I still have a couple questions here. If I have only had this one attack, I am still considered to have a disorder? Also, I figured that the better thing to do right away is to try and solve this problem myself, without the help of drugs. I thought that if I can talk it out with a counseler that it would be the better alternative than drugs. Now I'm not ripping into the use of these anti-depressents or calming drugs at all. In fact, I was wondering what you think is the better alternative for me regarding my situation. Should I contact my doctor requesting medication? And if so, which medication do you tihnk would be the better choice. I know that there is two alternatives to treatment with medication. One being any SSRI type of drug, and the other being something like Xanax, which can be used for just temporary relief. What do you guys think would be of best interest to me?