I had an interesting discussion with my daughter's therapist last week regarding the use of anti anxiety medication.
My experience was, when I was suffering from anxiety leading to severe insomnia, when I was put on anti anxiety medication I became depressed. Depression has never been an issue for me, but anxiety has.
She explained that meds help to strip away the anxiety part, which is masking the underlying depression. So it exposes the real issue, which often IS depression.
Sounds like it could be valid. However, I'm still left thinking that I would rather be anxious than depressed.
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