I have had years when my anxiety was severe. I tried many meds, including several AP's. None of them helped at all. They just caused me to feel extremely sleepy. So I was both anxious and half-asleep.

Recently, I was put on Gabapentin (neurontin) and told that would help my anxiety. It hasn't done anything except cause me to keep falling asleep.

The only med that ever helped me with anxiety was Klonopin. It is beyond belief that the one psych med type that truly helps relieve anxiety is benzos, and pdocs don't want to prescribe benzos.