"when i started having severe anxiety and panic attacks years ago i had a doctor who had no difficulty shoving me on xanax and klonopin. i was completely unaware how addictive and awful these drugs were. i weaned myself of the drugs after years of taking them. after withdrawal i did fine. about a year ago my anxiety and panic attacks returned and i was going to a different doctor. she tried me on zoloft first and very sparingly gave me xanax for those &quot;i&#039;m going to die moments&quot;. after about 3 months the zoloft wasn&#039;t helping much without the occasional xanax kick so she doubled the zoloft and i about crawled out of my skin. she asked me if i want to try buspiron. no anxiety and sleeping like a baby."