"i was given this medication in the emergency room for the anxiety i was having. it did nothing for me. i&#039;m bipolar plus i have anxiety. i&#039;m looking for something new. i was on klonopin but was taken off of it because it&#039;s highly addictive. i had taken that for 24 years. that helped a lot. i&#039;m disappointed that atarax didn&#039;t work."