 [ Symptoms ] i have been diagnosed with anemia [ Disease ] that medicine is okay for anxiety some people do have side effects but that goes along with all medicines if you are not sure about taking it tell your doctor and they can try something else but you may still have side effects there are some otc sleeping aids you could try with less side effects but i do not know how bad your anxiety is you would just have to try and see and if you just do that many a month you may be okay but you need to talk to your doctor hope you find the right thing and get better