Hola Antonio, No need to apologize! You have come to the right place! Please continue to share your thoughts with us. There are many people within this support group that share the same questions and concerns as you. We are all a group of individuals who support each other. We look forward to hearing more from you in the future :). 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 physician's advice. The purpose of these tests is to prepare you with information that you can present to your physician. When you're 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. These tests may or may not be for you but they are "free". If you have any question or concerns with our €œTOOLS€, you can contact us at support@paniccenter.net. We are the Support Specialist for The Panic Center and are open to any questions or concerns you may have. Looking forward to hearing from you soon, Adios, Josie

Hi, my name is Antonio and I just got back from the hospital. I'm 26 and live in Puerto Rico. I'm having panick attacks since three months ago. I've been to the emergency room 5 times already. I feel so hopeless. Everytime I think I'm dying from something new. The doctors try to convince me that I'm in perfect phisycal condition. But it's been very hard for me to accept I have an emotional illness. My symptoms are so real! They are overwelming me. Two days ago I felt very dizzy at home and got really scared on the way to the ER I became angry at myself for not being able to control the panick attacks. I became violent and desperate so I went into a rage and started punching my car. Family told me to calm down but I lost my sense of hearing. I thought this time I was having a brain stroke. On the way to the ER I felt my both arms tingling and started to panick even more! When I got to the hospital I got out of the car and started pounding on the psichiatric emergency door which is always shut. They buzzed me in and on the counter I was telling the nurse I could feel my arms and I didnt wanted to die. I was screaming for help and crying. The more scared I got I gradually lost all feeling in both arms like a cramp and involuntarily my fingers became deformed. I felt I was about to pass out. It was the scariest moment in my entire life. Even that I was a soldier and have been in combat i never felt so scared before. They gave me a shot of ativan and they hospitalized me there for one whole day. They transfered me to veterans hospital but taking paxil and clorazepan for the first time I felt better since I went to the ER. When I went to Veteran's they asked me if I wanted to stay in a psychriatic hospital. But I felt so much better and there were a lot of people there who were very ill. I just wanted to get back home. I'm in college and I'm doing very good. I'm hoping to one day be a psychologst or a psichiatrist so I can help other people. I'm going thru a divorce which makes it a little harder. I'm glad I found this place and I hope I didnt bore you with my story I just needed to get it out. I asked the psychiatrist if my symptoms could happen like that and he asssured me I wasn't dying and that I needed medication. I'm taking paxil and clorazepam and I feel bet