i was in the same exact situation except i was younger and my mom was against anti-depressants such as paxil. she flat out said "ohhhh no! you're not going on more drugs!" so i had to basically deal with it. i didn't even know there was a name for what i was experiencing. i did lots of research, found out i was having panic attacks. i read everything i could about them. eventually i got fed up and when i felt a panic attack coming on i would be like "screw you panic attack, you're not getting me again." it sounds stupid but it worked. less then a week later i didn't get panic attacks anymore. once you realize it's in your head and it's possible to get better it's so much easier. good luck
amandyjo Reviewed by amandyjo on . Panic Attacks / anietxy I'm sure there is someone else who roams these boards with a panic/anixety disorder, which is why I came here. Basically I get them pretty often and if I smoke I always get one. I took a 4 month break from smoking because I was getting them and just couldn't do it anymore even though I loved being high. Now I'm on Clonapen which I take to block the attacks. I take half a pill in the morning half a pill later in the day which usually blocks all attacks. I smoked the other day and I was pretty Rating: 5