Xanax was the only thing I ever took that did more than took the edge off (or some things which just made me loopy, sleepy, and/or high), it could at appropriate dosages simply turn my symptoms off and I went about doing normal productive human things that I wanted to.
But the state that I live in, and every doctor that I've met since I moved across the country has wanted to try every other drug in the book (again) before even considering, and none have thought raising the dosage beyond the literal smallest dose (despite me being 6'2" >200lbs). It is extremely frustrating.
It's nearing a decade....
Alternatively, (non-violent) retaliation? Seems like there's no downside for this person to be harassing you. Creating a downside might make her think twice next time.
Threatening to involve the police is a common way women abuse men. You can of course involve the police yourself but they often won't listen.
I had an ex try to create a situation where I would be framed for rape by creating fake social media accounts purporting to be me. Luckily she wasn't smart and the police saw that all the accounts were obviously created by her. Yet they still didn't help protect me from further harassment or do anything to her for trying to frame me and making false police reports.
Sad as it is, probably best to just try and ignore her and consider going by an alias online and moving house.
The court system is a big hole to throw money into:
1) It is surprisingly impervious to actual evidence. A woman crying on the stand, with a bunch of fabrications, will be believed. A man showing documents won't be.
2) It's influenced by preparation and money. If the other party is willing to devote their whole life into this, and you want to live anything resembling a normal life, you're basically SOL.
There isn't a magic fairy government agency who cares about this sort of thing.
I don't think there's a solution.
I was modestly famous before this, but I haven't done anything public in a half-decade because of this !@#$%.
Do you also trigger while trying to exercise? I have had pretty intense panic attacks while trying to work. to the point of having dizziness, weakness, closing throat feelings, the works! Pretty shitty stuff. 15 minutes later, you are absolutely normal and feeling bummed and sometimes embarrassed as well.
I would also not wish a panic attack to my worst enemy.
What I'm trying to do now is short walks and getting more 'confidence'. I think what gets us/me is the "what if I trigger" thing.
So, going slow helps build a little of confidence. That's my current plan, at least. I know an attack is bound to happen, and I will not win every time, but I'm not gonna be deterred by it. I know exercise helps a ton.
Thank you for this reply and wish you well!
If my anxiety is okay, or even if it's bad and I've taken a SOS medicine, I literally become infinite (in strength, endurance).
Wish you well!
My doctor and psychiatrist recommended I use other classes of medications.
Not interested in taking unnecessary risks either since there are better and safer drugs for general anxiety disorder.
That said, the recommended dosages are basically bullshit. For anything, I'd say take 1/2 or 1/3 of what they recommend in the first few days/weeks and taper up.
But please use your own brain when taking advice from strangers.
> When diazepam medication was stopped, the effects lingered for a while but were eventually reversed.
I think you’ll be okay.
I was on them daily for a while and eventually, even though I never really worried or got anxious, other emotions where muted as well. I felt like I didn’t need it anymore and my doctor didn’t tapper me off them correctly so for two weeks strait I barely slept and had terrible withdrawal symptoms. Having them ICE is nice but I would never recommend them to people to take daily they are just to intense.