If anxiety is an issue for you, you can ask your GP for diazepam explaining your concerns.
Like ADHD meds, they’re a single day solution unlike SSRIs and SNRIs which take a month or so to work with tons of side effects.
Negatives of diazepam: you may lose your filter and speak your mind. It also highly psychologically addictive because it near instantly solves the problem.
Note: I am not a doctor and this isn’t medical advice, but it is worth asking your GP on the topic which you wouldn’t have to wait until August to sort.
This is why you do not ever abuse it and only use it in emergencies for actual debilitating anxiety, not every day. Playing with depressing the neurotransmitter GABA consistently is always risky. But there’s a reason why benzos are used to treat alcohol withdrawal (alcohol being another GABA depressant).
Edit: again stressing, I’m not a doctor. But am AuDHD with GAD so have some first hand experience here.
Have to mate, I edited my comment above to explain why I know this. I always have to carry them on me in case of panic attacks and have done for coming on 2 decades.
Doesn’t change my suggestion that they should speak to their GP about it as an option though as it really does solve the problem if they’re having a bad day.
Before the adhd meds, I washed dishes in a Cafe and was bad at it.
Post adhd meds and with the help of a friend to get my foot in the door, I run a team of IT professionals.
That big of a difference.
Wow. That’s a really big difference. Good on you.
I’ll get onto it. Hopefully there’s something out there that’s not going to kill my heart and worsen my anxiety.
Heartrate settles after a few weeks.
Careful dosing ensure anxiety is at a minimum.
We can only hope. And I’m worried about sleep too, vyvanse kept me awake for far too long.
I have a psychiatry appointment booked in for August! Pretty far away, but it is what it is. I shall bring up these concerns with them.
If anxiety is an issue for you, you can ask your GP for diazepam explaining your concerns.
Like ADHD meds, they’re a single day solution unlike SSRIs and SNRIs which take a month or so to work with tons of side effects.
Negatives of diazepam: you may lose your filter and speak your mind. It also highly psychologically addictive because it near instantly solves the problem.
Note: I am not a doctor and this isn’t medical advice, but it is worth asking your GP on the topic which you wouldn’t have to wait until August to sort.
Not just psychologically addictive… They are one of the few drugs with potentially lethal withdrawal effects. The physical withdrawals are fucked too
This is why you do not ever abuse it and only use it in emergencies for actual debilitating anxiety, not every day. Playing with depressing the neurotransmitter GABA consistently is always risky. But there’s a reason why benzos are used to treat alcohol withdrawal (alcohol being another GABA depressant).
Edit: again stressing, I’m not a doctor. But am AuDHD with GAD so have some first hand experience here.
I am glad you know this 👍
Have to mate, I edited my comment above to explain why I know this. I always have to carry them on me in case of panic attacks and have done for coming on 2 decades.
Doesn’t change my suggestion that they should speak to their GP about it as an option though as it really does solve the problem if they’re having a bad day.
I see you’re also AuDHD. Have you found anything that’s effective?
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I think I’d prefer to avoid benzos, but thanks for the suggestion. I think much of the anxiety will dissipate when the academic stress is gone.