I used to get "panic attacks"\* frequently, but that sort of stopped a few years back (either on it's own, or because I had to take benzodiazepines on a regular basis for a different issue).

I want to re-try meditation for stress, but every time I've tried that recently I've gotten a watered-down version of the panic attack feeling I used to get. And back when I got panic attacks regularly it was a 50/50 chance of whether I felt better or worse.

Has anyone had this happen? I want to try meditation but don't want to restart a panic disorder.

(I do know that the easy solution is to just not meditate, and try other anxiety reduction techniques instead.)

\*Panic disorder was what I was diagnosed with, but what I experienced felt less severe but lasted longer than the sort of "textbook" panic attack?