Non benzo meds for anxiety

[invisiblejungle]

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.

I'm exactly the same. I don't want to be dependent on 2 meds simultaneously, so even though I take benzos daily, I take hydrocodone once in awhile as a "treat," and it definitely helps.