Okay you have gotten some good advice. Let's address your statement about the anxiety coming and going. When anxiety kicks in, that the fight or flight mechanism in your brain has been triggered. There are a lot of good articles on here on anxiety to help you educate yourself and can help you make the best informed decision for you. I do appologise for referring to your mother as nutty. That was a horrible thing to say. I have no idea where that idea came from. I hope you can forgive me. Oh, also there a good anxiety online resource. Google "the anxiety panic internet resource". Read all you can on it. One more thing, if you decide to go off a med, always discuss this with your doctor first. Good luck. Keep us posted!