I have panic disorder and general anxiety. I was diagnosed with it at 15/16 and now I’m 19. I take Wellbutrin XL (300mg). I’ve been taking it since January but have been on and off different medications since I was diagnosed.

My anxiety is triggered by thoughts of impending doom and the world ending. I can rationalize and say I don’t think it is and my boyfriend comforts me all of the time. Even with all of that, anxiety still finds it’s way into my life. I do art and play video games since I can’t work right now. I watch Netflix or Youtube to create distracts when I’m anxious.

My medication helps long term, by helping me manage my anxiety (which is nowhere as bad as it was in January) but sometimes I hear something and it sends me into a borderline panic attack. I honestly have deleted so much social media due to how much negativity there is and how much anxiety it’s caused me. I need something to take when I get sudden bursts of anxiety that my normal medication doesn’t cover. Obviously, I’d check with my doctor but I was wondering if anybody has tips for this kind of anxiety or what medications worked for you.