medications for meltdowns

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does anyone know of medications that can be used either during a meltdown or to prevent one from happening

I'm on Sertraline. I have been for 2 and a half years, and I haven't had an outburst since.

I do still get anxious, depressed, unhappy, panicked and agoraphobic, but I do have control over outbursts. Before I went on the meds, I would have outbursts (or you could call them meltdowns) where I would just lose control; cry, scream, hit myself, swear, shout abuse at my family, and just go completely hysterical. While I was aware of how bad I was upsetting the people I love, I still couldn't stop myself.

Now, being on Sertraline, I am much easier to live with. I still get panic attacks, and sometimes go into mini rages, but not enough to upset others, and I can control it more.

Valium stops them cold for me. It's in the benzodiazepine class of meds. It's such a relief, to not have my body kidnapped like that. But the stuff is super addictive and doctors don't prescribe it much anymore. It seems like there are two kinds of docs. There are doc's who tell you that its fine and give you a lot of benzos, and then you end up addicted and sad and taking HUGE doses for long periods of time until you have to detox and it's the worst thing that ever happened to you. Then there are the doctors who won't use it at all, no matter how harsh the alternative is. They would rather give you a pill that turns you green and makes you completely numb than provide two doses of valium a month. (Which won't create dependency in anyone.)

The majority of time, I use herbal remedies to help my meltdowns. There is a formula called "Kid's Calmpound" that I use when I don't want to be knocked out. It can also be used when you wake up in the middle of the night, when you need to wake up without a hang over the next day. I also use passionflower, catnip, camamile, and a suppliment called Gaba.

I use aromatherapy and weighted blankets. I really like those blankets. Best money I ever spent.

Mirtazapine has worked somewhat for me. It isn't an SSRI but an atypical tetracyclic antidepressant which increase serotonin and norepinephrine in a different mechanism. It's helped reduce the anxiety, depression, panic, obsessive compulsions and migraines which has also helped stimulate hunger. Recently the docs put me on the full doase, otherwise anxiety, depression, migraines and most symptoms of Tourettes-Aspergers and co-morbidities will always be present.

As well as my constant psyche drug I take beta blockers as needed, usually when I have to go outside for an extended period or undertake stressful occasions, I take one at least four nights out of seven to encourage me to rest as in the past I used to go days without sleep frequently and bop around pent up like a piece of elastic stuck blowing on a fan or something, it helps calm me down but I don't really take stuff immediately after or during a meltdown. I'm supposed to take beta blockers three times a day but I think that's excessive and I can manage without dumping stuff down my windpipe. They ain't on the benzo scale of artificial chill but they're deceptively useful all the same. I don't mind taking a psyche drug everyday or beta blockers to calm my heart rate but to take a benzo every day/several times a day is a couple steps too far for my liking. Lucky for me when I used to get benzos prescribed for sleeping trouble before being taken seriously for psyche meds they just about made me drowsy-ish so I already have a vendetta against them being a hardcore insomniac used to stuff at this point that knocks you out. I would absolutely never put an antipsychotic or mood stabilizer near my gob since I don't agree with what they work upon (vital stuff if you are in need of their services no doubt) and the antidepressant I've found after some exploration over the years seems to serve me well.

Xanax is like my all purpose drug when it comes to anxiety, panic attacks, meltdowns and even stimming. But it's not something I want to be on much and end up building a tolerance so it's no good to me any longer. I don't do well with most other medications. SSRI eventually causes me to start acting reckless and aggressive.