Panic is accompanied by *****ing hyperventilation and a few other nasty symptoms that vary from person to person.

Anxiety is more like an overdose of adrenalin... Wayyyy too much nervous energy bursting from your veins.

Look up breathing exercises for panic attacks, they've helped me immensely, I only use the lorazapam for the very big ones these days. Breathing into a brown paper bag also helps a ton.

I too am sorry the panic attack found you, sucks.

My first one landed me in the hospital for 4hrs and the residual effects lasted at least 2 days, it was traumatizing and hugely embarrassing as it happened at work, so I had an audience.

For me its usually the result of being overwhelmed, so you may wanna keep an eye on your stress levels
Hope you feel better soon