Panic Disorder

Hello.....I am a 45 year old male, physically active(ie long distance runner, workout, etc) who was diagnosed with panic disorder 15 years ago...ie at age 30. Prior to the diagnosis I had fainting spells since I was 18......they usually happened 1x per year and were normally associated with either smoking pot or having a few drinks.....but I was never inebriated, etc......it just seemed like my system couldnt handle even small dosages of alchohol or pot. I quit smoking/drinking in my early 20s but still had occasional fainting spells.......(one happened on a transatlantic flight to paris....and i did have 1 drink and a cigarette on that flight....I was 27).....Full fledged panic attacks started at age 30 and i started 10 mg prozac and .5 mg klonopin, along with a no sugar, no caffeine, no alcohol diet........the panic attacks stopped and so did the annual fainting spell. But over the last 15 years I would go thru periods of relapse and remission , I would come off my low dosage of medications and do fine for a few years annd then the panic disorder would rear its ugly head again if you put me in a stressful situation....ie flying, party, etc......i would probably have a panic attack and blackout......this happened at a wedding in feb of this year, on a flight to vegas 3 years ago, in a restaurant during a work lunch 6 years ago, in my office 5 years ago, etc etc etc.and I was on medication to treat panic during these blackouts but probably not therapeutic dosages..and all these occured without any alchohol, smoking...etc havent inbibed/smoked in close to 20 years......if I avoid places that cause me to panic, I usually dont blackout....I just have lots of anxiety/panic all day but manage thru it......anyway, back to present day.....went to see a neuropsychiatrist at nyu epilepsy center in new york.....he thinks i have an unusual form of panic disorder with some sort of vagus response........the disorder seems to stem from the temporal lobe.....although he did mention that 20% OF people who present with panic/anxiety have epilepsy....so I had a closed mri with epilepsy protocol and it was fine....now he wants me to go for a 4 day veeg......i feel like it might be a waste of time.....eventhough I blackout once per year with my panic disorder, I never felt like I was having a seizure ie I dont have auras, no strange smells, etc.....PLUS, if I avoid the stressful places that sometimes cause the panic and then blackouts, they wont happen....SO, should I waste my time with this......I think it might make my panic disorder worse(ie sleep deprivation etc)....and then not get me anywhere....Also, if it were epilepsy, Im not sure I could even handle the drugs prescribed for it....I have a hard time with .25 mg klonopin.....what benefit would I get from knowing?????Thanks and sorry for long response......Also, if anyone can share there experiences with me on the veeg, would appreciate....esp, how do you stay up all night??????