by Cnh- » Sun Apr 23, 2006 7:04 am
Poor guy =( I had something similar to this - I've had panic attacks since I was 10 or so, but after I went to the doctor at age 16 she told me it was just psychological etc (I thought I had a heart condition or something). I was great after that, from 16-18, but then I went away to college and got really stressed out about grades, homesickness, etc. and boom, in math class one day I had an attack. I got up and left - it was awful. Of course I started to have one every time I went to that class - I'd make excuses to myself for a good reason to leave (forgot to take my vitamin, etc)
I did end up failing that class but I luckily passed my others, went to the doctor (even though I really hate going), and got on Lexapro for a while - the panic left for a while but occasionaly still tries to come back. I just won't let it overtake me anymore. I focus on deep breathing, I tell myself that it's just a panic attack and nothing else, just ignore it and it will go away - and it eventually does. I hope you find a solution for yourself - good luck.