I was wondering if anyone takes or has any experience with other medication other than benzos for stress/anxiety and sleep problems. I cannot take benzos because a little over 3 years I was addicted to them and had a withdraw seizure when I tried to quit cold turkey. Tomorrow I will be clean 3 years. i used to take them for my anxiety, but after the seizure I started to see a new doctor and I was diagnosed as bipolar. I take depakote, serequel, and topamax. The tomamax is more for my migraines but is does have some calming effects. The problem is the serequel is not working very well, and since I cannot take benzos I don't know what else to do. I though maybe if I got some of your personal experiences I could ask my doctor about them. Thank you. Sorry this was so long.