Treating and Overcoming Your Phobias with Medications

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I know what I'm about to say is controversial in and outside the medical community at large, and it cannot be proven or unproven by those inside or outside that same community. And here it is in all its glory and hubris: sometimes taking prescription medications to overcome your fears and phobias can be more harmful than if you didn't take anything. Period. End of paragraph.

Like I said, it's controversial and very opinionated. Because truth be told, medications and treatments for fears and phobias are different for different people because, well, this will seem tedious, people are different. They have different needs and tolerances. They have different emotional and psychological make-ups. Then you throw a little religion into the mix and it all becomes very controversial. It's certainly not a simple problem because the phobias are as complex as are the patients who have them. At this point, it would be easy to dismiss my suggestion as mere opinion and say the issue is settled. Or even worse is the supposition that the science is settled. That sounds so final, so complete. But is the science settled or do you just say it is? If it is, then why would I bring it up? When you make your statement that it's settled, you do that with no scientific data to back it up. Just because you say it's settled doesn't mean it is.

Now, I say all of that to say this, it has been my own experience phobia medication that brings me to my narrow minded conclusion. It didn't work. I won't name the name but it made me irritable and ornery (much more so than normal). After taking the prescribed dosage for a day I had to quit. Plus it didn't help. I have an unnatural fear of flying. Don't like it. Would never do it voluntarily and can't imagine having a career that uses aircrafts as the primary means of transportation. And I can't believe that there are people who do travel by planes every day. I can't wrap my mind around that notion.

So, I quit after a day but I do recommend medication for those who have to fly, for instance, but just cannot do it on their own will and volition. But doesn't that statement contradict what I just wrote in the previous paragraph? Yes and no, and here's what I mean. I'm talking about taking your basic run-of-the-mill sedatives to ease the nerves and relax the internal system. None of this psychotropical or whatever the name they're using these days. Sedatives work to calm the nerves. Afterwards, you may not even realize that you flew! You will still need to speak to your medical practitioner about it, and I'm sure you are not the first case of someone who needed drugs to get through a difficult and traumatic action. People do it all the time, probably a lot more than they should.

Of course I need to say that normal medical disclaimers apply and this should not to be taken as medical advice. Consult your physician or psychologist or therapist before you start or stop taking these types of medicines.

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Roger is a technical writer by profession and with an intense fear of flying. It's not an unusual fear but it is a thorough one. Visit www.phobiasfears.net/anxiety-medications/anxiety-medications on the www.phobiasfears.net website that he runs in his spare time and join him in this journey to wrestle with this fear.

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