"i have generalized anxiety disorder and have been on ssri&#039;s and benzodiazepines. the ssri&#039;s made me manic. zoloft, buspar, paxil...etc. i have been in 2 treatment programs and the hospital for harmful thoughts over the last 5 years. my doctor put me on gabapentin and seemed to work real well. then a follow up doc took me off and said i had to take an antidepresseant and xanax to help me sleep. huge mistake. well i went back on the gabapentin then off again because i thought it was causing a problem but it was really the xanax. now, i have been put back on it 300mg 3x a day. i also take a low dose of remeron and trazodone to help me sleep. i think it is a good medication for anxiety and i hope this time i get good results like i did the first time i was on it."