yes its normal, if you want to reduce the panic attacks, some enjoy them,simply disolve any valium type pill under tongue

I dont know how anyone could enjoy them lol...sheesh take mine if it is that good ;) LOL

Yes, this is completely normal...sometimes it takes a while to get back into a good body feeling per say.

i know how you feel!! Recently it has been the opposite for me. i feel stress and anxiety for a few days before it leads to an attack. then the next day i feel like a new man. it goes back and fourth. i dont get it!!

Do not listen to people who tell you take drugs- You can get through this without drugs. Everything we experience, throat feelings, dry eyes, dry throat, gas, etc, all anxiety. I have shooting pain from gas, it's just anxiety. I believe I am an anxiety disorder veteran, I have had it three major times, generalized anxiety after big panic attacks. Just please don't resort to drugs, they're dangerous and highly addictive. You can do this without them, it's only a matter of habitual thinking. Drink tons and tons of filtered water in glass cups, not plastics. Avoid anything with xenoestrogens. No one needs 'strange' estrogen mimicking real estrogen in their bodies- period and most of us have them.

Please do not think of me as a babbler, I know what I'm talking about. Blood sugar can be a reason, too. Get checked for anything just to set your mind at ease but only do this once, not many times. Accept all of it as anxiety. Accept your anxiety as a friend trying to annoy you. Listen to your anxiety but don't assume it's a monster, accept everything as helpful, and see your anxiety as a little kid just trying to get your attention. In your mind, sit it down and comfort it, letting it know that it's ok. Do not ignore it, because if you try to think of a rose and try to not think of it, you will continue to think of the rose, just like annoying song lyrics. Make it so the anxiety is just an upset child needing comfort so it calms down and feels better again. I hope this helped you, and also, tweak this and do it how you want to, everyone is different.

Thanks I like the idea of thinking of my anxiety as needing attention to feel better. I don't take any meds nor do I plan on it and I drink 2L of water a day. Other than anxiety I am a very healthy person. I tease my family that I have a superior immune system because I never get sick (they of course joke back that my illnesses are mental) I don't mind laughing it off up until the moment when I actually have an attack.

I'm also on the east coast in NY in a county that was affected by the hurricane and I think it has contributed to my anxiety. No one I know was injured but in general it is a stressful time.

Thanks all for your help and support!