I am going through some major life changes, and I started getting anxiety and panic attacks. First I started getting sweaty palms, I started getting dizzy and lightheaded, and I started feeling really desperate like I wanted to scream. One day I was at work and I started feeling horrible, everything I described above but I also started having trouble breathing and I felt like I was going to go crazy. I wanted to cry but I was at work so I just clocked out and left without saying a word. I didn't care. On my way home I felt like I wanted to cry and scream but nothing would come out, and I still felt like I couldn't breathe.

My doctor gave me xanax and sleeping pills, but I had to stop taking the xanax because it would make me feel like I was floating and would make me really dizzy, I couldn't function. I wanted to know if any of you guys have experienced this and what you guys do to control it, I don't want to depend on medicine to feel better. I am really depressed and get a lot of anxiety, but the worst is when I start to feel like I can't breathe. Any advice?