jdh, I agree with the Xanax use but talk to a doctor and try it by yourself before you start with Xanax. A friend once told me: "if you feel anxiety approaching let it approach. Let it do what it needs to and tell it 'ok, do what you need, hurry up, I have a day to continue with'". This shit helps. Panic and/or anxiety, if it occurs, is actually very fast...comes on fast and leaves fast...its the FEAR of more anxiety which causes you to be anxious again...it'll pass.