Is this normal? (or common?)

My panic attacks lately have been taking many forms. Sometimes I get the classic numbness, trouble breathing, and overall tingly-bad feelings. But sometimes I get these awful ones where I feel like I'm trapped in my body and sometimes I just kind of lose control and scream and kick and need to move my body - I'll feel like I'm possessed or something. It'll feel like I need to burst out of a box. These are the worst kind for me. I will often feel like a child throwing a tantrum - but I have no control, and then I get the tremors (always). Last night I had one of these and it was really frustrating because I was trying breathing techniques and had already taken .5 mg of Xanax and had taken my 1 mg. of Klonopin for sleep at 9 pm. The panic attack occurred around midnight, and I was up until 3 a.m. suffering.

It's frustrating that these things are happening even on medication. That's scary to me. It makes me feel like there's something other than "severe anxiety" happening to me. And I have no control - and the medications are failing me. I'm in a bad place.

Also, I have to get on a plane tomorrow morning at 6:45 a.m. and I do not fly well...

Hi Katie,

I'm so sorry you're having a tough day. I hope your flight goes well.

If you don't think the medications are working for you, I'd give your doc a call. Are you on an SSRI or other longer term medication for control? That might be worth a discussion with your doc. Or perhaps a medication adjustment is in order.

Or maybe an appointment with a therapist is in order?

I hope you find relief soon!

Oh Katie
I downloaded an app for flying... Is this something you can do?
I actually enjoy flying normally but in accute anxious state NO. I found that wearing my earphones in the airport helped too.

I hope you get some respite soon , i bet your drained emotionally and physically eat well and lots of fluids xx