Stress can definitely make your anxiety worse; it's a major trigger for many. Is there any chance you can reduce the stress in your life at the moment?

Do you have a general anxiety that comes out of nowhere, or do specific situations/people trigger your anxiety?

I know CBT therapy can be very helpful if you have an anxiety disorder.

The Cognitive part of CBT shows you different ways of thinking and perceiving the world. It can get your thought processes closer to reality, to seeing how the world really is. It can also make you more anxiety resilient. By using these cognitive techniques, you can in a way strengthen your emotional tolerance, decreasing the anxiety.

The Behavioral part of CBT will learn you how to respond differently in anxiety-provoking situations. Often something triggers anxiety, then anxiety increases, and this increase in anxiety also again increases anxiety. So you are stuck in a destructive cycle. By learning new behaviors you can try to escape from this anxiety-cycle.

If medications don't work, your two other best options are therapy and self-help. Here are some links and suggestions.

- self help: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...ripbooks%2C280
- therapy: http://www.goodtherapy.org/find-therapist.html

I hope you feel better in the future, and consider other treatment options besides medications. Like someone already said, they often only mask the symptoms but don't cure the underlying causes.