Gabapentinoids like pregabalin, gabapentin and phenibut are great alternatives to benzos. they are also addictive, we are nowhere near close to developing a medication that works on anxiety and is not addictive, but it tends to be on the easier side to get them off your system once you no longer need it.
I have a bottle of gabapentin that I received roughly a year and a half ago for my fibromyalgia. After receiving the prescription I did extensive research and saw the efficacy is so weak with pharmaceuticals and fibromyalgia, so after taking like two or three tablets I just stopped. Clearly I did not give the medication enough time to see if it could work, but I just figured it's probably not going to work - don't waste your time. Plus, I don't like meds in general so I stopped taking it.
But your post has me thinking maybe I should give it a shot to see if not only it could it help my fibromyalgia, but also help me with my severe social anxiety and general anxiety disorders.
If you or anyone else could share your opinion on this I would appreciate it.
I did not realize that something like gabapentin could help with anxiety or else I would have stayed on it a year and a half ago when I was given the prescription.
Currently, I self-medicate with coffee. Coffee squashes my social anxiety very effectively. If I don't drink coffee I can't leave my apartment. But one too many sips of coffee and it triggers my bipolar. Sounds like a case of Goldilocks and the three bears I'm sure.