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I have personal experience with Guanfacine (and Clonidine), beta blockers (Propanolol/Labetalol), Etifoxine, Phenibut, and a myriad of benzos. Long history of
by gavinray 4y ago
I have personal experience with Guanfacine (and Clonidine), beta blockers (Propanolol/Labetalol), Etifoxine, Phenibut, and a myriad of benzos.
Long history of RX for anxiety disorders, which I eventually tapered off of and quit due to dependence.
Can attest to Etifoxine being effective without side effects, guanfacine and clonidine being mildly effective. Beta blockers never did much for me but YMMV.
- ineedasername 4y agoAfter all of those, what did you settle on for managing anxiety long term? Was it the Etifoxine?
- gavinray 4y agoI keep Etifoxine on hand for acute panic attacks and take l-Theanine + Ashwagandha daily for general anxiety. The over-the-counter supplements don't do much but it's better than nothing.
- SemanticStrengh 4y agodo you think it is sustainable to take etifoxine daily or does it leads to addiction/tolerance?
- gavinray 4y agoI can't give anecdotal evidence on daily use because I've not used it in that way, but between medical literature and my own experiences my guess would be that you could take it daily. Dependence-causing anxiety medication generally had noticeable psychoactive effects. EG, Phenibut, benzos, etc. I wasn't sure if it did anything at first because I can't notice any kind of headspace change. But sure enough, if I have anxiety and feel like I might get a panic attack, taking ~100mg makes the anxiety subside. I've also had really good experiences with Buspirone, 10mg twice daily.