Hello, I was searching for some advice/help online because I feel so desperate. I have anxiety. Have had it off and on for a few years now. I have taken lorazapam in the past, and have recently had some prescribed by my PA--Lorazapam use to work...especially to help me sleep. I would take just one a day. Recently, I had an episode that was really scary for me. My PA prescribed Citalopram and I had told her my chest felt heavy when I took it. She said just take half a pill. So, a few days ago, I did. I woke up at 3am and felt extremely disoriented and I passed out. Right on my stairs in my home. Once I came to...I managed to get in front of a fan, in front of a window, and felt better. My worry stems from I don't know what to do anymore about my anxiety. I am afraid to take an anti-depressant because of what happened recently, and the lorazapam I don't want to become addicted to, as I am aware it can make anxiety worse. I have a heightened awareness of my heart, and at night I wake up, and cannot fall back to sleep. I am a single Mom, and the sole provider of my children. I need to be strong for them and right now I feel the opposite of that.