generalised anxiety disorder following abstinence from alcohol

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I was reading the wikipedia entry on generalised anxiety disorder, which i suspect i have. This popped up

Generalized anxiety disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"long-term alcohol use is associated with anxiety disorders,[14] with evidence that prolonged abstinence can result in a disappearance of anxiety symptoms.[15] However, it can take up to 2 years for anxiety symptoms to return to baseline in about a quarter of people recovering from alcoholism"

I didn't have GAD before i started drinking, so its probably a good bet that i have GAD because of my 5 years of drinking. I'm sober nearly 4 months now.

I'm wondering if anyone has the same, how long did it take for anxiety to get better and what therapies / medications did they use to get there

thanks

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generalised anxiety disorder following abstinence from alcohol

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Sunbeam;1573418 wrote: Some people drink to reduce anxiety. Here's a helpful link: 3 Tips to Lower Anxiety | Higher Mind Health

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generalised anxiety disorder following abstinence from alcohol

Neo, my anxiety was atrocious when i was drinking but of course i blamed everything but the drinking and when i used to shake that much that i could not write first thing in the morning, that was not the drinking either. I used to take Xanax but not often as that is addictive. Logic if ever i have used any!

Now after not drinking for about the same amount of time as you it is very very rare that i get anxious and usually it is in a situation i do not feel comfortable in. Just not drinking has had a wonderful effect on my anxiety thank god!

Funny how we blame everything not on al when at the end of the day we realise that it causes 99.9% of our problems.

Good on you for your 4 months also.