Anxiety

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Perimenopause Anxiety: Why It Feels Like Panic Disorder

New anxiety after 40 deserves more than another SSRI. Perimenopause can feel like panic disorder, but the right diagnosis depends on the timeline, sleep, hormones, labs, and medication history.

Mar 17, 2026 9 min read

Why Magnesium Deficiency Is Sabotaging Your Sleep, Anxiety, and Recovery

Your 'normal' magnesium level is almost meaningless—serum magnesium represents less than 1% of total body stores. Learn why the right test and the right form of magnesium matter for anxiety, insomnia, and mood.

Mar 10, 2026 15 min read

Propranolol for Anxiety: Dosage, Timing, and What It Actually Feels Like

Most providers prescribe propranolol for anxiety without investigating why you're anxious in the first place. Physical symptoms tell a story—and propranolol might be masking what your body is trying to tell you.

Mar 12, 2025 14 min read

Gabapentin for Anxiety: Benefits, Side Effects, and Dosage Guide

Gabapentin works for anxiety in specific cases—social anxiety, alcohol recovery, chronic pain overlap. Learn dosing, side effects, and why medical testing matters first.

Mar 10, 2025 14 min read

Lexapro vs. Zoloft: Which Antidepressant Works Best for Anxiety

Compare Lexapro vs Zoloft: efficacy, side effects, and dosing. Both are legitimate SSRI options, but diagnosis and medical factors change the right choice.

Mar 9, 2025 12 min read

Wellbutrin vs Benzodiazepines for Anxiety: A Psychiatric Provider's Clinical Comparison

Wellbutrin and benzodiazepines work in completely opposite ways - one activates, one sedates. Here's how to know which might help your anxiety type, and why choosing the wrong one keeps patients stuck for months.

Feb 20, 2025 28 min read

Wellbutrin vs SSRI for Anxiety: Which Medication Fits the Pattern?

Wellbutrin is not an SSRI, and it is not automatically wrong for anxiety. The pattern decides: wired panic, tired anxious depression, SSRI side effects, ADHD-like symptoms, sleep, labs, and safety risks.

Feb 18, 2025 15 min read
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