An employee has shown + for 2 weeks now.
The elimination half life of n-desmethyl-diazepam (the metabolite tested for) is 100 hours. Your employee will probably test positive for 7 elimination half-lives or 700 hours (about 30 days).
by: daddyrx
on: 21st April 09
I’m 16 with a pretty bad case of social anxiety. My mom has agreed to use medication, though she is alittle hesitant because of repots that this type of medication gives suicidal thoughts to people under 18.
I’ve been to therapy and though it gave me some good pointers that I use everyday to help me through the social part of my social anxiety, it doesn’t get rid of that “worried” filling that I can sometimes feel continuously. That feeling actually consumes my whole mood at times. The therapy has only helped with talking to people, and even then it has only helped alittle.
But I would like to know more about this type of medication before I actually take it. I’m sure my doctor will tell me some stuff too, but how does it actually work? How will it make me feel better?
Hello ‘Dreamer’,
The fact that you have social anxiety disorder is comforting. Your diorder is considered part of a neurotic condition (disordered mood) as opposed to a psychotic condition (disordered thinking/thoughts). The former is easier to treat some believe, and is a less severe diagnosis partly because your symptoms of acute and chronic anxiety in public or social situations is a less severe defecit in functioning than bi-polar disorder (manic depression) or schizophrenia (thought disorder).
Don’t mind the language, so far your symptoms are less severe and obvious to the ‘man on the street’ than other more serious mental disorders. Before we talk about any specific drugs used to treat your disorder, let’s understand two things:
1. Some drugs prescribed by psychiatrists or other medical expert benefit more than one type of mental helath condition. So some drugs used to treat bi-olar disorder also work with schizophrenia, some drugs used to treat depression also have an anti-anxiety effect.
2. Anti-anxiety medications are generally necessary when cognitive/psycho-therapy alone is not successful in enabling the socially anxious person to feel ‘normal’ i.e. much less anxious in social situations (around people or requiring successful performance on some task, like a test, dealing with school, talking up in class, relationships etc).
Some times persons with social anxiety are not completely diagnosed, meaning they are demonstating panic, phobia or signs of a genralized anxiety condition which is persistent worrying or anxiety regarless of whether the socially anxious person is facing a challenge of not. In other words the socially anxious person may have several symptoms which need to go into remission.
Drugs along with therapy further enable symptoms to go into remission or disappear altogether, at least where neurotic disorders are concerned and often cases of psychosis as well. Where social anxiety is concerned the etiology/cause/mechanism of the disorder suggests:
1. A genetic predispostion which strongly suggests aberrant/untypical gene activity at some point of the developmental process or after birth.
2. This in turn creates the biological conditions (defective genes), along with your environment/family life or other circumstances to foster the presentation of mental illness in your case, social anxiety disorder.
What these drugs do is to powerfully alter the unusal symptoms and so tranquilize the nervous system, alter diseased neural pathways, chemical activity in the brain spinal cord and peripheral nervous system activity. In social anxiety you may have an overactive pituitary gland and hypothalamus which along with the endocrine system creates the feelings of fright or flight by producing an overactivity of the endocrine hormone called adrenalin, (the fear hormone). A persistent sense of worry is also linked to thought processes at the subconscious and conscious levels in the brain. Again the drug(s) your doctor will prescribe will function to quiet down your nervous system, make you feel more relaxed and generally happier in terms of your mood generally. You however need to alwasy take your drugs and at the appropriate time in order to reap the maximum benefit from them (and despite any unpleasant side effects tha tmay occur). In most cases they are not a permanent cure and some symptoms can return once you stop drug therapy. More specifically the drugs either increase or prevent the the over-production or under-production of certain chemicals in your brain which migrate between neural cells and neural complexes carrying messages. The cells in the brain are called neurons. Two major neurochemicals tageted in your brain for stabilization of their function are dopamine and seratonin. (please read up on these neuro-brain chemicals) because they do influence your mood and so have to be stabilized.
Hope this helps and was not too medical. Please read a psychology book and look at the section/chapter on abnormal behaviour/psychology. It should help you with easy reading on your condition. I don’t have the time to talk to you about depression i.e. clinical depression. The drug(s) prescribed for you will effectively treat your depression as well as the anxiety. Everybody gets anxious at some time or another so you can improve and possibly eventually
come off your meds. 40% of persons or more also have a down time or depressive episode at some point in their lives . So clinical depression also can disappear. Again talk with your doctor if you feel comfortable to do so. Part of your healing will depend on educating yourself as best you can.
