Hi. I am new here, and was reading your post. Although your Pdoc, perhaps because of his age, could have handled the situation better, he think he may have a a point. Anyone who is prone to anxiety/ panic attacks need to avoid stimulants. I have been banned from all .. including Lucozade and any sinus medication (and my sinus allergies give me hell). These are also things that I used to take before with no problem, but under the current circumstances I can't.

I went through timelines and realised that certain meds do increase the attacks, and many of them resemble asthma (one ER thought it was adult onset asthma). I cannot do anti-depressants anymore, because they do increase the attacks. They appeared to make me feel calmer but the incidents of panic increased. I am stuck with benzos. Since I have stopped anything with stimulants, my attacks have decreased dramatically.

From my own experience, I think your pdoc may have a point, however, he could have expressed this in a better manner.