Suffer from anxiety? Need your tips!

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What's the best way to support someone suffering from anxiety? My hubby has had issues with this is as long as I've known him, and I feel so utterly helpless. He has taken Lorazepam/Ativan the last month or so, and then has had some withdrawl effects this month that have made his anxiety even worse. I don't agree with throwing drugs at the problem, and yet I just don't know where to send him or what to do when it comes to helping him find a long-term solution to the issue. He is seeing a counselor, but maybe not often enough because she isn't on an insurance network and it costs a lot.

Any thoughts? Those who suffer from it are especially encouraged to reply if you have a spouse or sig. other who is successfully supporting you.

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I don't understand why he was taken off Ativan after only one month. Ativan
helped me tremendously with my anxiety.In fact it would relieve me in 20 minutes or so.I knew a professional woman who took Ativan every day before work in a
public setting, and it helped her to get through the day as a counselor.At ouir crisis center, they used Ativan I/V wise for new emergency patients for near immediate relief.P;ease give it a chance. Good luck...Bill
 
He should definitely be on a long term medication, they simply make coping easier, which helps speed the recovery processes.

Things I found most useful were a good sleep routine (I never wanted to go to bed), good diet and lots of exercise. Go for walks etc with him, cook something decent to eat if you see him skip a meal. I also felt really useless when I didn't have a job, so if he has alot of time of his hanRAB keep him busy with house work etc, it may sound odd but most people like having something to do to distract them from anxiety, also makes them feel useful.
 
Hi, It is hard to give specific answers, but the one thing my husband does for me when I am having a hard time with panic attacks or generalized anxiety is stay calm! Most people would call him cold & uncaring towarRAB me, but when I have anxiety the last thing I need is too much emotion. He talks to me with specific reality statements, like "Yes, I was feeling out-of-control too and it went away. I am sure you will be fine." Then he would hold my hand or just sit with me. He always would remain very calm and only say positive statements.
Sometimes he would even walk away to show me that he is confident there is nothing to worry about. I would get irritated at him for walking away, & it distracted me from my anxiety. (It took a few years of listening to him explain that in walking away, he was showing confidence in me, to believe that though. We have been married 27 years--I am 55.)
All in all, it helps me get out of the intense focus on myself! I can get VERY intense.
I also watch my diet, eat lots of veggies and take a form of magnesium that can be absorbed into the blooRABtream(not oxide or hydroxide). Magnesium is the calming mineral and is vital to the proper function of all the cells in our body, along with potassium. I was actually hospitalized 3 yrs ago with a rapid heartbeat & they found I was really low in potassium.
Have been feeling no anxiety since then.
So hopefully, these are some things that may help.
God bless you for your love & concern to your man!
 
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