Today, my mom took away my medication. She's afraid I'll get "hooked". The medication is anti-anxiety pills. I have horrible anxiety attacks that sometimes cause me to scratch my arms until they bleed. FML
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Today, I had a anxiety attack about taking my anxiety medicine. FML
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Today, I was curious as to whether or not my mom was off of her medication. When I asked her, she pulled a knife on me. Looks like I got my answer. FML
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Today, my mother took a bunch of sleeping pills, then went driving. I followed her and dialed 911. Now she thinks that I was "trying to get her arrested," and she refuses to talk to me ever again. FML
Today, I had an anxiety attack because I thought I'd lost my anxiety medication. It ended up being on the shelf right where I left it. FML
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Mirorbo 27
I'll never understand why parents do this to their kids... They need to stop listening to Paranoia News and grow some common sense.
Randy1994 0
what a caring mom...
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dubstep87 0
smoke a j. it's way healthier than pills. you don't want to get addicted and make pharmaceutical companies rich.
Galex7471 4
Speaking as someone with anxiety so bad it periodically morphs into agoraphobia, medications are a useful part in managing anxiety, but they should absolutely not be your only method of coping. I take non-habit forming anti-anxiety meds daily (I refuse to take benzos because I have seen people become addicted or "hooked" to them rather badly) but I also have at least half a dozen other coping techniques to keep my anxiety under control and then more things to do if I have an attack. If you're relying solely or heavily on habit-forming drugs or you're not taking them as directed, then I completely understand where your mother is coming from.
YummiGummi 0
used to have that too. I never took any medication though.
lilgurll 0
go to the dr that perscribed them and tell them what happened ? maybe they can fix it?
smellyturkey 0
Don't worry!! I recently got off my anxiety meds! Just pretend like you're still on them! You'll never know! :) YOU CAN DO IT!!!! :)
nerdsgetmehot 23
Oh OP, getting off of anxiety meds is so difficult, especially when you're forced to just quit altogether versus weaning yourself off of it. If you really need it that badly (I don't doubt that you do), is there any other adult you can contact and get to talk some sense into your mom? Anxiety attacks are really the worst, and I understand that sometimes stopping them without medication seems really, really impossible! You should explain to your mom that medication isn't a permanent fix for your anxiety (doctors don't recommend taking certain anxiety meds for more than a year at a time), but that you're having a lot of trouble right now. You won't be taking the medication FOREVER, but it sounds like right now you genuinely need it.
graceless_monkey 0
Oh wow. Well, I'm not a doctor, but the only (commonly used) anti-anxiety medication I've heard of with a high addiction risk is Ativan. Generally speaking, anti-anxiety medications carry a low risk of addiction. My advice? Your mother should talk to your doctor about her concerns about addiction to medications. Educating herself about the facts may help put her mind to rest. Also, medication is not the only way to deal with anxiety attacks. Deep breathing exercises are another way to deal with anxiety attacks. That being said, it can be challenging to focus on deep breathing depending on how severe the attack is. Personally, I've used both methods to deal with my own anxiety attacks. Obviously, your mother cares about your personal health and safety. She is probably just trying to help (and is just going about it in the wrong fashion). Parents often have trouble accepting their child has a problem, especially if they (the parent) feel powerless to fix said problem. I hope you, your mother, and your doctor can resolve the situation.
DocBastard 40
Prolonged use of any of the benzodiazepines (Ativan, Xanax, Valium, Librium, Klonipin, Versed, Restoril, Halcion, etc) can lead to both tolerance (diminished effect of the same dose) and dependence. SSRI's (ie Paxil) are considered first-line treatments, and there is little risk of addiction with them, though there are myriad other potential side effects.
nerdsgetmehot 23
I can attest to the fact that use of Klonopin can lead to dependence. The side effects can also be pretty weird, and the withdrawal effects are pretty awful.
kiketag 0
just hit the blunt one time to mellow down every time u have an attack :)
imac619 2
Wow...your mom is kind of dumb. I feel for you. I got a friend who has the same problem but he eats his arm hair....
allmidnighteyes 11
If your stress-induced dermatillomania (I'm not sure what stress-induced scratching is called, but this was the closest thing I could think of) is bad enough to be scratching your arms until they bleed, then just get something to occupy your hands with during the sessions. A set of Buckyballs would probably help a bit.