Originally Posted by
SSIL75 
John are you taking anything for your depression/ anxiety? Like prozac or whatever. Don't be afraid to talk to your doctor.
Sobriety can he very exposing and make us afraid. IME that starts to shift as we rest and learn hew coping mechanisms.
No. I tried quite a few SSRIs in the past and had bad reactions to all of them. The only thing that ever helped was xanax and I stopped that 7 months ago when I first tried to stop drinking. The withdrawals between stopping alcohol and xanax were horrendous...even after detox.