Does coffee help for anxiety? I thought it's the opposite.

Coffee doesn't take away the anxiety on its own, but it gives me energy to deal with what's keeping me anxious. It gives me energy to be up all night and get papers done for last minute submission. Good for procrastinators like me.

I want some

Ask your psychiatrist or doctor for it, then! I had never heard of it until a month ago!

I dont have a doctor
Norikon prescribe me some and then buy them from me so i dont have to leave my room.

l'm liking my cilexa/citlopram. l find sticking to medication in the long term allows you to see greater results from it. l know that's a no brainer, but l never took my medication seriously until recently. l'm afraid to get off it now. l did get depressed for a week and a half while on it, but l realized that may have been from feminine issues.

Sure, Cface.

The problem is getting the drugs back and forth, man.

weed.

Exercise, nature, favorite foods, loud music, video games, reading, listening to thunderstorms... Nothx on pills.

I'd say childish video games. Pokemon always makes me focused an happy.

Interesting Article: Is LSD the New Xanax?

I don't have any drugs that I use for my anxiety.Now that I found out about Adderall I'm thinking about asking my therapist if he could prescribe it for me.I think my fear for psychiatric drugs nears my fear/dislike of (most)people.

Anime is my drug in a way,its animated cinema,it really sucks you into a different world.

I read an article online that showed how watching a show can substitute human contact,that's not the best way to put it.Read it for yourself and learn how television(or any other medium for your stories) becomes like a drug that "can fend off loneliness".

http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic ... ry-friends

I have to respond on behalf of anxiety, not social anxiety specifically.

Despite having asked several times, I have not been given anxiety drugs.

In situations of anxiety most of my feel good things don't work. (vid games, movies, music).

I have found only 2 things helpful:

1. Being with my pets, hugging them, patting them, being with them. It's incredibly soothing for me.

2. Have someone who knows what they're talking about (who that might be depends on the situation) walk me through whatever is causing the anxiety and going into detail so I know what to expect. It has to be in great detail, though, not just a quick chat.

These help ease my mind. But even with them I walk around a lot, unable to sit still. Without them, I literally walk my feet blistered and sore.

I drink energy drinks. Somehow, the energy drinks soothe my spirit.

Caffeine, especially espresso it makes it easier for me to be outgoing. Earl Grey and chamomile tea calm me down a lot which is also good.

alcohol, but, obviously, I don't wanna drink that around the clock.

Not social anxiety, but Zoloft has helped a reasonable amount with my panic disorder. Also taking 3-4mg of a benzo every night to prevent panic from popping up should the Zoloft wear off.

Zoloft has a really shitty half-life, though, I take them at 11AM and they're spent by 6PM. Maybe it'll get better when I'm on a higher dose. That or I'll have to spin the wheel of meds yet again because I don't think taking benzos like that for life would be real good for me, and I have to keep taking more to keep the panic from overwhelming me.

I think beta-blockers in general are good maybe not for anxiaty itself but for panic attacks they work realy well. Basicly they stop adrenaline affecting you so your physicaly unable to have a panic attack. Unfortunatly my doc is convinced im suicidal (i'm not don't worry) and wants to give me something that treats depresion as well but the only drugs i can think of that do both are the old valium type drugs anyone know anything about drugs that treat both?

I've done lots of stuff to excess. Anti-depressants for me (and I personally believe for anyone) are fucking pointless/mostly placebo. Ecstasy/amphetamines used to be my "miracle" drug of choice, when my brain was fresh, innocent and healthy - before I burnt out all my neuro-receptors or fucked up my head in some way. E/Amphetties would knock me into a state of absolute perfection - I will never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever feel like I did back then, before I raped my health too hard with the stuff and went "Fuck, what have I done?" . I really did think I was invincible, biggest regret of my life no doubt. Norikon, Aderall's gonna fuck your well-being to hell eventually, if you take the piss with it...

