Hi there! I’ve been diagnosed with severe clinical depression, generalized anxiety, and CPTSD for awhile now and my last therapist strongly believed I have ADHD that has caused my depression &amp; anxiety. Also, I strongly believe I have ASD as well. Given all these factors, getting treatment has been a struggle for me and getting an official dx for ADHD has been incredibly difficult. 

In January I started taking Zoloft and have had a significant improvement in my depression, but no impact on my anxiety. My new psych started me on Gabapentin to take throughout the day and a larger dose to help me go to sleep at night. She’s also trying me out on Wellbutrin as a non stimulant treatment for ADHD. I haven’t really noticed much of an effect from the later two medications other than the larger does of Gabapentin does sometimes help me fall asleep at night without my brain running wild, but it doesn’t always help and I’ve been feeling even more fatigued than usual. I understand that these medications are sedatives and can naturally have that effect, but I just wanted to hear about other peoples experiences trying anti-anxiety medications and how they’ve helped/made you feel. I really don’t notice much support from the Gabapentin and I’ve shared this with my psych, so of course I’ll talk to her about it again at my next appointment, but I just don’t know if what I’m hoping to gain from anti-anxiety medicine is achievable. I’ve struggled my entire life with anxiety and it’s become so normal to me that I’m not sure what not having it really feels like.