Girrlll, you are not alone. I have panic every gosh darn night and usually wake up covered in sweat. I panic and walk around my house thinking if this is "it" will I stop breathing? Will I just give up and die? Ya know, our panic mind thoughts. I can't do deep breathing well. Thinking of breathing freaks me out bc I have this fear that I'll stop breathing one day and I must be on guard! Irrational, yes but I believe it sadly. What I do is put on TV (sometimes that makes it worse) I use the bathroom, drink water, and fight with my thoughts. If it's bad I take Xanax .... lately I've had to boost my dosage since they are god awful. I am sorry if I'm not much help but I'm wallowing myself. I encourage you to write here anytime you feel panicky. Many hugs and I'll be thing you tonight when I have my daily attacks :(

It sounds like you may be dealing with a chronic Enterovirus infection. They can cause many physical and mental symptoms including all the ones you describe but unfortunately only a very few doctors are aware of them so most victims are never tested or correctly diagnosed. My mom and I have been infected for over 7 years now with Coxsackie B2 and B6 viruses. It's been hell. If you want more info check out Enteroviruses .com and the Enterovirus Foundation. Strangely, the antidepressant Fluoxetine [Prozac] appears to be strongly antiviral against Enteroviruses at least in lab studies. I've been taking 40mg/day along with an Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine antivirals for a little over a month now and my nausea and abdominal discomfort are much less but I still feel about as sick otherwise, although they say Prozac can take 2 to 3 months or maybe more to really start working so I'm still hopeful. Hang in there and I hope you can find some answers. Hugs to you from Mom and me.

So funny bc yesterday i had a level 10 panic attack suddenly after months of having one and breathing and all that crap isnt an option. I reach for the klonopin in those situations. A psychiatrist can prescribe something for u.

Hi. I literally feel your pain. I started having my panic attacks about 10 years ago. Just so you can relate( or not) here’s a little background.
I was sent on a virtual run around of doctors and specialists until I was dizzy. My symptoms were an awful sensation of something stuck in the back of my throat and fear of the dark. I was sent to an allergist, dermatologist, ENT and a gastroenterologist. The gastro guy was the worst but actually ended up being a blessing in disguise. After I insisted his little purple pill was not helping and I did not believe I had a gastric problem (much to his dismay!) he basically told me I needed a psychiatrist. So, that’s exactly where I went. Turns out he diagnosed me with GLOBUS Pharyngis. Look it up. Bingo! Then he prescribed Xanax.
I honestly thought I was losing my mind and it was all in my head until he diagnosed me.
My attacks now come only at night but didn’t always. I couldn’t even sit in a dark theater or have a wash cloth over my face in the beginning. Ten years later and I still have bad times but I’ve never had the heart rush, sweat, numbness or palpitations. Mine is more like I want to jump out of my skin or I have this enormously overwhelming sense of doom. Like being buried alive or having complete paralysis but yet being conscious. I feel like it’s not death that scares me but the process of suffering and no way of ending it. I am so conscious that it’s ridiculous but there you have it. Sometimes dealing with it by turning on lights, petting my dog, distracting myself with plans for the next day or looking at FB will help me ride it out. These episodes come when I try to wean myself off my Xanax. Apparently, I need them or I will have to deal with the horror of my terrors. So. Hope this helped somebody. If it helps it’s meds if it doesn’t it’s drugs.
I’d like to think I would never have to take another pill in my life but at 60 I just don’t want to feel all that madness. Old age sucks enough.