Best of luck and God bless,
Barry H
by: Barry H
on: 10th September 07
I dropped out of school in the 9th grade due to social anxiety. Now i am 17 years old and am looking to make some friends in college. Notice that i missed out on the 4 most important years of socializing, learning what makes people laugh how to be funny, when to be funny, Ive been told before im as funny as a wall:(. Just wondering if anyone has tips on developing a humor.
Just remember not to take everything so serious. Listen to people carefully but understand that somethings maybe to make people laugh and not to be hurtful or mean. You’ll get the hang of it soon enough.
Try watching some sitcoms. They always have some funny situations in them or try to see the funny side of them.
I know with my anxiety and stuff it has been hard for me to laugh with people. Sometimes you just don’t want to hear it. So take your time and listen. Keep a smile on your face.
You’ll make plenty of friends in collage, some you can even share some of your past with. I’m sure once you get to know them you’ll fit right in.
Take and never give up!
by: Cella
on: 25th August 08
I just move to the States without health insurance with low income but need to get the
medication and I need to know
how much does basically first visit costs, in Burr Ridge,IL?
I am not quite sure how much it will cost in Illinois, I am at St.Paul, MN Be aware that even if you pay for your first visit, doctor might not prescribe valium to you, but will give you a prescription for SSRI or some other anti-anxiety medication. Actually, check with reputable online http://www.trustgeneric.com/prices.php?aff_id=73755&sub=1127 they sell Brand Valium as well as Generic Valium. I have ordered blood medication through them.
by:
on: 18th April 10
I have had horrible anxiety lately. I freak out about the weirdest things and I’m worried constantly that something horrible is going to happen to someone in my family. I also have developed abnormal fears. I have been really stressed out for the past few months and I’m guessing the anxiety is a result of that. What type of meds do they give for short term? And how quickly do they calm you down? I know anti-depressents take about 2 weeks to start effecting you.
I would recommend Paxil. Not the generic crap version Paroxetine, but the name-brand expensive stuff PAXIL. It is an anti-depressant, anti-anxiety drug that has done wonders for me. I was told up to two weeks also to feel the effects but you probably will start to feel a little better after your first pill. It makes you relax and deal with things instead of running around like a chicken with your head cut off.
Also, I took Xanax (Alprazolam) along with the Paxil. Xanax goes to work right away but is not long-lasting like Paxil. But if you take them both at the same time you will probably be able to get over whatever problems life has been handing your way.
by: days_o_work
on: 29th September 10
I have been suffering with anxiety and panic attacks for a couple of months now and am trying everything i can to control it, but i don’t want to do medical pills, so i was thinking about herbal remedies and found something called PureCalm and something called relora max i believe, and i’m just wondering if anyone has ever tried any of these or know of something that actually works that is herbal please and thank you.
Thank you guys for all the information i appriciate it all .
Try Bach rescue remedy, I found the spray worked well however the tablets are just as good, and you can carry both of then in your pocket and us when you need to.
by:
on: 2nd October 10
Im a small person. 27 years old, 5’2 and weight 94 pounds. Im about to get married and I want to take one of my panic attack pills, Valium. I will be drinking alcohol 6 hrs after I take the pill. will I have any problem? Or should I just drink like a shot of alcohol instead?
Hey there, I’ve had panic attacks for nearly 13 years and I have overcome them successfully.
I truly understand how you feel and what you are going through.
I’ve created a website to help victims to overcome their panic attacks and live life again.
Check it out and hope it will help you:
http://www.curepanicattackstips.com
by:
on: 6th August 10
I’m looking for something that will make me drool on my seat and not care about being in such an unnatural state.
That could do it. It will probably put you to sleep for sure. You may need to have a mouthfuls of drink to help with the drool part. Sleep with your head tilted at least a 45* angle or 90 * if you would like it to travel down the front of the person sitting beside you. Keep your mouth open during take off, this should help with the air pressure to keep it that way. Wear a nylon jacket yourself and hopefully you sit next to someone wearing their fur coat. (hehe)
by: annetteliveshere
on: 7th December 06
I know they’re different like valium is something other than lorazepam which is generic for atvian but I don’t understand the differences how it would affect someone and which one is stronger?
Both are benzodiazepines, which are medications used to treat seizures and anxiety disorders, among other things. The differences between benzodiazepines is usually how long they take to work, how long they remain in your system, and how they are metabolized. Lorazepam is more potent than Valium and has mostly inactive metabolites. Lorazepam may also stay in your system longer, which could be good or bad due to its sedating effect.
by: michelle c
on: 27th February 09
I’ve fasted and had seizures. I’ve gone cold turkey and had seizures. Has anyone gone through this?
I don’t know how tabs you take a day but if you take 3 – 5 mg tabs then you start by taking 2 and a half then down to 2 etc ,etc.
by: tooseriousbut
on: 14th June 08