"i started out on valium 5 mg 4 times a day when i was 22 due to petit-mal seizures. the doctors said my anxiety was causing my blood pressure to go out the roof. at age 29 had a heart attack due to anxiety making my bp so high i was in v fib. now at age 38 i&#039;m taking xanax 2 mg 3 times a day. for me all the antidepressants cause some kind of stimulation hat makes my anxiety worsen so i stopped the ssri&#039;s. it is working for now but i fear what happens when this doesn&#039;t work anymore what am i going to do. so tired of having anxiety and panic disorder. i don&#039;t think too many doctors understand what a profound problem this causes in ones life. so really express how you really feel to your doc."