Benzos work as advertised, but they make you very groggy and uncoordinated. I just tried Zopiclone for the first time, which isn't as sedating but tastes horrible.

Yes, Xanax and Klonopin. Low dose. It's makes you feel relaxed but you can't abuse them. Over time you may become dependent on them. Stay low dose if you absolutely need them.

I've tried one for sleep and did nothing at all. Another one is in the anti anxiety group but don't take it for that and have it at night. Can make me a little sleepy. Sometimes makes me hungry.

Yes, I took one last week before a dentist appointment. It mostly just makes me feel sleepy and slow almost like I am moving in slow motion.

No, i have been super anxious and right now also, i am bit anxious but never took the pill till now.

I take them. It calms me down a bit. Other than that I chew gum. Like when I am at the store and I start to panic gum helps me calm down.

Yes, multiple different kinds. They're all quite different and work differently for different people.

I have. It's supposed to help me sleep, but it didn't really do much. I feel like it was too mild.

YEah, I take Lorazepam on an as needed basis. It makes me feel nice and chill, I love it. But highly addictive.

No. I thought I would need to at one time, but avoided it.

Good luck. Hope it does what you need it to do.

It made me fall asleep, like out for hours.
*Will not ever do that again*

they help a bit sometimes when things get out of hand

Whats it called?...

They're great.

You wont feel it overnight. It takes a week or so until it kicks in.

no

I'm on wellbutrin have also been on abilify/celexa. Have had ups and downs with all of them

I use to take lexapro. They say it takes a few weeks to start working

Nah. GL with that