"i have been suffering from &quot;aad&quot; &amp; panic disorder for most of my life. took my 1st &quot;classic&quot; panic attack in the 5th grade!!! i was finally diagnosed at 23. i&#039;m have been treated with xanax, clonopin and ativan for this awful condition ever since. i am now 43. because of all the abuse of these meds though by people that don&#039;t need it for anything except to &quot;get high&quot; makes me furious!!! because where i live in n.j.,no kind of doctor wants to prescribe any kind of benzo anymore. it&#039;s awful because these meds help so many people. i was just yanked, not weaned, off the xanax and given vistaril 100mg 3 times a day. this is the most awful medication i have ever taken in my life!!! i had such horrible s/e&#039;s i went to the e.r.!!! terrible med!!!"