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I know I have some sort of panic disorder, and I was wondering if anyone with experience knows how prescriptions for these work.

I know a doctor can prescribe you Xanax (Alprazolam)/Klonopin(Clonazepam) to begin an SSRI treatment, but is it possible to just get a prescription for Klonopin or any other long lasting benzodiazepine without getting on a SSRI regimen? (As in you just have a benzo regimen.)

I ask this because SSRIs have been shown to have very negative side effects and even fail to work at all. On the other hand, I have a friend who has an anxiety disorder and receives only Klonopin to take twice a day. He gave me some, and it works perfectly.

Basically.. do most doctors do the SSRI thing, or can you request a long lasting benzodiazepine (Klonopin) regimen. I'm going to the doctor soon, and I think if he puts me on an SSRI regimen I'm going to just deny it... I know for a fact Klonopin works and has no major side effects, so I believe I should just get this drug. I want to avoid SSRIs at all costs.

If you are on any reigmen for anxiety, please post your treatments and thoughts about the drugs used in your regimens. Thanks.