/r/Anxiety/

r/Anxiety

867k members
r/Anxiety is a subreddit with 867k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses anxiety, medication, looking for, panic, and fear, and they frequently recommend/review antidepressant, medication, and magnesium supplement.
Discussion and support for sufferers and loved ones with anxiety conditions. Please look over the rules before posting to the subreddit.

Popular Themes in r/Anxiety

#1
Pain & Anger
: "Does anyone else think of embarrassing memories or things that people said to you in the past?"
43 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "If you could recommend one book for anxiety recovery what would it be?"
24 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "I need help with constant anxiety"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/Anxiety

#1

Anxiety

: "Anxiety getting worse with age?"
329 posts
#2

Medication

: "I hate the Medication zoloft.. it’s taken my life from me & now idk if I’ll ever feel “normal”"
67 posts
#3

Looking For

39 posts
#4

Panic

: "I can't get out of a Panic loop"
34 posts
#5

Fear

: "anyone else have the Fear of death?"
21 posts
#6

Health

: "Persistent neurological symptoms despite a normal neurological exam – struggling with Health anxiety"
21 posts
#7

Solutions

13 posts
#8

Work

: "Has anyone else dreaded a Work social because they already felt outside the group"
13 posts
#9

Stress

: "So tired Stress anxiety idk I looked for a Stress but this place looks what im looking for but tired of panic pain cant relax cant stop gnashing my teeth cant enjoy anything the only good thing I can do is sleep on my apnea thing but it sucks when I wake up the Stress hit me like a brick thanks"
13 posts
#10

Sleep

: "Nighttime and Sleep Anxiety"
13 posts

Products Discussed in r/Anxiety

Antidepressant

93 reviews
#1
Escitalopram
4.0 from 18 reviews
#2
Sertraline
4.2 from 13 reviews
#3
Fluoxetine
4.5 from 8 reviews

Medication

13 reviews
#1
Xanax
5.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Lexapro
3.5 from 2 reviews
#3
Gabapentin
4.0 from 1 review
#1
Magnesium Glycinate
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Rolaids
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Slow-Mag
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/Anxiety

#1
Advice Needed
: "I wake up with a sense of impending doom almost every day"
42 posts
#2
Health
: "I am terrified to die"
27 posts
#3
Medication
: "Alprazolam changed my life, what now?"
27 posts
#4
Venting
: "I give up..."
19 posts
#5
Needs A Hug/Support
: "Nobody cares/helps, not even the professionals"
18 posts
#6
DAE Questions
: "Does anyone else get runny yellowish/bile stools with anxiety?"
15 posts
#7
Discussion
: "What symptoms scares you the most?"
13 posts
#8
Therapy
: "is it crazy if i get overstimulated and anxious when im around any human being i dont know even a random one in public?"
8 posts
#9
Helpful Tips!
: "Do NOT smoke weed if you have anxiety"
6 posts
#10
Work/School
: "Has anyone else dreaded a work social because they already felt outside the group"
6 posts

Member Growth in r/Anxiety

Yearly
+98k members(12.7%)

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Last updated: June 15, 2026