Hi, last February I had a major panic attack for the first time in my life and it scared me to death.?

Then I started to have them all the time and went to a doctor. I was put on different meds that helped a little but I still have anxiety even with high doses of several meds. I also have to take Xanax everyday just to feel like my normal self. My doctor is okay with this and is working on eventually getting me off this. I just turned 30, but since this started I am exhausted to the point that I have to take at least one or two naps a week. For the first six months since this started I had diarrhea everyday, 1 to 3 or more times a day. I would lose my appetite. I lost 5 pounds out of nowhere for no reason even though I was eating regularly. I have bad days still and when my meds changed a lot of times I would have insomnia. I figured it was the meds. Since this is not going away at all just little here and there, I am wondering if I could have hyperthyroidism. I have so many of the symptoms and none of the meds do the trick except Xanax and that is just a band aid. I need advice about this. I asked my doc is there any way it is something besides anxiety. He said possibly hyperthyroid but i would have to be tested. I don't have insurance but if it will give me an answer I guess I should do it. Does this sound like it could be hyperthyroidism? I don't have panic attacks anymore but consistently face anxiety on a daily basis for no reason whatsoever.

Hi....I hope I can help. Panic attacks are very scary. I thought mine was a heart attack. I came out of nowhere. I could not breath, i was light headed, nauseated, in a state of terrifying panic and my arms and legs went numb. i was having them on a daily basis where my body shut down. You should ask your parents about going on an antianxiety/antidepression medicine. That stops the actual attacks. The Xanax I take just stops the anxiety for a period of hours. Hope that helps...I have done a lot of research on this.

Hi.
Im sorry that i cant answer your questions but I was wondering if you could answer a question of mine?
I am 14 years old and I am having a a very stressful year
I have had 2 panic attacks this year
I have never had them before this year
Since you have experienced them yourself, I am sure you know how scary they are
They are the scariest things that have ever happen to me
I was wondering if you thought that medicine would help me
I know you are not a doctor but my parents think im just an emotional teenager
I have only had 2 in my whole life so im not sure
Thank you in advance.
I am very sorry for you and I am very sorry that I dont have an answer for your question
But I geniunely hope that things get better for you.