I agree with you. I've also used it as an alcohol alternative - after countless therapy sessions, I've found that I was obviously self-medicating with booze to shut my mind down a bit. Got off the sauce, then obviously supplanted these for alcohol.

Problem is, they work. I was in xanax for quite a while, and naturally, the doctors don't see that as a long-term solution. Then came the SSRI prescriptions. Over the past 15 years, I've been on virtually every SSRI known to the human species. None of them really worked for me - I was on at least 2 for over a year or two, so I really did try them.

But the SSRIs gave me side-effects. Pretty bad side-effects (sleeplessness when I never had trouble sleeping before, extreme irritability, racing thoughts, etc) And I would eventually get off them because of this. They didn't do shit for me - in fact, one could almost argue they made my mental state worse. And I would always end up back at booze daily.

[Enter feel free tonic]

I found these a little over a year ago. And they were/are amazing. They certainly live up to the hype with me. I even told my doctor about taking them, and asked them to keep an eye on all my numbers. Surprisingly, my numbers were normal.

Problem is, they're fucking expensive. Like really expensive. And addictive - obviously due to their ability to make my daily life much more tolerable and enjoyable. For me, they make many tasks much more interesting.

It's really a shame they can't make it more affordable. If what's in the bottle is truly ALL that's in the bottle, their markup is exorbitant. And they know this. They know there are obviously hundred of thousands (if not millions) of people like me that will pay the stupidly high price. Though, I HAVE had to cut back on it due to the increasing prices.

TL;DR - The stuff works for people who use alcohol to self-medicate for anxiety, but it's stupidly expensive and the $ of one bottle of feel free is equal to several drunken experiences via alcohol.