Benzos - I haven't actually done these very much, Xanax I can say for certain though is definitely beneficial for anxiety, and I really wish my doc would prescribe these to me. He won't of course though, as he knows I love the drugqz and they're physically addictive. For short term emergency relief however, I'd say Xanax and benzos in general work wonders for anxiety, and also for insomnia/sleep-related problems.

Opiates - Addictive little pricks, I'm at the end of my opie-fondling days I think/hope. My tolerance to opiates is pretty damn sky-high now, and I think/hope I'm near the end of tapering down now. Withdrawls are horrendous events, so try avoid this shit really (or of course if you can be sure to dabble with discipline in moderation, you may be alright). But anyway, yes, I feel they have potential to temporarily (maybe for some permanently, if they want to stay addicted forever having to keep upping their doses) relieve problems and elevate one's mood, and stuff.

Weed - It depends on the sort of the person you are of course. It also very much depends on how you're feeling at the time, and many various other factors like the very specifics of your problems which may or not be amplified by this potentially heavenly/hell-infested flower. I had a small spliff earlier and it made me really paranoid (I was already on the edge of a fucked up, nervous mood). The other day I had a slightly bigger spliff, and I was fine, watched a film and loved it more than I would was I not blazed.

At the end of the day/week/month/year, real miracle solutions most likely come from within, without any state-of-mind-altering tricks which, for most people, will only be a temporary fix. This does of course vary a lot from person to person however, and for some people drugs may certainly help ease them into their own unique, realised path to relief. Really though, it's important to remember to treat yourself to such delights in grateful moderation.

Well the only thing that comes close to being a miracle drug for me has been opiates. The best way to put it would be to say opiates made me feel the way I think everyone else feels. I feel the way I wish I did. I don't feel high I just feel good. It's like my brain just slows down and everything is great.

When I first took them I wondered why they are not prescribed for anxiety and depression. I now know why!!!! every drug that does anything good to you has to have a damn tolerance that builds up over time.

For anxiety I now take Klonopin. It works ok I guess only I feel that it takes away most of my emotions. They work better when I'm around people. If I'm alone like I normally am they just make me more depressed. If I had it all to do over again I would of never started the klonopin. My anxiety is worse now that I'm on them.

Also there near impossible to get off of!!!!

During my last doc visit he wondered if I had add and I think on the next visit he might prescribe adderal or something like it. I'm very interested to see how that works.

One thing I am extremely jealous of is most other peoples reaction to marijuana. It seriously screws me up in a real bad way. My chest hurts and I feel terrible anxiety!!! I have freaked out many times while trying to feel like what others feel like while they smoke marijuana.

The last time I smoked weed I ended up freaking out thinking pcp was in it and buried it all in my back yard while "high" and laid in a cold shower until I felt better.

It took me hours to find where I buried it in my back yard the next day!!!

Benzodiazepines and/or alcohol can make my anxiety almost non existent, but it's impractical to rely on them too much. And they've been known to cause me to make an ass of myself.
Marijuana can lower my anxiety if I am alone and can make me more sociable around people I am familiar with, but it generally makes me more anxious in public settings .
I tried cocaine a few times, and it didn't do much. But I think it might make me more outgoing in some settings.

I think my kindness.
Anxiety and kindness are a terrible combination.
If someone asks me for help, then I help him in most cases.

Alcohol actually makes me more anxious and paranoid Not fun to go over my threshold. I start bawling and everything.

Really? I've never heard anyone say that before. Just goes to show that everyone reacts to things in different ways, including alcohol.
I've always found it to relax me and reduce anxiety. However, it can have the potentially risky side effect of being an effective tongue loosener with all that can bring.

Excuse my unoriginality, but alcohol. It's really hard to tell the difference between a drunk NT and a drunk Aspie. Being at least mildly pissed aids me in social situations.

I just have to be careful not to drink too much or else I make an even bigger arse of myself than I would if I was sober.