"i&#039;ve suffered from depression spells, and mood disorders, but have had chronic anxiety/panic attacks my whole life. i&#039;ve taken a benzodiazepine for countless years, which worked well for some of these things but not all. over the years i tried many different supplement meds typically prescribed for these issues, but none worked or they had horrible side effects on me. so my doctor suggested tramadol--i asked how this could even work (a pain medicine)? he explained its an off-label use of the medication but has found it very successful in other similar psychiatric patients and how he researched and explained how it chemically works in the brain (which i didn&#039;t really understand)...but it works amazingly! i finally live a normal and happy life!"