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I've experimented with taking anti-anxiety pills for my needle phobia; I started out with normal doses, but when those had no effect on the actual experience I increased the dose until it worked (3x) Problem was, those doses were high enough to make me lose memory.

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Is this normal? People usually report anti-anxiety meds are pretty effective. Is it mostly for low-grade, chronic anxiety as opposed to acute terror experiences? Is there any drug that's real good at suppressing acute terror?

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Meds are not the solution to any of the problems you're listing. For phobias, try graded exposure with the help of a practitioner who doesn't have their head in pharma's ass

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not all phobias are created equal, mine's genetically inherited, it came on with no warning or cause one day when i was 16 (had no issue with needles before that), is a vasovagal reaction, and is the only phobia where the fear reaction itself has killed ppl before.

6:02 PM · Jul 19, 2022