Hi Emily, I have gone through the same thing you are going through. It is the worst feeling in the world. I too stay home alot, I do go out if someone is with me, I hate to be alone. when I do. I am taking paxil and xannax to help and it did for quite a while , but seems to not help much anymore. I have tried to riase the dose but the jittery feeling I get scares me to death. Im gonna try to stick with it though and see if it wont go away, it did the first time. Then I can deal with my panic so much easier. I am 35 yrs old and have had panic attacks for 5 yrs. I just started the program, on my second week. This is the first time I have gotten any therapy for it. Take care