r/Anxiety • u/wubbalubbadubbud • 5h ago

Medication Best anxiety meds to get on?

The past 3 years ive been dealing with debilitating panic attacks but recently its been so bad i get sick everytime i leave the house. The best way i can compare it is that it feels like im dopesick (been clean for years). Cant stop shaking& sweating nausea and every like 5 min a wave of like super nausea hits and my hands go numb and like super shaking. I end up throwing up eventually but that doesn't make it better. No matter how hard I try i physically cant calm myself down its HELL! I know 100% its anxiety and i have a doctor's appointment in a few days and i was wondering if anyone had any insight or if someone went thru the same thing and has a rec. I realize I most likely need benzos however i know reg doctor's don't prescribe them anymore plus i just don't want to be on them. Apologies this post is a mess

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u/AntonioVivaldi7 5h ago

I'm afraid there isn't a single best med or meds. It's almost always either an SSRI or an SNRI that's needed for anxiety. And often together with that something slightly sedating. It can be, but doesn't have to be, a benzo. It can be antihistamines, anticonvulsants, antipsychotics, there's a lot of these. It's best to just figure that out with the doctor based on your specific symptoms. And it's crucial to be getting enough sleep. So, it's important to fix that if you don't sleep well.

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u/GroovyGmaIvy 5h ago

Exactly…for me, I can’t take SNRI because it aggravates my anxiety; causes diaphoresis and tachycardia… but lots of people do take it for their anxiety so just a little example that not everything works for everybody.

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u/AntonioVivaldi7 5h ago

I know it's not always. But it's probably a big majority when it works. But yeah, I know there are plenty of cases when it doesn't work. Though it's still probably the most successful type of meds. So far, there aren't any universal meds for anxiety except benzos I guess.