Personally, I've not found any med that helps my anxiety. Benzos can make me a bit spacey and definitely less anxious, but I hate how they make me feel and I also have the tendency to take too many. They're also not a great long-term solution because your body adjusts and the withdrawal from them is absolute hell.

SSRIs make me manic too. Also when I tried Zoloft I couldn't pee. That sucked.

I've heard of Buspar but I've never tried it.

Is there a certain time or situation your anxiety is linked to? I get the worst anxiety when I'm lying in bed at night, and I've finally figured out how to sleep well every night - getting out of the house every day, and routine, routine, routine. I take my Abilify at 10 PM, the rest of my meds at 11 PM, and I'm asleep by 12, very little anxiety.

I don't know if Abilify eases anxiety at larger doses, but I know a combination of time and routine eased mine in conjunction with Abilify. My anxiety was generally health related too, and those health problems got fixed so I'm less anxious.