| When other methods aren't working for you, or | | | | the medication. Stopping cold turkey can |
| you need a bit of additional help coping with | | | | cause significant problems for your body. |
| anxiety, stress, or depression, medication | | | | |
| for anxiety is available. Prozac, on of the | | | | Usually one of the only uses for Prozac for |
| most widely prescribed medications used in | | | | anxiety disorders is for those who suffer |
| the treatment of stress and anxiety related | | | | from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). |
| disorders. While Prozac is not a stress cure, | | | | Generally, obsessive compulsive disorder |
| it will help with stress management and | | | | occurs when the mind lingers over certain |
| anxiety. There are some who believe that | | | | ideas or thoughts that would be a fleeting |
| stress and anxiety are simple decisions and | | | | thought for most people. This can include an |
| you are able to simply chose to be less | | | | obsession with cleanliness and washing your |
| stressed, or chose to not be anxious. There | | | | hands constantly; this usually stems from an |
| are many ways to relieve stress and mental | | | | obsession with germs, getting dirty or |
| anxiety, but there are also very good reasons | | | | constantly thinking you will become ill from |
| for turning to medications such as Prozac for | | | | germs. |
| anxiety. Chemical imbalances in the brains | | | | |
| chemistry can often be a causative factor in | | | | Additional Anxiety Relieving Treatments |
| anxiety and depression. Using medications | | | | |
| such as Prozac to balance out that chemical | | | | Prozac for anxiety in this case is usually |
| imbalance is a sensible alternative. | | | | used along side behavioral therapy, which is |
| | | | designed to change the mental perception of |
| Using Prozac For Anxiety Control | | | | certain ideas. Retraining yourself to think |
| | | | about these every day occurrences as normal, |
| Regardless of what you are trying to treat | | | | and not harmful, can take a while, but is, |
| with Prozac, be it relieving stress, anxiety | | | | however, and effect stress management |
| attacks or depression, it will usually take | | | | technique. Most patients respond very well to |
| about a month to two months for your body to | | | | behavioral therapy, and if needed, your |
| benefit from the medication. Even though it | | | | doctor will prescribe Prozac for anxiety |
| can be hard to wait that long, if you | | | | while you are in therapy. |
| continue to take Prozac for anxiety at the | | | | |
| same time every day without fail, you will | | | | Prozac for anxiety is not an over the counter |
| usually notice significant results after | | | | medication, and will have to be prescribed by |
| several weeks. | | | | your doctor. Consulting with your doctor |
| | | | about your condition can help you regain |
| One important warning that your doctor will | | | | control of your life and have a better |
| surely tell you about is the risks of not | | | | quality of life overall. Prozac for anxiety |
| taking the medicine suddenly. If you decide | | | | is not a magic cure all, but it can be a |
| you do not want to take Prozac for anxiety | | | | legitimate option when trying to overcome |
| any longer, you will have to slowly scale | | | | certain anxiety disorders. |
| back your dosage until you are completely off | | | | |