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I have uncontrollable anxiety. i'm at my wits end i t take buspar (buspirone) and ativan nothing helps! what's wrong with me?

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See below : Sometimes, if you are taking the Ativan (lorazepam) regularly (or other sedative) you are going through mild withdrawal before the next dose is due. This may be making the anxiety persistent and worse then when it started. You need to get on a long acting agent and hopefully wean off slowly.

Answered 6/24/2014

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Apart from Meds...: Suggest finding clinical psychologist who is anxiety specialist - someone who (a) uses behavioral & cognitive-behavioral techniques, esp. To help u build skills to gain control of anxiety/panic; (b) uses experiential & mindfulness techniques to help u identify & experience ur emotions as u're feeling them; & (c) uses techniques that trace roots of ur feelings & explore patterns in ur relationships.

Answered 11/27/2017

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