So I got back from the ER yesterday morning after spending the night there getting my panic, breathing, and blood pressure under control. I had already taken 10mg Valium, which wasn’t touching it, so they gave me Ativan and Benadryl (who knew?) and once my vitals were normal they sent me home.

I have an amazingly supportive mom who got up at 3am to take me to the ER, and allowed me to stay with her, but who is now leaving for a long weekend for work. I’m terrified that another panic attack is right around the corner. I’ve started taking 10mg Valium, three times a day on the 8hrs to try and keep on top of the anxiety before it gets on top of me. Has anyone else experienced this? 

I’m struggling to get back to real life even though my anxiety is generally better because I’m just so afraid it’s going to happen again. What do you do when your anxiety is driven by the idea of having anxiety?