Understanding Anxiety and Panic Attacks: A Personal Experience

Question
thank you so much for giving me the opputunety to ask you a question. acturally i have two questions i hope you will be able to answer. first of all let me stsrt with the first. i have a history of anxiety and panic attacks. ive had them for years. i do not take meds for them because iam afraid to take them. well first off. i have had many symtoms over the years. ive had this one in question today all day long. not sure if it is anxiety or resembles something else. i got up this morning feeling shaky. mainly in my legs. well to try to explain it better. it felt like i had a hangover. i was weak. shaky. when i would stand on my feet they just felt so unsteady. feeling really nervous. ive had that feeling before but not all day long. i have had a cbc done a week ago but they said every thing was fine. could this be anxiety ? or something else. ?    the second question is very hard to explain but here it is. when im lying in bed early morning or almost asleep i will feel as if my breath cuts off. only for a second or two. the strange thing is when i get this feeling i jump up and swollow and it seems like it goes away. dont know if you have heard such a thing before. strange i know. dont know if my throat is dry or what. just dont know why it would feel like my breath cuts off though. thank you so much for taking the time to answers. please any insight on what might be going on would be appreciated.

Answer
tammy;

well this sounds like anxiety indeed,
hyperventilation or over breathing is a prime suspect in anxiety and can leave you feeling light-headed,anxious and depressed.
another thing is your letting your mind go,meaning over thinking,which in the long run will drive you crazy,i know for a fact.
a know for a fact you seem to go into a brain fog,where you seem to have no control over your mind.

you need to take some medication,you cant live life this way. dont be afaird,try; i myself am taking medication and with out it, i dont know how i would even get out of bed, some please,get some help.
you wrote me,that is the first step to feeling better.

catherine;