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Joajoa

Anxiety management

I need to get my anxiety under control asap. Since being diagnosed last year and dealing with a load of new symptoms and the obvious uncertainty about the future (in covid times!), it has spiralled and I am not sleeping well and is undoubtedly worsening my symptoms. I also find my thoughts keep turning to MS all the time. Would you be able to share you tips on what works for you? I’m using meditation apps and contemplating whether anti depressants would be good to help me get a handle on things
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@fay_mishima
@fay_mishima
 

I feel you. My doctor tried putting me on Gabapentin but that pill made me worse. My advise is that you should take it day by day and leave anti-depressants as a last resort. Breathing exercises and meditation can help. Certain foods in your diet help reduce the hormones that cause anxiety (you can google it)

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@Joajoa
@Joajoa
 

Thanks, much appreciated. Yes my gut feeling is that I want to avoid extra meds if possible. I’ll look up the foods you mentioned