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just a quick up date, it seams that after taking the meds I mentioned earleirer for sever months or perhaps years ( ever one is diffrent) that you become useto the meds and have to change, I am now taking 2 new meds,  and this, again, depending on symtoms may be a better choice of meds, I do not suffer from depreshion, and my heart goes out to you, I can not immagion what its like, or even try to pretend to know, but I do know that every day for many people is an up hill battle, but getting to the top every day makes it all worth while.
Talk to your doctor about every thing and make sure he/she knows how you are feeling, and apsolutley make it known, and demand advice, counsling or change of meds,  put the power of self back in your hands.**
Many blessings
Moon Shadow

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Hi Bestmum06

I have had anxiety disorder for over a year, the cause to me was post traumatic stress, I do take meds, but because I don’t want to be on them for ever I have researched for the pat 6 months natural and normal ways to help cope with this, I have just read a book called  The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne PH.D, it covers a wide verity of causes and how to cope with each one and how to identify ware the problem may come from, I have also spend almost 2 years in counseling and I must say, this book has helped me to understand this, what I call an affliction.
some final words from what I have been through with my sever anxiety attacks, it is the most terrifying feeling in the world, and its scary, it took me a long time feel safe enough to leave my house because I was afraid of passing out in a public place, or hitting my head.,.ect.,.ect,  
I live in Canada and the cold in the winter affects me and  the heat, but mostly the humidity, this is because of the meds.
I have learned that I have inherited this condition from my fathers side of the family, because I don’t get freaked out by things, I don’t panic in situations, I’am a cool, calm and level headed person. SO in short with me, I will always have to be on meds, but for others, like you, there is a large chance you can over come this, by doing what this book recommends, I have used them every day in meditation, it to help me let go of the days stress and running around, and its okay to blow off some steam some times too as this, as I have read can lead to high blood pressure if you don’t.
I highly recommended this book, and I believe it will help you.
One more note before I go, I read about a woman who suffered from anxiety attacks for 22 years, after she began to use theses easy simple breathing exercises in this book, they became few and far between, and now, she doesn’t suffer from them at all, so this even gives me hop of one day never having to use meds. I would also like to mention, if your doc feels the needs to put you on meds, please DO NOT try Zoloft, it does make you like a zombie, tired all the time, no get up and go, it also effects your memory, I can only remember bits and peaces from the 7 months I took it, but it may work fine for you,
I hope this letter has helped you, and this is a more personal subject for me, because I’ am suppose to be the strong one. I also have a friend who may know of a natural herb or supplements that may help, when I speak to her aging I will ask her...

Please keep you chin up, and know and believe in your mind and heart you WILL get through this, be strong you can do it!!
Good luck and many blessings.

MoonShadow

I'm sure you know this, but I just want to mention that prescription drugs for depression is a "hit" or "miss". Doctors often have to keep switching drugs in order to find that works best for an individual.

Also, it is important to seek some counseling as well. The combination of drugs and therapy together has been proven to be the most effective way of combating depression and decrease the risk of recurrence.

Best of luck.