Would you ever take anti anxiety medication?

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In case it isn't obvious, anti-anxiety (or depression) medication isn't generally expected to cure the condition. But when you're in a state when you can barely physically function anymore because you're overwhelmed with anxiety or depression (and I've been on this situation with both) trying to "address your problems" can be near to impossible. Medication can restore some balance and give you the chance to act, and to deal with the issues as much as you can.

Of course I understand medication isn't for everyone. They are powerful things and not completely understood. But for me, almost any price was worth paying to return from what was basically a non-life. As it happens, I have had no serious side effects that I'm aware of. I'm still on a high dose of anti-depressants, and would likely nosedive as soon as I came off them, but I'm no longer on anti-anxiety.