Hey Reddit fam. To start I will tell you my story. I began getting panic attacks out of nowhere when I was in college around the age of 20. I drank heavily at the time. Terrified, I went to my doctor who perscribed me 0.5mg of Lorazepam to take if I felt a panic attack coming on. This worked absolute wonders for me and got me through college all together. When I began working full time after college the panic / anxiety did not go away. I began taking the Lorazepam 4-5 times a week, always once in the morning to kill the fear of the panic attack for the day. Fast forward to now and I am taking the same dose of 0.5 mg every day. Sometimes I take two if its bad. This has been 6 years of use and I am going to try to taper off because I am worried about the health affects. I have noticed my memory is beginning to get worse which is really worrying me. I am also on an SSRI that seems to help a little bit.

My questions to the community is, what other drugs (non benzo) or supplements have helped you with anxiety? Has anyone been in my situation and made it out successfully and still kept the panic attacks at bay? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!