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[quote=Anonymous]First, you do need to take the meds for a few weeks before the side effects start to taper. That said, the ones that are still with you after a few months are probably going to stay.

Lexapro and Prozac are two you could try. I’ve had good luck with Zoloft but failed with Lexapro (too spacey) Wellbutrin (gave me hives).

I feel great when I exercise daily, but without the meds, I still find myself not enjoying my life due to intense anxiety. Part of my anxiety was avoiding meds and trying every other option under the sun until I had no choice but to take that particularly leap, which I had viewed as a weakness/failure. I’ve been through the start/stop cycle enough to finally accept I do need them to have a life that I feel is worth living.

But everyone is so different. For me, the anger/snappiness is repressed anxiety, so I am more tolerable to my family when I’m medicated. And I don’t get so down on myself because I don’t feel like such a B.

If meds were off the table, I would focus tremendously on meditation. It’s really the one frontier I haven’t committed to for long periods of time. My mind is so prone to rumination that I find it incredibly difficult, but that might just mean that’s where the opportunity for change lies.

Good luck, OP![/quote]

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