Full Blown Attack/ Medicine Question

I have been trying very hard to do the exercises my psych. told me will help during a panic attack. My prev. post shared the great day that I was having. This has continued and I felt relived that I was taking back control of my life. Last night I planned to go out with a couple of my friends to catch up etc. I was putting on my radio when all of a sudden my heart started skipping. It did this about 10 times in a row like it couldn't find a normal beat. I freaked out calling my husband. I really felt like I needed an ambulance. I tried to incorporate some of the exercises but as I had never had anything this bad I went into thinking that THIS was something bad. It finally stopped when I sat on the bathroom floor and tried to talk positive to myself. Of course I called my DR. who said it was a panic attack. He called me in some Ativan. I haven't taken any meds and I'm kind of scared to. Does anyone take these? Do they help? Anyway I just wanted to say that I had no idea that a panic attack could be so severe. I guess what I was having before was mostly general anxiety. I def. know the difference now and give kudos to all of you that can take control when these hit.

I've never taken Ativan before but do take Xanax when I can't control an attack with deep breathing and positive thoughts.  The down side to my medicine is the drowsy feeling it gives you.  Great at night cause will give you a good night sleep bad at work because its hard to keep focused.

a largish dose of ativan or any other valium type med will reduce any panic attack a lot

works fastest if disolved under the tongue

klonapin wafers if available are designed to be taken this way

also helps to breathe deep and slow, to relax, not tense up or fight back