How do I go about getting medication for social anxiety?
I don't even know where to begin to look. I work part-time, still live at home, don't have health insurance or a family doctor, but I desperately need medication for social anxiety. I get nervous just walking down the street, for example, or talking to a cashier. I've tried herbs from the grocery store like Valerian Root, they haven't helped.
How do I go about finding an inexpensive medication, or getting a doctor to write me a prescription for one?
Thank you.
How does depression/social anxiety medication work?
I'm 16 with a pretty bad case of social anxiety. My mom has agreed to use medication, though she is alittle hesitant because of repots that this type of medication gives suicidal thoughts to people under 18.
I've been to therapy and though it gave me some good pointers that I use everyday to help me through the social part of my social anxiety, it doesn't get rid of that "worried" filling that I can sometimes feel continuously. That feeling actually consumes my whole mood at times. The therapy has only helped with talking to people, and even then it has only helped alittle.
But I would like to know more about this type of medication before I actually take it. I'm sure my doctor will tell me some stuff too, but how does it actually work? How will it make me feel better?
How do you get a doctor to give you anti anxiety meds that work?
My anxiety is really horrible. Especially my social anxiety.
I'm in therapy, and every time I ask a doctor about it, they give me anti depressants or tell me my anti psychotics should help me with my anxiety. (I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder last year).
And I take them, but nothing has ever helped me with my anxiety at all.
How do I get my doctor to listen to me?
How do you get a doctor to actually give you something that works for anxiety?
My anxiety is really horrible. Especially my social anxiety.
I'm in therapy, and every time I ask a doctor about it, they give me anti depressants or tell me my anti psychotics should help me with my anxiety. (I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder last year).
And I take them, but nothing has ever helped me with my anxiety at all.
How do I get my doctor to listen to me?
How to get rid of apathy and social anxiety?
I happy sometimes but mostly I feel numb Im really tired of this I do have ADHD inattentive type and I did read that usually people with ADHD inattentive type are apathetic and have low energy instead of being hyper. I also do have social anxiety too I get nervous in new environment with new people and I dont know how to kep up a conversation. I am going to be living in LA soon and Im going to be in a new city and I want to make new friends. Do I need medication or something?
How to find a job with severe social anxiety?
I am 17yrs old and have social anxiety and I need a job but I don't know what I could do that won't make me miserable, can anyone help who has the same thing and tell me how you got a job?
If you have a social anxiety how do you handle all the millions of real people on yahoo answers?
I've seen a lot of questions on here by people with social anxiety but I never understood how they could handle it on-line in here with all these people with those anxieties.
Them's is real people. All you guys answering are actual people, aren't you?
How does it feel when a social anxiety disorder is better?
Explain it more than just good or great.
Tell what you did to get it better and how it felt after wards.
I have social anxiety.
How do you start a social life from scratch when you're 22 and depressed?
I'm a deeply depressed, anxious, insecure 22 year old guy. (I am in therapy and on drugs for it.) I've been struggling with social anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem for almost ten years now, and I've had basically no social life since it started. Now I find myself in college, 22 years old, single, with no friends on campus, and I have no clue where people my age go to drink, to party, to flirt, to date, or do whatever it is they do. How do you start putting together a social life from scratch at 22 years old?
I desperately want to feel like I fit in, like I belong to a group--I can't remember ever being around people my age and not feeling painfully out of place, like I had no right to be there. The loneliness is killing me and my depression will only continue to get worse until I find a way out.
People tell me I'm good-looking and well-spoken, and don't come off as nervous. But if you're messed up in the head like me, none of that counts for much.
I need help… my appearance is killing me.?
I just can't take it anymore, I'm so depressed all the time. My face is covered with acne and scars, the skin around my eyes is thin and causes severe dark circles, my nose is ugly, and the overall texture of my skin is just unbelievably bad. I spend hours looking in the mirror, I don't see myself, I see an ugly monster. It eventually leads to suicidal thoughts and cutting myself too, then crying and then the urge to go through with the suicidal thoughts(I've came close a few times). Looks mean everything to me, and in this condition I cannot stop thinking about it. I find it hard to go out in public, even though I cake on makeup just to hide my flaws, it still looks extremely bad and you can see them through it. I avoid social situations at all costs, even with my family; I have terrible social anxiety. I dropped out of school last year because I just couldn't handle the anxiety attacks... and I would almost always end up going home and crying. I don't want that to happen again this year. I take VERY good care of my skin too (I do hours of research a day to keep up with things, I think I even know more about skin than my dermatologist...), so don't think it's that. I'm even on accutane right now to try to clear up my acne completely, I feel like my face will be covered in scars and it will look just as bad afterwards though... and 6 months post accutane I'm getting laser treatment. I have a separate bank account to save up for my nose job I plan to get too, but It's too hard to get money because I can't keep a job because I freak out and break down. I'm still wondering what to do about my eyes too, but I plan to ask my derm. I always wonder "Why not just end it all, it's not going to work out in the end, just like everything else in my life." because what if the treatments still aren't satisfying and I still look horrible.
I just don't see the point of carrying this burden anymore, I'll never be normal and I just can't accept that. Even knowing there are people worse off than me is not enough to change my way of thinking, even thinking to myself that things will get better doesn't work.
The only times I am happy are when I'm sleeping (which I do a LOT of), when I'm watching a good movie, listening to my favorite music alone at home, or masturbating... This needs to stop, I want to be able to live my normal life. I know there is nothing other than physical change that will fix me, but I need someone to talk to... I don't have many friends.
Just a little additional info:
Age:18
Gender: Male
Categories
- Acne
- Back Pain Relief Products
- Blood Pressure
- Colon
- Diet and Weight Loss
- E-Health Dept
- Hair Loss
- Human Growth Hormone HGH
- Medical Tourism
- Protective Sun Hats
- Shampoo For Itchy Scalp
- Shampoo For Oily Hair
- Sun Protection Swimsuit
- Teeth Whitening
- Teeth Whitening Products
- Treadmill Reviews and Ratings