I never found Hydroxyzine (Vistaril, Atarax) to have much anxiolytic effect, so I'm glad that someone does and it's not just the medical community shoveling more bullshit drugs on us. Like other antihistamines, it's useful for getting some sleep in certain scenarios and works as a mild potentiator when combined with Opioids, but like I said, I never found use for it as an anxiolytic.
Clonidine on the other hand, has proved itself useful for this purpose. I, like a lot of people, experience physical effects of anxiety. For the most part mine manifests itself as a tight, tense feeling in my chest. This, in turn, makes the psychological aspect of my anxiety worse and vice versa. Now, if I take .1mg - .2mg of Clonidine, maybe more if my anxiety is really killer, it tends to alleviate the feeling of tightness in my chest and enables me to relax a little bit easier. It's by no means a magic bullet, like a Benzodiazepine for instance, but anything that helps relieve my anxiety is worth taking, especially if I have a more or less stressful day ahead of me. You could perhaps find some relief in Clonidine as well for this reason. For most people also, including myself, Clonidine is great for inducing sleep. If I take .2mg before bed, I'm generally out within an hour.
Baclofen, I've only had one trial run with (a month's prescription). I didn't get a lot of benefit from it; hardly any really. I took 4x the intended dosage once and I went to sleep, only to wake up the next morning feeling groggy and off. Baclofen is a GABAergic drug, related to things like Pregabalin (Lyrica), Gabapentin (Neurontin) and Phenibut (OTC), but in my experience, it possesses nowhere near the anxiolytic or otherwise positive effects of the three. Some people, however, do get a lot of benefit from Baclofen in this regard, so I would say it might be worth trying. Just don't expect it to be an earth-shattering experience.
So, you only take the Hydroxyzine at night or do you sometimes take it during the day as well?
Also, OP, in the future, you can simply edit your post to include things that you may have originally forgotten. It's a little bit cleaner and less cluttersome than double posting. No big deal though.
