I also doubt it's hormones, because most of issues have been with me for quite some time but yes I did think of menopause and my gyn dismissed it. Of all my issues, it is the panic disorder that bothers me the most. Every episode feels like I am close to psychological disintegration. I guess that is what panic attacks are to everyone. One lives in ones body so the health anxiety has an endless supply of triggers. During the worst of the episodes when it feels like I am being mauled by anxiety, I just pray that no one ever goes through this. It is pure hell.