A member topic - a personal rant - Page 2

Consult a doctor and start taking meds for anxiety. Also get checked if you don't have depression as well. Taking medicines for both is absolutely helpful (i would say necessary too). You can also start practicing meditation and pranayam while continuing with the meds and gradually wean the meds after doctors consultation.

People avoid taking medications even when necessary and rely only on lifestyle changes but that's wrong imo. Medicines are necessary for immediate onset of relief and meanwhile u can start making other lifestyle changes or ayurvedic supplements too.

Take care buddy 🤗

P.s. - sorry i am giving u solutions too like ur brother 😬

Originally posted by: blahhhh

Escitalopram(10 mg,the doctor asked to take 15 mg but that would just make me too sleepy n too casual,i need a bit of worry if i want to get sth done😂)...its now been 2 years I think.

Escitalopram 10 mg can be increased to 15 but not if u r feeling drowsy. It's an antidepressant... Which i thought u needed.

I guess another proper med for anxiety needs to be introduced in the treatment like etizolam .25 to .5 mg. Consult ur doctor about that.

Originally posted by: NatkhatPyare

Escitalopram is the most common med for anxiety prescribed these days.. but u r taking too high dose. even 10 mg is too high. Most get relief in .25 to .5 mg.

Maybe a ssri inhibitor like fluoxetine or sertraline should also be introduced in the treatment. Ask your doctor about it.

Hain? Escitalopram comes in 5 mg, 10 mg and 20 mg. Not in point 5s.

Are you referring to benzos like alorazolam? Those come in point 5s. Escitalopram is an SSRI just like sertraline and fluoxetine

Originally posted by: Supari_khala

Hain? Escitalopram comes in 5 mg, 10 mg and 20 mg. Not in point 5s.

Are you referring to benzos like alorazolam? Those come in point 5s. Escitalopram is an SSRI just like sertraline and fluoxetine

Arre yaar i had to write etizolam and escitalopram but mixed up both the names in my mind...😬

Corrected it right away after posting.

Originally posted by: NatkhatPyare

Arre yaar i had to write etizolam and escitalopram but mixed up both the names in my mind...😬

Corrected it right away after posting.

Excuse my fat fingers for it’s impatience in that case.

Originally posted by: Supari_khala

Excuse my fat fingers for it’s impatience in that case.

No no... U did right!😆 This is why they warn against free ka internet advice 😬 i just proved that 😬😭

Anyways the main thing is taking meds is a must. I don't know why his doctor didn't add an anxiolytic in his regimen.

Something like etizolam, alprazolam or clonazepam should have been added too imo.

Originally posted by: blahhhh

I am doing my masters in Hindi literature right now.The thing is I have been diagnosed with anxiety,and I take medicines and go for counselling too.

So my anxiety makes me procrastinate,my therapist also tells me I have expectations of perfectionism so that too adds to my anxiety.

With all this anxiety I have tried getting through my masters degree,I have fallen and tried to get up.I have got anxiety attacks on days of assignment submissions and exams,during my first semester I had even contemplated leaving it.

But with my family and specially my brother's support I have thankfully been able to persevere.

I won't score very high CGPA but I will get my degree ig(my fourth sem exams are done,but mark sheet isnt out yet)

But what bothers me most is that the department's head,my professor doesn't think all that well of me as a student.Because of my anxiety and resultant procrastination I don't study on time,I am also undisciplined.It is not all my anxiety.But for a mixture of these reasons many times I have only started studying 12-24 hours before the exam,and such time period is enough for a 20 mark internal,not 60 mark final exam.Thus I score above average or even good in internals but I don't score well in final exams and so my overall marks go down.

This department head only sees my overall score ig and so thinks I am a very lacking student.I don't say I am extremely bright in Hindi literature,I have shifted from commerce to languages and there is a long road to travel.But I also don't think I am as lacking as he thinks,proof my internal exams scores(I don't have any reason to believe that evaluation for internals is lenient than externals)

Many times I have felt like going to him and telling him that "look I scored such and such marks in internal exams,my overall score is down coz of my anxiety and procrastination and indiscipline and poor management which doesn't give me enough time to study properly for external exams,you are wrong about me"

Like my last paper too,I planned poorly during studying and could only attempt 40 mark paper and scored 32 marks,he probably thinks I attempted all 60 mark paper and scored 32.Perhaps it sounds childish,making such excuses that "oh I could only attempt 40 mark paper" it really sounds something that school children would say but genuinely,when I start studying I devote more than required time to initial topics coz I don't feel confident enough and so I am not left with enough time to complete whole syllabus.

