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When anxiety medication loses effectiveness over time

My anxiety medication stopped working after two years and my doctor wants to increase the dose but I am scared of needing higher and higher amounts forever.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Tolerance and dependence can develop with pharmaceutical interventions, highlighting the need for integrated approaches to nervous system healing.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Anxiety — lived experience and treatment?”

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