Getting the right anxiety treatment is difficult, even today. Sometimes it can make things even worse, especially when you do not find the right doctor or get the wrong therapy. Sofia, one of my friends, had this bad luck. After Sofia gave birth to a wonderful girl about five years ago her problems began. She has always been suffering from an eating disorder but now she got a depression as well. Plus panic and anxiety disorders. Too much? Well, that is not all. She was smart enough to look for professional help. She went to a psychologist for a full year without any success. She got medications and tried Paxil, Zoloft, Neurontin and others. They did more harm than help. The drugs made her either very sleepy or the opposite. Sofia ended up totally frustrated and even more anxious and depressed. The things began to change when she consulted a psychiatrist who did really care. He made a full check up. He listened to all her problems and made notes about all the drugs she had used before already with no success. The psychiatrist was specialized in anxiety and also eating disorders. That is why he knew more than an average MD about all the things. He was also more knowledgeable than a psychologist. A psychologist is not an MD. The psychiatrist found out that one of her problems was Dopamine and not Serotonin. She mostly got medications for Serotonin before. Sofia finally found somebody who listened and took care of the problem carefully. Make sure your doctor knows about brain chemistry and is specialized in the problems you have. Otherwise you may end up frustrated and with therapies that make your problems even worse. Highly Recommended Reading: Anxiety Therapy General Anxiety Disorder Gerd C. Pacher is an expert author on anxiety. His articles about anxiety symptoms, causes and treatments have been published on numerous web sites, forums, blogs and ezines all over the Internet. Download his book about anxiety treatments at his web site now. More Details
