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[quote=Anonymous]A couple of things:

Have you been checked for anemia?  Can cause anxiety.

Are you doing cognitive behavior therapy?

Perhaps you could do Klonipin for a very short period of time while you start to get it under control with CBT, and then reserve the Klonipin for full on attacks.  Klonipin is the mildest of the benzos.

My DD has anxiety for which no SSRI has worked.  She is on an anti-psychotic, Zyprexa, which she says helps.  I am extremely unfond of this drug, which has all sorts of side effects (you can read up on it), but she is over 18 so I have no say.  Dissolvable Zyprexa can actually be used to deal with an anxiety attack if benzos are contra-indicated.

Apart from this limited use I consider Zyprexa as something of a last resort drug, although psychiatrists IME are all too willing to prescribe.  You could consider for your circumstances, trying out first as a kind of rescue drug when you have an attack.  My DD is in the about 0.5% of users who have not gained weight on this drug.[/quote]

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