I need to get these things to stop. I'm sorry to hear of your panic attacks. They can be extremely frightening. Anxiety disorders are a distinct group associated with abnormal reaction to fearful situations. Panic disorder is a type of anxiety disorder.
Panic attacks are individual episodes of severe anxiety.
Panic disorder is defined as short-lived, recurrent, unpredictable episodes of panic attacks and intense anxiety. In this case, anxiety can include intense apprehension, fearfulness or terror and feelings of impending doom. The anxiety is often accompanied by physiological symptoms such as difficulty breathing, rapid heart rate, palpitations, headaches, dizziness, nausea and choking or smothering sensations. However, panic attacks can occur as part of a number of other anxiety disorders, not just panic disorder. There are two types of panic attacks.