Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: horrible anxiety this morning.... Laura Sue! Good Job!!!

Laura Sue, I think you did such a good job explaining what Xanax does regarding anxiety. To me also it just takes that edge off that is just enough to keep you from going in to a full panic attack.

I am also on them (a very low doseage) but if I don't take them WILL go into panic attacks when the stress gets to be too much! Cannot take any anti-depressants as they do a job on me. Probably because I'm not a depressed person just have anxiety. There are hardly any kinds of pills I don't have a problem with especially, antibiotics. I have sooooo many allergies to meds so the only things I take right now are the meds for my thyroid and the Xanax. (the generic)

My whole family is that way and it was so hard getting my mother on the right dosages of meds for her alzheimers. They keep giving my father different anti-depressants to try that don't work on him either as he is not so much depressed as he is anxious. He was doing so much better on the Xanax but they switched him to an anti-depressant again so he just stopped taking them. Wish I lived closer to him so I could go to the doctor with him and explain it. We have a very low tolerance for certain meds and I was able to explain this to get my mother on the right track.

People need to realize that this IS a medical condition the same as IBS or any other physical problems. It is really caused by a chemical imbalance and some families are more prone to it than others. Of course we inherit these things from one generation to the other if it in our genes. It's like the doctors tell me I have a 100% chance of getting alzheimers too because my mother's both parents had it as did her brother and her two sisters also are in nursing homes with it. HER doctor suggested my sister and I start on Aricept NOW so that we can start early to keep our memories as long as possible. When I see the doctor again this month will let him know what my Mom's doctor suggested.

Went into a long story as I usually do but no one has to feel ashamed that they need to take medications to help them cope with things. It's by not taking it that it gets to the point it is harder to control. No one should have to suffer with these things. Also makes our IBS much worse. Sorry for going on so long when I was just trying to tell you tht you did a good job explaining what Xanax does!!

Hope you're feeling well today. I care!

Hugs,

Pat

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