I have been diagnosed with health anxiety in 2019.I have been on/off medication.When I take medicine anxiety goes but I feel low/ depressed due to side effects.I want to get off medication completely.Is it possible.Currently I am taking 12.5 mg stablon once a day and 0.125 mg lonazep once at night How to break the loop of health anxiety.Also do I need medication or CBT.Can taking Ciplar 20 mg SOS and 0.25 mg lonazep help only when I feel anxious
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It is understandable that you want to manage your health anxiety without long-term medication, especially if you feel they are affecting your mood.Health anxiety often creates a 'loop' where minor physical sensations are interpreted as serious threats, leading to more anxiety and more symptoms. To break this:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): This is highly effective. It helps you identify and change the thought patterns that fuel your anxiety.
Supervised Tapering: Never stop Lonazep or Stablon suddenly. This must be done gradually under a doctor's care to avoid rebound anxiety or withdrawal.
Address Mood: The 'low' feeling you described should be evaluated. Sometimes, adjusting the primary medication or adding therapy can resolve this.
1. Breathe Slowly
If you are feeling anxious, you are more likely to breathe faster and shallower. Sometimes, the easiest and most important thing we can do to soothe ourselves is to focus on our breathing.
Inhale slowly. Count to three as you do it. Focus on each breath. Exhale slowly. Count to three as you do it.
2. Stay In the Present
Try the 5-4-3-2-1 technique
Focus on five things around you that you can see. A pen, a bottle of water, a spot on the wall - anything.
Focus on four things around you that you can touch. Your watch, the coffee mug, the chair you are sitting on - anything.
Focus on three things you can hear. Someone speaking on their phone, the TV in the background - any external sound.
Focus on two things you can smell - Maybe itâs a charcoal pencil, a hand cream, or leftover coffee in your mug.
Focus on one thing you can taste - What does the inside of your mouth taste like? Gum, coffee?
3. Muscle Relaxation
When you are anxious, you may feel your body tense up.
Find a quiet place. Slowly tense a muscle group. Letâs say you start with your shoulders.
Breathe in while you tense your shoulders. Hold the tension for a few seconds.
Slowly release the tension and breathe out as you do it.
Do this a couple of times before moving on to the next muscle group. What this practice essentially does is it builds awareness of tension in the body and also recognises when the body is completely relaxed.
4. Get Moving
Move your body. There is simply no way around it. When you do activities that get your heart rate up, like running, cycling, getting some exercise, or even dancing, it can literally change your brain chemistry..
5. Small Acts of Bravery
If thereâs something that makes you anxious, try tackling it in baby steps. For example, if public speaking freaks you out, start by giving a short presentation to a few friends. This can help you build confidence and manage your anxiety when it comes to bigger challenges.
6. Be Kind to Yourself
Practicing self-compassion can really help ease your anxiety. Remember, we all deserve to be cared for, and that includes taking care of ourselves.
Much love!
Hi, how are you? Thanks for reaching out. Health anxiety keeps the mind stuck in a cycle of body scanning, fear, Googling, and reassurance seeking. The good part is that it is very treatable. CBT is one of the most effective treatments because it helps you break the fear cycle instead of only calming symptoms temporarily. Many people are able to reduce or stop medication over time, but this should always be done gradually with a psychiatrist’s guidance, especially with clonazepam.
SOS medicines like Ciplar or Lonazep may help temporarily during intense anxiety, but depending only on them can sometimes maintain the fear loop. Usually, a combination of CBT and proper psychiatric guidance gives the best long-term results. Take therapy. You can connect with me on nine two six six seven two six zero six five.
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Health anxiety can improve significantly, and many people are eventually able to reduce or even stop medicines — but it should be done gradually and under supervision, especially after long-term on/off use.
From your history, the main issue seems to be a “fear–anxiety–reassurance–temporary relief” cycle. Medicines may reduce symptoms temporarily, but CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) is often the most effective long-term treatment for breaking this loop.
A few important points:
* Stopping medicines suddenly is not advisable, particularly lonazep/clonazepam, as it can cause rebound anxiety and sleep disturbance.
* If Stablon is causing low mood, fatigue, or emotional dullness, your psychiatrist may adjust the dose or switch to a better-tolerated option.
* CBT along with lifestyle measures (sleep routine, limiting symptom-checking/Googling, relaxation training, exercise) gives better long-term outcomes than SOS medicines alone.
* Ciplar (propranolol) SOS may help physical symptoms like palpitations/tremors, while clonazepam SOS can help short-term severe anxiety, but relying only on SOS treatment usually does not address the root health anxiety pattern.
* Since symptoms have been recurring since 2019, a structured taper plan and psychotherapy would be more appropriate than repeated on/off self-medication.
Please consult a psychiatrist regularly and avoid changing doses on your own. A combination of proper tapering + CBT usually gives the best chance of becoming medication-free over time.
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You will have to discuss this problem in details since you have been taking medicine for a very long time. Especially you are taking it on and off and probably self medicating.
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