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My boyfriend who I love very much has suffered from Anxiety for over 20 years. He has taken just about every medication on the market with no luck as most of these drug are for depression with a side effect of dizzyness. He is normally dizzy all the time, he has heart palpitations, it is almost impossible to make any plans, as plans bring on Anxiety. He is unable to travel alone and will not fly at all. Anxiety comes with crowds and new places. It is to the point where I feel we are not living life from fear of an Anxiety attack. To complicate things he has no health insurance, insurance company after insurance company has denied coverage due to pre existing conditions (Anxiety medications). I would give anything to have someone or something offer him some relief. Do you know of anyone in the Las Vegas area that may be able to help us. Maybe you know of a case study or medication trail in which he could get involved with. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
Denise - Sounds like both of you are suffering as a result of his anxiety. He is lucky to have a partner who has stood by him and wants to help. It is very difficult to address a problem of this magnitude without lots of information so let me throw out a few general suggestions that will hopefully be helpful. First of all, if your boyfriend has not been seeing a therapist and a psychiatrist that should be the first step. The Anxiety Disorders Assoc. of America has a very helpful website that can assist you in finding a therapist who has expertise in treating anxiety and there are links to clinical trials as well. Secondly, there are medications for treating anxiety that are not antidepressants. If he has not tried any of those there may be several beneficial avenues out there for him to try. Pursue these avenues and get back to us if you need additional help.
Rick Wirtz
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