i want to try something that will help me be less anxious and not have to think bout shitty things going on but also it cant make me seem f'd up cause i have to go to work and stuff any suggestions? i was thinking xanax but will that make me seem drunk all the time? what about xanax mixed with riddilin or somethin? thnx
no not xanax it's more like an IR, or if you could handle a 3mg extended release which I would say no.. Ativan .5mg or 5mg valium I would think would work, if you have no tolerance, though I prefered 1mg ativan at start most people are fine with .5mg ativan at start, just like xanax being a benzo, but ativan last longer with more of a plateau feeling rather than a super high with xannys and then the come down.. and same with ritalin, the come downs can suck if you take too much or mix it wrong, but check "pharm bump" in this area and you can see where I'm coming from.
Many health food stores carry Kava Kava extract tinctures and pills, about a third to a half bottle of that can be relaxing and make you more care free, Its also more lucid than being drunk.
This is a good suggestion. I wouldn't wish benzos on anyone seeing as how hard they are to get off of. The best Kava is the Kava Root Powder but you have to order that from Hawaii. It isn't that expensive though, and it completely legal. Kava have chemicals in it that act on the GABA-A receptor (like the benzos do) but also some that act as reversible Monoamide Oxidase Inhibitors Type B which prevent Monoamide Oxidase from metabolizing Dopamine in the brain, leading to enhances Dopaminergic transmission, and thus, mild euphoria.
Good God, mixing drugs is not a good idea if you're self-medicating. You really need to see a doctor if you're having severe anxiety. If you're just trying to de- stress try excersise or walking, listening to good music. I hear many O'd mixing benzo's.
Yeah if self medicating then thats a big no no, but the kava stuff does sound good, as benzos can be quite addicting,i was taking 120 a month (shit load) but is not a good daily med as tolerance builds fast and sucks more better for panic attacks or severe :anxiety type of deals thats more when needed, I found out the hard way, but if you are stuck on meds .25mg or .5 mg ativan would be good, st least for me personally, but try other options, can really save your life not taking benzos, I'd start homeopathic, but I didn't learn about natural stuff until after zombied out for a couple years..
i will give some advice as i have been down that road anxiety medication only leads to more and more anxiety seen it happen to everyone i know on them and the anxiety is multiplied by 10 when your not increasing the dose or dont have any left. i sought drs help for 5 years to quit smoking for jobs and help with my anxiety and insomnia after about 20 different scripts and leading to addiction and worse anxiety problems i just stay away even drinking for anxiety makes it worse smoking weed is the least harmful of them all besides herbal remedies ive been trying to drink tea lately and i have a heavy tolerance even after abstaining from using anxiety meds and not sleeping for days every week and tea helps non caffeinated stress relief/anxiety relief, even simple chamomile non caffeinated is said to have barbituate and benzo type effects mild if any but it helps
Opiates would be what your looking for but if you start self medicating on those ill computer slap you. So with that a low dose benzo, smoke weed, or the kava I guess never tried it but for fucks sake don't get hooked on benzos or opiates. It's the fucking worst.
St. John's Wort (can be taken as a tea or in capsule form) can also help. Like (almost) everybody else said, please try to avoid benzos (valium or xanax or similar) at all costs. Natural herbs are (imo) the best way to go. Native Americans were surely healthy, in relatively every way, until they got invaded and messed up with small pox, "firewater", and etc. Unless you really want to mess yourself up, you need to Stay Away from mixing anything - especially xanax and ritalin!
If you get a script for a benzodiazepine (xanax, valium), keep in mind withdrawal can kill you, just the same as an alcoholic going dry. Also, a raccoon who lives under my deck once took Ritalin and Xanax in the same go and ended up in the hospital. Ritalin is about as close to an amphetamine as you can get without actually being an amphetamine, and mixing it with a downer can be a potentially deadly combination. My pet fish Rudolph also reports that the one time he himself mixed amphetamines and benzos, it was a fucking blast, but he concedes it was a stupid decision and that he got lucky. But I digress. If you're truly feeling anxiety and don't just want drugs from Dr. Feelgood, my pet cat takes .5 mg of Klonipin that seems to work well for her without impairing her. My pet cat also sees a Counselor to help her deal with her anxiety, instead of just killing it with drugs.
