[Through-Glass]

I've been having panic attacks for years now...they're nothing new to me. However, I've had two or three over just these past few days, which is abnormal for me--especially since the triggers for them were tiny, things that usually wouldn't upset me.

The first one happened on Friday, during school. I was in line to get a drink from the vending machine between classes, and the jerks in front of me were taking a REALLY long time. The bell rang, and I had to sprint to my next class without my drink. Now, my teacher for that class is very kind and understanding, and almost always turns a blind eye to tardies (unless you're very very late). So nothing to worry about, right?

Apparently, I didn't think so. I was hypervenilating, sweating, shivering, the whole deal. It was rediculous. I couldn't seem to shake it for nearly an hour--I had to go sit in the hall, away from the chatter just so I could study. =P I absolutely could not regain my focus.

Then today, I was at the mall with Scott. We were running short on time, so I told him to go ahead of me to our next destination while I bought my things from the current store. Again, I was in line and it began to take quite a while...and, again, the sweating, shivering, and heavy breathing started up. My voice trembled when I tried to speak with the store clerk about the purchase. Then, once I got out of there, I couldn't find Scott. So I ended up very very upset, and it didn't entirely go away until I had found him and sat down for a few minutes.

Sorry, I know this is long...now to my actual question. I was taking Lexapro for anxiety/depression, but it didn't seem to work very well. On Thursday, my psychiatrist had me stop taking the Lexapro and switch to Prozac. Is it possible that the increase in these episodes could be a temporary affect of stoping the Lexapro? I am aware that only my doctor can tell me for sure, I'd just like to know if this is common or if anyone has any relative experiences.

Thanks. <3