Alright, y'all, I need some serious help.

I've been on buspirone since August. I'm not sure if it worked or if I just got better, but it's not working anymore. I've had several panic attacks the last few weeks, and the hangovers are so severe that I can barely function.

My new doctor is weaning me off the buspirone and putting me on something else today. And she warned me that I'll feel pretty crappy weaning off the buspirone.

I am *sick to death* of feeling crappy. And I refuse to be confined to the couch or bed for the next six weeks while I transition.

So what are some ways to fight anxiety and panic that actually *work*? 

Breathing does shit for me. I rarely hyperventilate, so regulating my breathing neither slows the panic nor distracts me. Engaging in conversation doesn't work either. I'm too foggy headed to focus and it makes me more anxious that I can't. The 5-4-3-2-1 technique doesn't work either.

The only things I've found to help are 1) playing games on my phone that require my full attention, 2) a panic app that does breathing and a pattern that distracts me, and 3) telling myself I'm not going to have a panic attack.

I am stronger than this anxiety, damn it. And I need to take control of it.

So drop those techniques. I'm determined to take my life back.