Need advice on anxiety medication

I have been on all kinds of anti-anxiety meds but, I started taking Buspar at the beginning of the year and it absolutely saved my life. I don't have constant anxiety or panic attacks anymore AT ALL. It's great and it's not a benzo so doctors aren't weird about it and it isn't an SSRI so it doesn't have a bunch of side effects you have to worry about either. I am still prescribed a few Ativan per month just in case, but I haven't needed them in months. It's really been life-changing.

If it feels more like panic attacks caused by anxiety I would definitely recommend Xanax or Clonazepam but these medications are more so for an immediate relax feeling not for a long term solution. I’m also having difficulties finding something that helps with the daily panic and anxiety a lot of the meds just make me feel like a zombie. But when I have really bad attacks these meds seem to help but again are not usually prescribed long term.

I am on Clonidine .01 mg 3 x day.

The medication’s take a while to start working. About 4 to 6 weeks before you can see results. I would ask for an Ativan or benzo. In the meantime, if it’s that bad bad