I have severe anxiety and severe depression. I have been on many anti depression and anti anxiety medications lately (been depressed for many years) and nothing has been working for me. Right now I am on Topamax and all it has done for me really is just made me feel sort of stupid and given me headaches, also very irritable. It really has not helped me.

Over the last year I have probably tried 6 anti depressants/anti anxieties, I am to the point where I need something strong to help me with this anxiety/ my repetitive thoughts, should I ask for something like a benzo? like xanax? how to I approach my Gp about this? I see her this week.

Also like I said above I have repetitive thoughts where I repeat things in my head, or events over and over again, will this help? I need it to stop and nothing, I mean nothing has helped this.