I'm sorry you're having such a tough time. These days, more and more doctors are wary of prescribing benzos since they've tightened the regulations for controlled substances. My pdoc was the one who came up with the idea for 2 mg ER Xanax and 1 mg Xanax .prn. Then I switched the 1mg Xanax to 4 mg of klonopin and now I've switched to 4 mg of Valium. So my current combo for anxiety is 2mg ER Xanax and an added 4 mg of Valium when I'm having a panic attack. Could you switch to a doctor who does prescribe benzos or try to talk to the one you have? You're right. Buspiron isn't helpful at all. Good luck.