El_Duderino

Hello, I just registered on the advise of a friend. I suffer from frequent panic attacks. From what I can gather by reading they're what are said to be spontaneous attacks. I really don't have much stress in my life yet these attacks have been plagueing me for over a year. Most of them come while I'm sleeping. Usually I wake up with my heart either beating rapidly or I'll have a severe stabbing pain in my chest. The really bad ones come with numbing sensations in my limbs, difficulty breathing, severe shakes and difficulty swallowing. Some of them end a few minutes after they start and others will come and go in waves throughout the day. With the really bad ones I have weakness in the legs.
I sometimes get them during the day but not as often. These tend to be slightly different from the ones I have at night. They're mostly feelings of unreasonable anxiety that come out of the blue over nothing. Sometimes they're accompanied with dizziness, lightheadedness, difficulty swallowing and cold and sweaty feet and hands. I don't take any medications for them. I'm not sure that I want to.
I've been to a cardiologist and been given a clean bill of health. Still, everytime of these hits I think I'm having a heart attack or a stroke.
I'm glad I've found this board. I think it'll help having other to talk to with the same problem.