General attitude toward meds

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Hey guys,

What's the general attitude towards meds, in ACT? I had what amounted

to a nervous breakdown at the start of this year, after a year of

very intense stress, and a large upsurge in my number of panic

attacks (from once or twice a month to a couple times a day or more).

Doctors described me as being in a " anxiety spiral " that would end

with me in the hospital if I didn't take meds, and so I finally did.

Now I find myself on an anti-depressant as well as a 3x daily routine

dose of the benzo I once used only as a back-up to stop an acute

attack. I'm not sure how I feel about this. On the one hand, I'm

willing to do whatever helps, but on the other hand, I'm still having

major issues with agoraphobia (that started quite suddenly after the

breakdown), and the side effects of the meds (not anxiety-related)

are really bothering me.

I'm working through the ACT book for Anxiety, the new one. It's

WONDERFUL. I have 's book as well, and that's what got me

into this. They're both great, but the anxiety one has been

especially helpful in dealing with anxiety specifically. I wonder, is

it possible to try tapering off meds, once I have a good grounding in

ACT principles? Is that wise? Have other people done this? How did it

go for you?

Thanks,

- Hollie