I am a 41yr. old female who has been having panic attacks
Hello, You should start a medicine for the panic attacks as they have been bothering you for so long. Not treating them increase the chance of having more attacks and there by deteriorating the condition. I have seen venlafaxine showing great results in this problem in number of patients. Along with meds you should also try to make some following lifestyle changes to get better fast --. Take a half hour to one-hour walk daily...if possible do yoga (can learn it from videos or some trained person)/ Panama (An Indian yoga breathing technique).  Chat Doctor. . Try to eat more green veggies and salads - three serving a day. Take more of sprouts ... add a good multivitamin to your diet . Please try to maintain company of people you like, avoid staying alone and be more social These are few handy but very, very useful tips and if tried religiously with medicine -they can work wonders.  For acute panic attack can take clonazepam 0.25 mg. Hope this helps you wish you good health!