Exercise doesn’t help with severe anxiety and panic attacks. It is only beneficial for average, everyday anxiety.
It’s hard to exercise when your body is violently shaking and you are unable to move or walk.
My anxiety and panic attacks are caused by past traumatic events and an excess amount of Serotonin. Serotonin Syndrome is not a good experience.
I am prescribed Xanax and it has saved my life. Anti-Anxiety drugs can be a godsend, if used as prescribed.
But, I admit that I’m not comfortable with teens using them. Maybe, only in extreme cases, when every other option has failed.
Phenibut is a little different from Benzos. Phenibut and Benzos are similar in that they reduce anxiety, but Phenibut improves cognition and focus. Unfortunately, Benzos can reduce concentration and cause short term memory loss.
Phenibut and Benzos are dangerous for kids (or anyone) to abuse because dependency builds very quickly and withdrawal is absolute hell and can even be fatal.
“”””But, I admit that I’m not comfortable with teens using them. Maybe, only in extreme cases, when every other option has failed.””””””””””””
I agree with your assessment. But I think the big problem comes because every kid with a little anxiety gets the idea that it can only be fixed with drugs. Add to that parents who can’t say no and coddle their little snowflakes and you have a disaster.
A kid that fidgets or is distracted is often a candidate for Ritalin because a stoned kid is easier for the teacher to deal with. The solution to everything these days seems to be drugs. Nobody has the nads to tell these kids to suck it up and stop whining.