I have recently begun to suffer from anxiety attacks that start as soon as I wake up and don't stop until I finally get myself to fall asleep at night....it is to the point that I can't leave my house because I get so dizzy and short of breath the instant that I get in the car......I have suffered from anxiety most of my life ( I am 25) but this is the worst it has ever been and I feel like I am going crazy.....I was given ativan but am scared to take it because it is highly addictive.......I was also given celexir? which I think makes me even more anxious.....I stopped drinking coffee and am trying to eat the stress reducing foods that I have read about......I would really like some help with how to deal with these attacks because nothing is working for me....I try counting or saying the alphabet over and over.....reading books .....I even stayed up until 3 in the morning filing my nails just to try and stay calm......I have two children and can not continue to live like this with them......they need their mother back....please help.