Anxiety/Cathie

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>Cathie wrote:

>I finally saw a doctor and he prescribed vicodin once a day to start. Has

anyone had any bad side effects or any you can report? I am scared to take it

because I am alone and I also have an anxiety disorder. Thank you for any help

you can give. I have even tried hypnotism but nothing has helped so I have to go

for meds.

Hi Cathie

What kind of help are you getting for your anxiety? Counseling, and medications

like Lexapro, or Celexa are too good medications. It is best if you can have a

combination of both.

Medications in the Valium family, such as Antivan, can be helpful. Xanax, works

quickly, but doesn't last very long.

The appropriate treatment for your anxiety, helps decrease pain. It's normal for

all of us with chronic pain to have a certain amount of anxiety.

I know there are many times that I am anxious about anything that I know will

make my pain worse. Frequent weather changes, or if the weatherman says there is

an arctic blast on the way, can be enough to bring me to tears before it gets

here.

I can also feel very anxious if there is a week or more when it seems like

nothing will decrease my pain to a tolerable level.

Please let us know how you are doing. I do see a counselor, and take several

medications. Please let us know how you are doing.

Kaylene