For the best part of 20 years I've been taking carbamazepine and bronazepam or diazepam (also Clonazepam) for epilepsy and GAD (generalized anxiety disorder).

Also Zopiclone for sleep issues.

Recently I moved country and was unable to get a script for the benzodiazepines. In a way it's what I wanted - I'm not mad about being dependant on pharmaceuticals for me day to day existence.

I realised that the GAD is there alright, and was getting quite uncomfortable in social situations, and in close contact with other people.

Perhaps this is also compounded by the fact that I've spent much of my free time alone in the last 5 years (that said I'm extremely calm and confident, at times clownish when I'm teaching).

With the anxiety and mini panic attacks comes a feeling that I might have a seizure. This cat that hasn't happened.

As a precaution I went to the pharmacist and asked for something to help sleep and for the GAD. She gave me Amitriptyline for sleep, and Deanxit for the anxiety. They seem to be working. Not sure if placebo affect though.

Also they're both antidepressants, and I already take 25mg is Sertraline daily.

I know I'm not meant to ask for advice on pharmaceuticals, so my question is more about hot to biohack the sleep and GAD.

Seizures are terrifying and dangerous. I've come to in hospital ERs before when the seizures struck when I was out and about (last seizure was about 3 years ago, although I've felt pre-seizurous in recent times, and have had fierce muscle twitching and spasms)

Your thoughts and words are valued - please chime in 🤓

*Mods, if I've broken a sub rule, please allow my to correct and edit the above to make it suitable, ta ☺️