i am curious about which medications you are referring to as chemical restraints?... i struggle with panic disorder and have tried lexapro and wellbutrin... they worked for awhile but then they seem to have an adverse effect... it maybe just the anxiety over powering them...so to speak... anyway i stopped taking wellbutrin about 3 months ago... i have xanax for when the panic attacks get to much for me to handle...but i don't like taking them... soooooo the doctor wants me to try abilify... which when i googled it seems extreme for panic disorder... i don't have a dx of bipolar or schizophrenia... so taking an anti psychotic... is extremely frightening... i haven't taken it and at this point don't intend too...lyn