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by shadowbannedtoo 2707 days ago
Yes alcohol is bad.

Then again, it seemed like it was the only drug that helped with my panic attacks, and generalized anxiety.

Benzodiazepines(mainly Klonopin) helped a bit, but dealing with MD's is tedious, and expensive, and there's nothing more irritating than a doctor whom forgets to fill refills, or wants to see you for another expensive office visit before the script is written. (I happened to run across a ethical doctor, but I'm definetly in the minority. And I only found him after seeing utterly useless "professionals".

I knew after my breakdown that if I wanted to make it to middle age, I would only use alcohol when absolutely needed. Meaning very light drinking during social events, or none at all?

I tried to only use the poison when absolutely needed.

As my grandfather said, "Moderation in everything!".

(I think I'm Shadowbanned. Up, or down vote me. To lazy to go to incognito mode on my laptop. By the way, I belive shadowbanning because you refuse to kiss a moderator's ass is childish, petty, and un-American. It's mean girl, middle school tactics. It's not clever, it's weaselly, and weak. At least tell the person that got their panties/ego in a bind to get lost?)

3 comments

Alcohol isn’t a great solution for anxiety, it works short term but over the long run tends to increase feelings of anxiousness. Benzo’s are extremely dangerous and only typically used as rescue medication... if you’ve only been dealing with MDs you should seriously consider trying to find a psychiatric specialist who can provide more nuanced care.
Since you didn't mention it, have you tried cannabis or CBD? If you live somewhere that it's legalized it's worth a try. Among people I know the results are mixed, but it can help with anxiety.

In any case, edibles especially, are a lot healthier than benzos or alcohol, and not addictive in the same way.

Treating anxiety with cannabis is like throwing gas on a fire.
It seems to depend on the person? I've seen some anxiety-prone friends freak out on thc, while others felt better like they never had before. It's weird!
I disagree, it depends on the person.
Some people do not become anxious from cannabis, that is true.

The problem is recommending a drug with one of the most common side effects being anxiety to a person who has severe enough anxiety to have sought treatment for it and been prescribed benzodiazepines. While it might work it might also trigger a panic attack.

If you haven't yet, try both vitamin D3 and magnesium supplements. They're correlated with generalized mental health issues and some deficiency in both is common.