Have you used benzos, and if so, which worked better for you? Benzos don't do very much for me, so I was looking into what else is available. Buspar doesn't seem all that common around here, hardly anyone I know has even heard of it and no one's taken it, but tons of people take benzos. And I don't see Buspar mentioned on this board much. I have annoying "body anxiety" type symptoms, like shakiness, muscle tension, and holding my breath, but I feel calm in my head. I was hoping there would be something more effective for this type, Ativan isn't making much of a difference, even at high doses. Although it does work for mental anxiety, when I have it. I am apparently quite insensitive to this group, and I think it has to do with binge drinking. I used to take Xanax, before Ativan, and that worked, I guess, but for the wrong reason. I found the feeling of it to very closely emulate alcohol. 1/2mg seemed to be on the order of 2 beers. Thats what I'd drink the morning-after a binge to kill the shakes. Xanax seems just like that.slacker