Mollie, Welcome to The Panic Center. We thank you for sharing your story with us today. This support group is full of supportive individuals who may be able to help you answer some questions regarding panic and anxiety. It is great to hear that you are making an appointment to see a doctor. In the meantime please feel free to roam the site at your own pace. If you look to the left of the screen under "TOOLS" you will find many supportive tests. These tests are not diagnostic tools and are not a replacement or substitute for a physicians advice. The purpose of these tests is to prepare you with information that you can present to your physician. When youre finished the test, you can either print your Final Report or email it directly to your doctor. We also have developed a Panic Program. This program is 12-weeks and involves the tools mentioned above. Each session is based on the previous session, so we strongly advise that you work slowly through the program and not jump ahead. If you have any questions or concerns with our "TOOLS" you can contact our support department at support@paniccenter.net. Take care and we hope to hear from you soon. Melanie _____________________________ The Panic Center Support Team

HI MOLLYMOE, I WAS ON YASMIN TOO. I QUIT THE YASMIN A YEAR AGO AND I AM STILL HAVING PANIC ATTACKS AND MY PMS IS WORSE. I DONT THINK IT WAS THE YASMIN FOR ME.GOOD LUCK! GINA

Hi, MollieMoe. I don't know how much help I can be, but I do suffer from some kind of hormonal imbalance. I sometimes get severe PMS symptoms and when I have an anxiety episode it's nearly always during those PMS weeks. There's definitely a connection, as I've read in several books. I have tried progesterone cream in the past, but I have to admit that I don't think I was consistent enough with using a quality brand and the right amount of cream on a regular basis. Some brands are better than others. One in particular seemed to have a different odor with every jar, which made me suspicious. Another had the added benefit of turning my skin back to what it looked like as a teenager. I guess you get what you pay for. You may want to give it a shot, since there are no side effects, but check with your doctor if you're on birth control. I noticed when I was on birth control my PMS symptoms cleared up at first, but eventually became worse than ever. It sounds like you're dealing with this wisely, by gathering all the information you can. Just knowing what you're dealing with can help take the scariness out of panic attacks. Just think of them as temporary chemical reactions that you don't have to be afraid of. All they can do is annoy you, not harm you.

welcome,as far as the women issues i canthelp youy panic started at high point in my life..i just go a raise promotion cars,money,and i was only 20,about to turn 21,now im 25 like you,and i live with it daily..your husband sounds great,and as far as herbs go i dont know,im trying meds myself,and a panic shrink si i dunno..your not alone..get better.. outlaw

Hello everyone. First of all, let me tell you what a relief it is to find a site like this. I was feeling so alone and scared. My name is Mollie and I am a 25 year old stay-at-home mother of two beautiful children. My life couldn't be better. I have the normal stresses that anyone else has....raising children, taking care of a house, keeping up with finances.... and I thought I handled everything relatively well until very recently. I had my first panic attack in the beginning of January. My husband called 911 because I thought I was dying. I had never experienced anything like that before ever. When I got to the ER, the young doc who saw me told me I was having a panic attack and sent me on my way with an rx for Xanax. I was bewildered. I didn't believe him - until I had another one the very next night. So, nothing triggered these. They came out of the blue. Since then, I have been suffering from a lot of the symptoms mentioned here and have seen my doc a couple of times. My panic attacks/symptoms ONLY happen at night. Never during the day. I am trying yoga and have adjusted my diet to get rid of caffeine and excess sugar. I've read up on panic attacks so they don't seem so scary. But I am still scared. I know right now that I am not dying when I have one, but when I am right in the middle of an attack I feel like I should start righting out my will. Why did this happen to me? The more and more I research to find an answer, the more I think it could be hormonal. At first I even thought it was my thyroid, but all the tests came back normal. I made an appt with my gyno to have my hormone levels checked. I have been on Yasmin BC for over two years and in the past couple of months I have been having probs with it. I am cramping a lot and bleeding in between periods. I am going to see if maybe I should go off the pill for awhile. Perhaps I should look into progesterone cream depending on if I am out of whack or not. Anyone know anything about this? I know that not everything has a nice, neat answer, but I don't see how this could happen to me overnight. I just woke up one morning and didn't even know myself anymore. I would like medication to be the last resort because I hear from a lot of people that some of the side affects are worse than the panic attacks.