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What should I do while I'm facing with the anxiety attacks?

I'm 18 and I've been diagnosed with anxiety and it's really ruining my life. I often get panic attacks, I can't really breathe normal, like, I have shortened breath, I feel like my heart beats sometimes too fast, sometimes too slow, I get sharp pains in my head, sometimes a shooting pain, sometimes a light pressure, I feel very weak and I feel like I don't have enough air to breathe. I sometimes think I'm gonna throw up but I never really do, I just get that feeling. These things are really making my life miserable, I can't live normally, I can't have fun like all the others normal 18 years old do. Do you have any advice that would help me to stay calm while I get this attacks?
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Try taking Claritin. I started to take one a day and I don't know if its really allergies too or just in my head but it helps
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I feel this way all the time. Taking anxiety medication makes me even more anxious because I get scared that my heart will stop. It really feels like you are drowning but not under water. Doctors tell me to just breathe but sometimes it just seems impossible to catch breath
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You need to see a specialist in CBT  (cognitive behavior therapy).  There are techniques such as controlled breathing, meditation, exercise, progressive muscle relaxation that should help with the breathing difficulties, and then you can progressively work on facing the things that you have convinced yourself make you anxious.  Good luck.
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