Drugs for Nervousness & Fear

[Wolverine_K1]

I am a fighter & after about 10 fights i am still terrified before every fight. I mean i am so nervous that it drains my fitness. For the entire day prior to the fight i cannot think straight & on the night i worry. In training i can spar & do real hard pad rounds all day but when in the ring by the third round i am gasping for breath & never finish a fight strong. I have to get the guy in the first two rounds & run in the third so i win. Is there any drugs, legal or illegal i could take to help get me over this that would also not affect my performance?

 

[Thaibox]

I use to never have any fear problems at all. I've been training for about 20 years and have spent lots of time meditating, and had a great mental balance. But, I've done a few cycles and unfortunately have been affected by anxiety since I started gear. I've had the same dilemma as you. I've tried....

Xanax, only works for me at high doses(1mg+) which unfortunately fatigues me pretty bad.

Valium works, but obviously affects intensity

I'm on my fourth week of inositol(4g a day) and waiting for any positive results but nothing yet.

Wellbutrin may have worked, but turned my wood into rubber, so was immediately tossed.

Prozac didn't do shit

Some anti-depressants have anti-anxiety capabilities but they are a huge game of trial and error. There are dozens of them. I know guys that have found things that work great for them, and I know guys that have been trying different drugs for years and haven't found the right one yet. Its a very complex area.

Good luck bro

 

[Caesar_wv]

Do you need something to mellow you out?? Or something to pep you up?? if energy is what you want...before a fight....try a Loratab, Loracept, Vicadin or some sort of Codine...if mellow is what you are looking for, try Blue Xanex at half a pill.

 

[wonderstanding]

meditation and or marijuana...

Forrest

 

[BigbubbaTX]

I'm not sure i would go with a CNS depressent before a fight...but a low dose of propranolol could do the trick. It is sometimes prescribed for stage fright and i have used this before presentations. It has worked for me. You can actually feel your heartrate slow down at the onset of nervousness. Plus, its dirt cheap. Good luck.

 

[Vigorous]

re nerves

I think you just need to relax and have confidence in your training, knowing that you worked harder than your opp gives you a mental edge.. Second if your not nervous before something big for me at least it shows I dont care and that I dont want it bad enough... As others have said try meditation, get a massage or what ever else you like to relax.. I think with alittle more time your problems will change... good luck

Vigorous

 

[littlelyle]

dont listen to vigorous i know we got scouts at our games.............weed mellows me out and i dont think and it is not a cns your nervousness is not fear, it is fight or flight.........back me into a corner and imona fuck you up.......it is not bad but good.........go with the feelings then kill

 

[kingslender]

no

DO listen to vigorous. It is natural to be nervous before something important, particularly if there is a possibility of physical harm. Unless you have some genuine chemical imbalance, drugs are not the answer. You have to spar enough that you are used to the punching/getting punched aspect, and physically train hard enough that you feel you have a physical edge over your opponent. For me, believe it or not, I got over nervousness by getting my ass kicked really bad for the first time. I fought a kid who was much beter than me, got knocked out and got my nose broken. It hurt, but I survived, and now I fear the possibility of getting hurt much less.
At any rate, every boxing league or sanctioning body I have ever been involved with has required a drug and alcohol test before the fight.