Thanks for your response. I hear where you're coming from with the Xanax suggestion, but I can only use it if I'm going to be around the house as it makes me so dopey and often sends me to bed; which makes me feel as if I need to be sedated to be acceptable company. I was looking for more of an add-on med that would tweak the ongoing chemical imbalance rather than having to pop a Xanax only after things had already gotten out of control and I felt I was at my wit's end. I prefer to use the Xanax for things like dentist appointments, car trips, anything else that freaks me out a bit, but now take them when the agitation gets bad, of course.