I wanted to quickly reply before I go out to do the dog stuff for the night. I know exactly how you're feeling...I was going throught the same thing last spring, due to a head injury. After my worst anxiety attack, I went to a walk in clinic (the only one open on a Sunday), saw a doc I've never seen before and explained my situation. I was a wreck and he could see that. He gave me some Ativan...just enough to get me through a couple of days until I could see my own doc. I really didn't want to go on anti-depressants because we're TTC (still), but my doctor gave me some when I saw her a couple days later. They're still in the cupboard...never took them. I saw my chiro, he gave me some homeopathics...like Rescue Remedy but "more." It helped a bit. Saw the Naturopath a few days later, and she gave me another homeopathic...also helped a bit. But the one thing where I could really feel a difference was exercise. I noticed a pp mentioned walking and I second that! When I was having an attack and feeling like I would die in the next second from a heart attack, I would get on my elliptical trainer and just move. Just gently, because it's hard to get your breath, slowly and gently. Every time, at the 10 minute mark, it would feel like someone poured a bucket of ...warm gel over my head. I would feel it first on the top of my head and it would move all the way down to my toes. It was an amazing feeling, really. And then it would be ok again. Another thing that helped a lot is a basic breathing meditation. Sit with both feet on the floor, one hand cupped inside the other, breathe as normally as you can, and watch your breath. Just concentrate on your breath. Sometimes it's so hard to do because you're dying, which you really won't, but if you can do it, it can really help. Did that make any sense? 
: I hope something can help get you through...I know it's one of the most frightening things I've ever had to deal with. Take care.
: I hope something can help get you through...I know it's one of the most frightening things I've ever had to deal with. Take care.
. Something that helped me a lot was the idea of watching your breath without judgment. Feel towards your breath as you would feel towards your child if s/he is having a difficult day. Feel compassion for your breath, and yourself. This made it a lot easier when my breath wasn't nice and slow and deep like it "should" be, and when my mind kept wandering away from it. I just tried to remember to have compassion for myself.
