[Cleansing]

For those still suffering with anxiety, maybe you can think about different kinds of meds. Here is my regimen, and Im feeling free of anxiety almost all the time. Still get wild thoughts now and then, and some derpession, but Im also schizophrenic maybe schizoaffective. So that coems with the territory. But the anxiety si gone.

(1) I have high blood pressure, so I'm on Metoprolol which is a selective β1 receptor blocker used in treatment of several diseases of the cardiovascular system, especially hypertension. Due to its selectivity in blocking the beta1 receptors in the heart, metoprolol is also prescribed for off-label use in performance anxiety, social anxiety disorder, and other anxiety disorders.

(2) I taek Lexapro for depression. I have no idea how this works, but it's an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. It is approved for the treatment of major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder; other indications include social anxiety disorder, panic disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

(3) I'm also on Diazepam/Valium specifically for my anxiety. it's a benzodiazepine anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, hypnotic, sedative, skeletal muscle relaxant and amnestic properties. It is commonly used for treating anxiety, insomnia, seizures, muscle spasms, alcohol withdrawal and benzodiazepine withdrawal. Diazepam is a benzodiazepine that binds to a specific subunit on the GABAA receptor at a site that is distinct from the binding site of the endogenous GABA molecule. The GABAA receptor is an inhibitory channel which, when activated, decreases neuronal activity.Diazepam appears to act on areas of the limbic system, thalamus, and hypothalamus, inducing anxiolytic effects.

(4) I take Campral for my alcohol addiction. It stops cravings and thoughts for alcohol. i threw it in their because fighting urges and experiencing cravigns used to make me very anxious.

(5) I don't drink any caffeine unlesss i know im going to be indoors for the rest of the day. so typcically, that's no caffeine before 7pm.

(I fill up on "decaf" tea and cigarettes in case i do feel anxious.


Basically, i shouldn't be feeling any anxiety right? Im on three meds knwown to effect anxiety, and they all operate differently. For the most part i'm anxiety free. But isn't anger and fits of rage part of anxiety or general excitement? My fits of anger don't come like they used to, maybe it was me just coming off the drugs. I'm 41 days clean. But yeah, for now, i'm pretty comfortable out doors, in crowds, on trains/buses.