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"In the past, we&amp;#x27;ve helped readers solve health issues--big and small--here on Vitamin G (remember the woman who was afraid to visit the gynecologist?!). Now, let&amp;#x27;s help a reader in California who says she&amp;#x27;s so nervous about her wedding, that she wants to take a sedative to keep her anxiety at bay ... (Side note: Have you guys seen Glamour&amp;#x27;s new wedding blog, Save the Date? I&amp;#x27;m an old married gal (8 years and counting!), but I have to admit, I&amp;#x27;m still ga-ga for weddings, so much so that I&amp;#x27;m already addicted to this blog. Would I love to go dress shopping again? Yes! Would I like to plan another wedding? No! But it&amp;#x27;s still fun living vicariously through those who are!) Anywho, there&amp;#x27;s no way around it, weddings are often stressful (understatement of the century, huh?). Some of us handle the stress better than others. And Julia* a Vitamin G reader in San Carlos, California, wrote me to confess that she&amp;#x27;s thinking about taking some prescription medication on the day of her wedding to calm her nerves. &amp;quot;I don&amp;#x27;t get along with my soon-to-be mother-in-law,&amp;quot; she writes, &amp;quot;and there are going to be so many family issues that day--like my parents who are divorced and forced to sit near each other at the wedding and I just want everyone to be happy and have a good time, but mostly I don&amp;#x27;t want to have an anxiety attack. I&amp;#x27;ve had them before, and I&amp;#x27;m scared. Should I take something? Valium? Xanax? Something else?&amp;quot; Of course, as you guys know, I am not a doctor, so I will not even begin to dispense medication advice here, but on a health and wellness level, I will tell Julia (and any of you other brides to be) this: Taking something for anxiety is not a cop out. We all have different challenges, and you should not feel guilty for yours! (Stigmas around mental illness and anxiety issues is a big pet peeve of mine!) I say that it&amp;#x27;s totally normal to feel nervous about your wedding day. It&amp;#x27;s very common for brides (and grooms) to have a case of performance anxiety, so to speak, before their wedding. My advice to Julia: Make an appointment to see your doctor and get the full scoop on any and all such meds before taking them on your wedding day. True, there may be a medication that can help you manage your nerves on the big day, but I also have concerns about you taking the right one. What&amp;#x27;s worse than having an anxiety attack on your wedding day? Um, not remembering your wedding day! You want something that&amp;#x27;s going to deal with your anxiety without making you fall asleep at the alter! Bottom line: Talk to your doc about your concerns and needs, make an educated and safe choice, and don&amp;#x27;t feel guilty. Big hug to you, my dear! Sending you calm and zen vibes for your big day. P.S. Here&amp;#x27;s what I do before a stressful event and it always calms my nerves. Try it! Have you considered taking meds (or did you take them) to calm your nerves on your wedding day? More reading: *The easy little stress buster you&amp;#x27;ve never heard of ... *Guess the most stressful part of the day (for everyone) ... *Have you ever had a panic attack? Here&amp;#x27;s my experience ... More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;#x27;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow us on Twitter! *Name changed to protect privacy. Photo: Jupiter"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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