I posted about a week ago saying my new doc wouldn't refill my 19 year xanax Rx (very rare utilization) without me first trying hydroxyzine as an alternative. 

Since then my anxiety has been bubbling just below the surface (and sometimes just above it) stressing about my first "real" anxiety attack where I'd have to try out the new medication. 

Every night when my day finishes I end up spending two or three hours trying to keep an anxiety attack at bay. It's terrible since I've had my anxiety completely under control and mostly back of mind for the past year, until my safety next just got snatched away lol. 

So my question for those who have taken or take hydroxyzine, can I take it with mild anxiety? Would I be able to tell whether it's helping if I took it say tonight when my anxiety isn't bad but it's obviously present and about ready to break through? I'm debating just taking it tonight so I can see what it feels like instead of waiting for a full blown attack since it's the waiting and unknown that's driving my anxiety this week anyway. 

Does that make sense? Seem logical? What would you do? I don't know why taking a new med is giving me so much stress/fear.