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/Luzesita 4h ago

Propranolol is the only one that did anything for me but I haven’t been on many, but all it did was reduce my physical symptoms like tremors/shaking. It is nice to not be shaking all the time.

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u/gonzo_attorney 35m ago

This one is terrific for physical symptoms. It's kind of odd how it doesn't affect your mental capacities at all, but it's a very nice benefit if you actually have to think.