I’m on all kinds of meds for anxiety and sleeping.

Hi
Sorry to hear that, but you need to take to cardio doctor, I feel your pain I now have anxiety when I go to the doctor, afraid to hear more bad news , I have to have someone come to the doctor with me so I don’t miss anything. I feel like a kid 👧
I have a counselor I take to and there is a ginger app that you can take to someone at any time, hope this helps

in reply to @dp22 I am sorry you are not sleeping, I too use klonopin to sleep, and it has been helpful along with the Mg and melatonin I take with it. I would consult with your pharmacist because I have found they know more about drugs and drug interactions than any doctor I have ever met.

Thank you for your comment. Have you had these problems?

Thank you for the advice. I do believe pharmacists know more about meds.

I have been seeing my counselor for a year now, not taking medication, helps just to take to her
Kandi

Good for you. My anxiety got so bad after Covid illness, I had to go on meds and didn’t want to. Are you doing ok?

Some times, thank you for asking, wish I could see my counselor more than once a month
Kandi

I am sorry you are not well. I take Restoril 30mg to sleep . For me , klonopin helps somewhat with my anxiety and Zoloff . I am a wreck , my husband has cancer , I still have COVID anxiety I wish I had more advice .

What are your symptoms of anxiety? Rumination? Intrusive thoughts? Panic attacks? Etc. What type of anxiety is it? That makes a difference in what antidepressant is prescribed. Usually when the antidepressant is at full strength you need less sleeping medication. I do still take 10 mg of melatonin and a unisom sleep tab however to help me sleep. At my worst I took a quarter tablet of generic Klonopin. That was 10 years ago now.

I have generalized anxiety disorder and have been helped immensely by 20mg of generic Lexapro and 10 mg twice a day generic BuSpar. Several friends have also found these two meds to be highly effective for anxiety. Since you have the afib I would run it by a pharmacist to make sure there's no interaction.

Also if you have/had a family member with anxiety find out what they take/took because there can be a genetic component.

Also Genesight is a test that can tell you which antidepressants work the best for you. Call insurance and find out if they will cover it.

Zoloft was a disaster. I went cold turkey and on a holiday Sunday, doc went to pharmacy and had pharmacist fill a alprazalom order ahead of time. Neighbor on it, Zoloft, we hardly speak, personality changed. She gained probably 60 lbs. plus she is a physical therapist!!! SSRI can be scary for some. It’s on my list of :don’t even try it: !!!