He has taunted me multiple times about my academic performance,even unnecessarily and so many times I have wanted to tell him all that I wrote above.But I have never been able to,because anxiety also invades your ability to express yourself to other people.I overthink and get scared.I think and think before asking for something from my co-students too,so telling my teacher that he may possibly be wrong about me is something I can only think about I guess.

And I am not very open with other people in my life too,except for my brother but he gives me solutions more than honour my emotions when I would want to rant.😂 I am grateful about his solutions,and a more thoughtful,mature younger brother I could not have asked for.But sometimes you just want to express what you are feeling and so I am writing all of this here.

Thank you if you managed to read it,be nice while also being truthful😂

You atleast have a brother for sharing things but I lack such person in my life🙂

Originally posted by: NatkhatPyare

No no... U did right!😆 This is why they warn against free ka internet advice 😬 i just proved that 😬😭

Anyways the main thing is taking meds is a must. I don't know why his doctor didn't add an anxiolytic in his regimen.

Something like etizolam, alprazolam or clonazepam should have been added too imo.

Those are mostly for panic attacks or severe anxiety. Idk if the OP suffers from that, also. Didn’t sound like it in his first post. In the US, unless absolutely needed, we steer clear from benzos since they were prescribed like candy back in the day, the price of which elderly population is still paying. SSRI is usually first line for mild/moderate anxiety here. Not sure what the practice is like in other countries. Regardless, I agree with you. He needs to review this with this doctor and get on a better regimen.

Higher ed in India is effed up. No wonder there's so many students either dropping out/or dalit students committing suicide. We had a math prof in undergrad who was a true sour puss. She single handedly demotivated half the class from taking advanced courses in further semesters. She'd crib everyday how she's not supposed to teach undergrad, but got stuck there. She usually teaches masters and takes PhD students. Would make anyone asking questions feel stupid for even having spoken in class. Thankfully, she retired soon enough. We tried everything from speaking to the dean to getting a master's student to tutor. It didn't work out.

My point is, the higher you pursue studies, the more you would encounter such sanki personalities. There's no winning them over, or making them understand. Often times, they are senior most professionals, and tenure makes them extra evil. The best thing is to float through the class and work on the side on your area of interest. You don't have to prove yourself to anyone. Some prof not being privy to your struggles/intelligence will not take away your curiosity or knowledge of learning. You have anyway finished your masters, so that's a good thing. Move on, and immerse yourself in things that matter to you. There are some things in our that need attention and being taken seriously, then there are others that you realize were not of much consequence but you spent way too much thinking what others thought of you. This is gonna be latter.

The person that you need to speak to is actually your doctor. Ask if the dosage can be upped or you plan to switch. Once the source of anxiety is removed from your environment, you'd get back to your usual self.

And lastly, don't take too much stress about marks or your cgpa. Speaking from experience here, literally nobody in the real world gives a shit. They'd (referring to work places here) rather focus on your body of work -internships, projects you had taken up etc. I cannot stress it enough, that nobody cares about marks. Even for PhDs that are mostly put in the bracket of having excelled in Pre-phd courses, would take anyone in a heartbeat if they have had worked on an exciting project. I have seniors from STEM who straight up flunked out their classes, F grades on their marksheets, doing PhDs in enviable places now. And these are people who are government school and central university educated. So take stock of what actually matters, and concentrate your energy on that. Good luck man :)

Originally posted by: Supari_khala

Those are mostly for panic attacks or severe anxiety. Idk if the OP suffers from that, also. Didn’t sound like it in his first post. In the US, unless absolutely needed, we steer clear from benzos since they were prescribed like candy back in the day, the price of which elderly population is still paying. SSRI is usually first line for mild/moderate anxiety here. Not sure what the practice is like in other countries. Regardless, I agree with you. He needs to review this with this doctor and get on a better regimen.

He did mention something which seemed like a panic attack... And his anxiety seems severe enough to me 😳

But even without panic attack etizolam would help a lot in his anxiety, especially at times when he is feeling too anxious. But i would prefer twice a day .25 mg along with escitalopram and evaluate the results in a week or 10 days.

Edit - this

have got anxiety attacks on days of assignment submissions and exams,during my first semester I had even contemplated leaving it.