Like others have said, there's no magic answer...one thing that comes to mind for me is never letting your anxiety win. Don't let your anxiety keep you from going to work, even though that can be really, really hard. What helps me when my anxiety acts up is I just focus on the next little step, or the next few minutes. So if I'm anxious about going to work, I'll just make a goal of going out to my car. Then, once I get to my car, I make a goal of driving to work. Then going in to my work's building. Etc. And I always tell myself that I'm not trapped--I can stop the process if something goes wrong. But I make myself go to work no matter what my anxiety says, because I don't want to reinforce my anxiety. I hate not having something to do, too--I start feeling agitated when that happens. Maybe you can bring little things along for you to do in slow periods, like crossword puzzles or a book to read? Or try doing some meditation/relaxation exercises during those times--you don't need to bring anything for those :)
I was on Risperidone for a little while, but it didn't help my anxiety. Meds that have helped: Buspar, Effexor, Pristiq, Luvox. But everybody's different.
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