So glad I could help a little. My panic disorder occurred over twenty years ago. I've been at this game for a very long time. I won't go into the specifics of how mine came about or what cured it but I will say that there are some simple things for you to think about in regard to panic disorder.....

First, it's common so don't be embarrassed and it frequently accompanies depression. Also, it is common to fear having another one, especially in the same location where you may have had one previously. You can get over it but it takes time to work through what's behind it. Panic is basically intense fear and is the old "fight or flight" response taking our body over. In my case, it turned out that what caused my panic episodes to begin was something I was thinking about while doing something entirely unrelated to what was frightening me. Translation: I was driving on the highway and my mind was thinking about something that was worrying me and suddenly I panicked and from that moment on, I couldn't drive on the highway because I associated highway driving with the panic episode. After putting up with the panic disorder for a very long time, I got sick and tired of it limiting me. So I made up my mind to beat it. I forced myself to learn to drive on the highway without being afraid. It took a lot of work picking apart the nature of the disorder and deciding upon simply bulldozing through it. But it worked. I was determined not to live my life that way.

However. I want you to take good care of yourself today. You need to do what you need to do for yourself right now, a step at a time. Everyone's challenges change day to day. Mine do. I've been at this for many, many years and I still have my challenges. I'm 57 and have only been correctly diagnosed for 5 years. It doesn't always go smoothly, day to day.

Hang in there and work with your doc to the best care for yourself.