Non benzo meds for anxiety

[iNsom]

Winning the lottery and moving to a tranquil island, with nothing to do but chill out would be great.
Hey, we can dream right? No pun intended.

[HarmonyRockets]

Depending on your level of fitness, I find that running gives some great relief to morning anxiety. I find that about 3 miles and getting my HR up to my target zone (165-170 for me), coupled with a good sweat works wonders. As I mentioned earlier, Trazadone works for sleep, but finding the right dose takes some experimentation. About 100-150 mg works for me. Alternating between sleep meds on a weekly basis on a weekly or interval basis is helpful to mimize tolerance.

Good advice.

[Stealth38]

Melatonin, full stop.

Melatonin is a hormone made by the pineal gland, a small gland in the brain. Melatonin helps control your sleep and wake cycles.

Normally, melatonin levels begin to rise in the mid- to late evening, remain high for most of the night, and then drop in the early morning hours.  Natural melatonin levels slowly drop with age. Some older adults make very small amounts of it or none at all.

In adults, melatonin is taken in doses from 0.2 mg to 20.0 mg, based on the reason for its use. The right dose varies widely from one person to another.

I usually only take 1-2mg when I really need it.  It's VERY inexpensive.

Best of luck on your decision.

This is what I was looking for, a strong thumbs up from someone with Melatonin. I will add this and try to limit down the benzo amount I have been put on as benzo seems to get out of control with me. 
Only input I would have on OP is I found Lyrica to be very helpfull, I have been told non-addictive either. I shall have to grab my Dr by his balls if it turns out he was wrong on this one. But like I said it did seem to carry some shift after two weeks of being on it.

[Davix]

Here's one for you. Phosphatidylserine is an over the counter supplement that I take for sleep. I saw a compounding pharmacist/naturalist and he recommended it. He said 50mg is ok before bedtime but I use the 100mg. It is also good for mild anxiety during the day. In fact, when I first started having trouble with anxiety about 5 years ago, I took it during the day and it was all I needed. It also will help with having issues with motivation. Alas my anxiety is so severe now it does not even put a dent in it but I still use it in my night time regiment and can tell the difference in quality of sleep if I don't use one. You can buy it on Amazon or any other online pharmacy in the US.

[Davix]

Corydalis is a Chinese type medication from a flower that is supposed to help block pain receptors and also is recommended for anxiety. I just read where Dr Oz has recommened it for pain and there are numerous articles on the internet concerning its uses for anxiety as well. I checked it out on Amazon and the reviews were mixed but I think I'm going to give it a shot as many people have claimed it works for them.

[G.Elias]

I don't think lyrica is non addictive, have read it is not as bad to come off as traditional benzos, i hoped i might get offered it to help with the pain from nerve damage in my neck but alas no, as it has rec abuse potential dr refuses to prescribe it, but its ok to prescribe me gabbapentin which is addictive and if you go without you have the risk of seizures, so its ok to get me addicted to gabbapentin plus the awful mirtazapine but lyrica is a no no,have slowly come off mirtazapine but i cant say i feel too well, feel very disconnected from reality.

I may look for melatonin as well as it sounds like it may be helpful.

[iNsom]

Hey GE. Melatonin is good for keeping one asleep but thats about all.
I dint think it helps with anxiety.

[Davix]

I don't think lyrica is non addictive, have read it is not as bad to come off as traditional benzos, i hoped i might get offered it to help with the pain from nerve damage in my neck but alas no, as it has rec abuse potential dr refuses to prescribe it, but its ok to prescribe me gabbapentin which is addictive and if you go without you have the risk of seizures, so its ok to get me addicted to gabbapentin plus the awful mirtazapine but lyrica is a no no,have slowly come off mirtazapine but i cant say i feel too well, feel very disconnected from reality.

I may look for melatonin as well as it sounds like it may be helpful.

I was just prescribed Lyrica for anxiety. Have not started it yet but I feel ya about what is considered addictive and what is not. So many of todays antidepressants are addictive and present horrible withdrawal symptoms yet they are prescribed without a thought. Its so sad that the war on drugs has ended up directed against the people who really need help with their pain. Many blessings to ya...

[invisiblejungle]

Corydalis is a Chinese type medication from a flower that is supposed to help block pain receptors and also is recommended for anxiety. I just read where Dr Oz has recommened it for pain and there are numerous articles on the internet concerning its uses for anxiety as well. I checked it out on Amazon and the reviews were mixed but I think I'm going to give it a shot as many people have claimed it works for them.

The Chinese name for corydalis is yan hu suo. It's one of the main pain-relieving herbs in Chinese herbalism (but doesn't work on the opiate receptors). I used it after I had surgery and it helped significantly. It's a bit sedating, so I can see how it could be used for anxiety.

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I don't think lyrica is non addictive, have read it is not as bad to come off as traditional benzos, i hoped i might get offered it to help with the pain from nerve damage in my neck but alas no, as it has rec abuse potential dr refuses to prescribe it, but its ok to prescribe me gabbapentin which is addictive and if you go without you have the risk of seizures, so its ok to get me addicted to gabbapentin plus the awful mirtazapine but lyrica is a no no,have slowly come off mirtazapine but i cant say i feel too well, feel very disconnected from reality.

I may look for melatonin as well as it sounds like it may be helpful.

Lyrica is basically a stronger version of Neurontin. For me, Lyrica is about 4x stronger (300 mg Lyrica feels similar to 1200 mg Neurontin).

If you really want to try Lyrica, there are online pharmacies that sell it.

[Rafterman]

I know that this isn't much of an answer...but I have found other substances that will give me the somnolence of Xanax, but not the anxiolytic effect. Melatonin and (believe it or not) Passion Flower extract can put me out the same as Xanax could. But they don't address the anxiety. Short of that, the only thing I have ever taken that can get me through a tough situation, other than a benzo, is an opioid. I am in no way recommending that, but it's simply the truth in my case. I am hypersensitive to opioids. Just a tiny dose bring euphoria and I guess I replace the anxiolytic properties of benzo's with the euphoria of the opioid. It works for me, to some degree, but I rarely need to do it.