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Originally Posted by still_crazy
have you ever tried gabapentin? there's a new one, lyrica, that's used for anxiety sometimes. they're similar drugs, but lyrica is more potent, its dosed 2x per day instead of 3x per day, and its a controlled substance in the US, although one can get refills (benzodiazepines are in Schedule IV here; Lyrica is Schedule V).
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Yes, I've tried lyrica (pregabalin). I am actually tapering down my dose at the moment as it makes me feel very drunk and I have problems with double vision and cognitive impairment.
Of the atypical antipsychotics, I have tried quetiapine but it was far too sedating for me.
This is my problem, I have had to stop all of the drugs I have tried because of side effects. Sometimes, if the side effects were manageable I held on and tried for long enough to see if they would have an effect on my mood but nothing has worked so far.