I just started taking Seroquel 300mg for anxiety and depression. However, I am wondering if an anticonvulsant (like Lyrica or Lamictal) might be more effective at treating the panic attacks and anger outbursts. Overall, which type of medicine do you think is better? I am well aware of the various side effects each type of medicine has. Thanks for your help!

Anyway to treat severe anxiety w/o medication, I have lorezpam but I am really get sick of taking medications and the cost of medications, my script will run out soon-only have like 8 left.
Are there any other techniques to getting rid of anxiety? I used to be able to will it all away by tricking my brain into thinking everything will be okay, but it doesn’t work anymore (not since my dad died about a year ago).
PS–background info: I was on paxil for 10 yrs, starting getting BAD anxiety, hyperness, sleeplessness–so they took me off & said I had bipolar depression and associated it with me taking SSRIs –basically I am only bipolar when taking SSRIs–so I went off of it, I tried different mood stabilizers & hated them- My mind felt muddled and I STILL had anxiety attacks.
Now, I am off of all of those drugs besides lorazepam. I get the tightening in my chest, feel like I can’t breathe, feel like im suffucating, & my stomach does cartwheels many times over.
PS, i stopped going to my psychiatrist(s). I got tired of "testing" drugs and I got tired of the side effects of the drugs–and they wouldnt relieve my major issue– ANXIETY. (I tried lamictal, depakote, seroquel)—and couldnt tolerate the side effects. My brain isnt foggy anymore, so i DO feel better drug-free but I do still get anxiety!!! Help! anyone have any tricks to do—or herbs u use to calm yourself down?
Veronica, I am sorry. I have never experienced what you are talking about– "I get some weird sensations around my mouth and cheeks. It feels like a numb/tingly/weak feeling"

I do get the tingly feeling sort of through my entire body but I don’t recall it ever being by my mouth. My arms and BODY get tingly, hairs standing straight up–type-thing.

I really only had a few mini-panic attacks before my dad passed away-and now i get these major attacks often. It is miserable when it happens. I had always heard of people getting this, but I had NO clue how terrible it is.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I guess I will just have to try and find something to work for me. I do have some lorezapam left, so that will help me for awhile. But after that I just really want to learn to deal w/it on my own. I don’t want to get addicted to any medications!

Take care everyone, thanks. Veronica, hope you can figure it out. Your doctor probably knows best, Id trust her/him.

Okay so I have a heart condition, I’m not sure what it is but I’m seeing a cardiologist sometime in the next month. I take seroquel at night, I actually just changed from 500 mg to 400. I used to get horrible palpitations on 500 mgs, to where I couldn’t catch my breath, I felt faint, lightheaded, and had to sit down for a minute, and they were started by even minute physical activity, like climbing a short flight of stairs. It’s better on the 400, but I still get the palpitations. When I run, my heart goes spastic and my face gets really flushed and warm and I break out in a sweat and I can’t catch my breath. Today I ran more than I usually can and I (discreetly) collapsed for a few seconds because my legs were too weak.

Also, I have severe anxiety and depression problems, and I’m very prone to panic attacks. Lately, with going back to school, being a senior, having a VERY heavy caseload, and having some stressful stuff going on at home, it seems like my heart issues have been more prominent. Just a bit ago, surfing the internet I found some articles saying anxiety and stress can make heart problems worse, and I was wondering: if I get medication to treat the anxiety (which I’ve been meaning to do for a while anyway), would my heart problems decrease? I know that it’s an underlying condition and it won’t totally make it go away, I just want to know if it will even affect it.