Hello, so I've never been medicated for anxiety or been to therapy, but I am currently seeing a psychiatrist and he is aware that I do have heightened anxiety.

Well, like a month ago I took a 20mg of adderall (for my ADHD) and this was the first time I had taken that dosage (usually I'm on 15mg, but my doctor wanted to bump me up), everything was fine that day, I focused pretty well, and then 6 hours later I had the worst panic attack I've ever had in my life.

Moving forward the entire next week I had at least 3 more panic attacks despite never taking the 20mg again and I just could NOT calm myself down.

I decided to go to my family doctor and also told my psychiatrist about this experience, they said the dosage was just too much for me but it doesn't explain panic attacks I was having days after (as well as the physical pain I was feeling which was shortness of breath and chest pains). They both told me I was perfectly fine and was just really working myself up.

So now I'm signed up for therapy which will hopefully start next week and I have been prescribed an anti anxiety medication, however after the experience with the adderall I'm really scared to take any kind of medication.

I've been meditating and doing breathing exercises and I do feel more calm but I'm still having weird breathing issues. I can always get my breath but sometimes it's like I need to take a really deep breath every so often, almost like I feel like I'm out of air in my lungs when I'm not. Should I be worried? Should I try to go to my doctor again or could this still be because of the anxiety, and should I actually give my new meds a chance?

Any and all advice is appreciated, thank you for reading