I read this thinking.... usually after I get a panic attack under control I usually am able to look back and see when I first started to get distressed.... if I catch it then with a prn I don’t go full blown into one.

For me usually before the actually uncontrollable anxiety hits I start shaking my legs or I need to turn off the tv as noise is killing me or it’s tooo quiet and my head is loud and I need to turn on music or tv.

My T told me years ago to tape this question to my bathroom mirror

“ big deep breaths , do I need a Xanax ? “‘ it was a good reminder, also for you maybe add.. prn isn’t poison.

Anyway something to consider. It’s of course not always possible to catch panic and anxiety before it explodes.. but skipping any big ones is a plus