@marjou, @ellen307- Greetings ladies. I suffered from PA's for several years many years ago and here is what I found for me.
I thought I could tuff it out. What happened was that each time I would have one, wherever I was at and whatever I was doing became my triggers for the next time and it began to paralyze me. I began a list (in my head) of what I couldn't do.
After more than a year & a half of trying to deal with this on my own I met with a Psychiatrist and he put it simply that just as a car needs specific fluids, etc. to allow it to run smoothly, we too also need certain chemicals, etc. balanced to run smoothly. My engine for some reason was running rough.
We met for many weeks and he wrote a script for Klonopin of 1mg. It took several weeks to kick in, but it was the beginning of getting my life back! One by one I began venturing out doing the things I had added to my "can't do this" list. At first I was having my wife join me just in case something did not go well. I discovered that often her presence was all I needed. I'm able to do all those things again and often I am alone. I don't know if you are taking anything for your PA's, but would highly recommend that you consider getting an appt. to see a Dr. Don't do what I did and allow the "can't do list" increase. I've never had to increase my klonopin (now clonazapam is the generic). Flying was one of the toughest to start again and even though I felt so much less fear and anxiety, I kept and extra half a pill in my pocket for what I called extra protection. I think I only needed to take that extra half once and now I fly often and still have it with me, but have never needed to take it. all my best! Jim@thankful