I was recently diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety and depression and my dr quickly followed up after i shared that i was open to starting medication. As background i am a super anxious person since I was very young. I have managed over the years to use various coping mechanics to achieve my goals but as of a year ago, when i started my 3 year of my bachelors degree my anxiety has been at an all time high, to the point that it started to heavily affect my life and how i interacted with others. So i reached out for help and finally got a proper diagnosis and was able to start the process of getting proper treatment because (weed) wasnt cutting it out anymore. 

So as of today I just started beta blockers (Atomoxetine),,,,along side some adhd medication. But after 25 years of living with anxiety I cannot believe how much the physical symptoms of anxiety affected me. My heart doesn't race like crazy, my hands aren't as sweating, I'm not pinching myself or fidgeting with anything at reach. It was not perfect, as i was still hyper aware of everything but I did notice a change. At the 4 or 5 hour mark I started feeling my anxiety creeping up, my heart beating faster, my breathing getting shorter as I was leaving a stressful situation. It doesn't affect me much mentally, I am still blanked out on certain things and intrusive thoughts still come in but physically I am very pleased. 


Has anyone else had a similar experience? How do you work on the mental part of it? Is there other medication that aids in that ? I haven't had any side effects as of day 1 aka today lol but my journey to improving is just beginning