@lizziel1 What other things has your doctor suggested to try, addressing your panic attacks? Perhaps looking into something not as strong as a benzodiazepine will be of benefit. What do you do now when you feel a panic attacks coming on? Have you been taught any coping skills to lessen the negatives of a panic attack? I am sure the doctor has your best interest at heart.
Ginger

Go psychiatrist shopping or ask your pcp for a referral. I had anxiety attacks that actually ended up in the er where they gave me a Clonazapan (Klonopin). My attack slowly disappeared and was discharged .

I went to a clinic called “community care Alliance “
They have psych nurses, social workers who take you out for burgers or Walmart or the bank. Most of all they have a caring psychiatrist who surely wasn’t there for money. I told him that I had permanent anxiety. No more panic attacks because of the psychiatric help I was getting and when the conversation turned to medication option, he immediately asked if I ever tried klonopin, (a benzo). When I mentioned my hospital experience he prescribed a half of one milligram in the morning and 1 mg at 4:00 pm.
It does have side effects but I found I could live with them. 6 months later I have had no anxiety attacks. I have GAD (general anxiety disorder) with out those horrible panic attacks anymore and my psychiatrist is not a pill pusher. He told me that getting off them was very difficult and that he would have to do it a little at a time. So I said ok and I don’t have anxiety other than the normal of anxiety before a test. That was considered normal. That’s me today. No abnormal anxiety.