Hi I joined tonight. I have had panic attacks since I was 24. I was first given benzos in the 70's and have continued with them different ones at different times and different doses depending on what was going on in my life. Many pdcos suggested and tried multiple antidepressants make anxiety worse not just for a few weeks but for too long so the discontinue them . My heredity is full of hypo and hyper thyroidism and a hx of chronic lymes disease. I recently started treatment with a new pdoc who has long waiting lists of people from other states too and he said no no antidepressants for me or antipsychotics and to go off the only ad I could tolerate but didn't help luvox. So now I'm only only xanax long lasting and lunesta 3mg for sleep. Any help or comments appreciated as this long lating xanax seems more subtle than regular and I seem to be gathering strenth again to confront the world and at the same time weaning off luvox, valiam too. Thanks Phlllipa