I was on meds for 13+ years until the side-effects got so bad I couldn't take it any more. Surprisingly, when I went off meds, I felt sooo much better, I couldn't believe it as the meds were causing so many side-effects including anxiety and depression.

Look into the use of amino acids to control your anxiety. I believe that those of us with anxiety issues and mood disorders aren't able to produce adequate neurotransmitters so we need to provide them via taking amino acids. I've been using them for over 9 years now to control my bipolar 2 with great success. If my mood shifts up or down, or I'm overly anxious, I just take the amino acid for that issue, and get feeling better within a few hours.

Here are a couple of articles on the subject along with a brain function questionnaire showing the emotions and feelings associated with he different neurotransmitters:

http://www.joanmathewslarson.com/HRC...for_relief.htm

Anxiety and targeted individual amino acid supplements: a summary - everywomanover29

http://drjolee.com/Brain-Function-Questionnaire.pdf