Panic attacks

 I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas.

I did with my adult children and their significant others. We had lunch, opened gifts, chit chatted and that was about it.  It was a nice time. 

A few weeks before Christmas I began feeling air hungry. It just felt like the air was too thick to breathe, or like I had a bag over my head. After the second week of feeling this way I went to the emergency room. They ruled out anything physical including anything with my heart and lungs.

It was decided that I was having panic attacks. They ordered a medication that I knew I wouldn't take. I saw my doctor the next day and she ordered a non narcotic anti anxiety med and an antidepressant. 

I don’t know what triggered the panic attacks. Maybe the death of my sister. I’m  not sure. I haven't had one since starting on the medications and I hope I continue to not have them. It was scary.