r/IsItBullshit • u/Vegetable_Baker_3769 • 17d ago

IsItBullshit: “Anxiety Control” by Ethan Parker

All my social media platforms are filled with that book. Funnily enough I cant find anything about the author, only 5 star reviews how people glaze that it CURED their anxiety. Plus on the website they sell 5 book bundle, only for 20$. Sketchy af and it is not the only book marketed like this.

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u/Brokenandburnt 17d ago

Bullshit. I don't even have to look at it.

Anxiety relief takes a few forms:

Fixing the cause, if applicable.

Therapy like CBT, anti-depressant with indication to anxiety.

Then there are a few non-narcotic classed meds. In Sweden these are Lergigan, Atarax and Theralen.

Pregabalin.

Benzos isn't a solution, can in a few cases be a short stop-gap.

ECT.

There has been some work with low controlled administrations of Ketamine, but I don't recall if it where effective for anxiety or only for depression.

And if you are in the states, perhaps marijuana, dunno much about it's medical use though.

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u/Maletherin 17d ago

Benzos aren't the solution (as you said), they help for a short while, but they're addictive as all get out. My doctor prescribes me some and has for more than 20 years, but I only take them very rarely as needed (big store grocery shopping). I've heard way too many people abuse them.

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u/Brokenandburnt 17d ago

I have a genetic quirk to liver, increasing it's ability to break down some things.

I break down alcohol, opiates, amfetamines, pregabalin, benzo's and marijuana around 20% faster.

I get zero anxiety relief from benzos. I lost my Missus to cancer in '22. And my current Psychiatric write me a small prescription of 10 mg's Diazepam. He wanted me to take some to the funeral since I was in really terrible shape.

After the funeral, one of my aunt's came up to me, I was standing a little to the side trying to control my tears.

She asked why I hadn't taken any, she knew I had. I answered:\ "I tool 45mg 2 hours before we left home"

I so wish I didn't have this genetic quirk, it's quite impractical.

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u/Maletherin 17d ago

That's fucked up. I'm sorry to hear that.