I have had GAD since I was 21 (9 years ago) and I dealt with it with meds, without meds, with therapy, without therapy &amp; it’s been the “usual” ups and downs of anxiety. 

Most recently, I was on Buspar/Buspirone for a 6-8 month stint in 2020-2021 when my SO of 4 years’ father was nearing end of life and passed away. My GP helped me find Buspar (I had taken Citalopram before and hated the side effects) and she and I worked on dosage on a month-to-month basis. 

After my SO’s father’s passing, a lot of my anxiety went away and my GP and I agreed that I could wean off and stop Buspar. She advised that my anxiety as of late appears to be “situational anxiety” (certain scenarios make my GAD much worse or accelerates symptoms) and recommended I keep my remaining Buspar on hand instead of tossing it. 

The past 3 weeks, I have been experiencing severe anxiety symptoms to the point where I took a day off work because I could not stop shaking or crying (I have rarely taken time off work for anxiety). I hate admitting when my anxiety is beating me and I don’t want to turn to meds again but I don’t feel i have any other choice. 

Has anyone else pursued handling situational anxiety without meds?