When I am having a panic attack I get so scared and shaky and very depressed. Today I just started taking prozac and I am supposed to take xanax whenever I am having a panic attack but I am scared to take them. I dont want to get addicted to them. When I do take them I only take half a pill. Will the xanax react badly with the prozac and how can I calm down and relax?

My boyfriend and I live with his mother, stepfather and his 3 year old. We recently got custody of his son. Last night, my boyfriend went into the hospital and they concluded that he had a stress induced panic attack. What can I do to make him feel less stressed?

I am having ( I think ) panic attacks in school. I have headaches,dizziness and I sometimes shake. My heart races with like every breath I take. I always know when a panic attack is coming because I feel like the room gets brighter and I get really dizzy and my heart races. I haven’t been in school for a week now because I don’t want to pass out. I am not usually the type that misses school.

Also, I have no idea what is triggering these attacks. There is nothing at school that upsets me or could hurt me. I love school. Can anyone help?

Jewel asked:

I’ve had asthma for approximately 14 years but it’s gradually getting worse as I get older and my attacks are more frequent. I’ve been put on additional preventative medicine but have always wondered about the difference between asthma and anxiety/panic attacks. I’m not sure if I experience the latter because my asthma does scare me on occasion. Is it normal to get scared during an attack? How can you tell if it’s just a little fear or full blown anxiety?

Things I have been experiencing lately are: wheezy cough, chest soreness and aches, breathlessness, and feeling as if weights are sitting on my chest. Sometimes I feel achey and weak all over. At times, I get frustrated when my asthma is out of control because it’s hard to breathe but I do not hyperventilate or experience a racing heart. I just have difficulty getting a breath and I become really achey, especially after I take my rescue inhaler.

What am I experiencing and is it typical for an asthma attack or panic attack?

I am trying to find out what are the symptoms of a panic attack, I ask because I think I may have had one yesterday.

I was in the shower thinking about some family stuff and I became short of breath, I also felt as if I would pass out, my heart was pounding and I felt sick.

I got out of the shower, dried off and got dressed then just sat on my bed for a while until the sickness and pounding heart stopped.

It took at least 25 mins for all this stuff to stop, I was doing some deep breathing while I sat down.

How do I know whether I had a panic attack or something else altogether, If it had just been the sickness or shortness of breath I wouldn’t have worried about it so much but when it is both of these together I instantly thought of the panic attack.