O.k., as i'm writing this, my nerves are completely shot. To give ya'll a brief version of what lead up to this, my house is currently chaotic. I am a 25 year old mother of 5 young boys; aged 6,4,2, and 7 month old twins. Tonight, my husband went out with his parents, and i'm home withh my 5 kids, 3 of my friends, and their kids. I was starving earlier and ate some chips, and by time I was done, my heart was racing. I felt so trapped. I mean, I couldn't just run to my room and leave my kids and friends out in the living room alone, so I just sat there, progressively getting more panicky until it all snowballed. My heart starting racing, my throat got really dry and felt like it was closing. I felt like if I took a deep breath, i'd choke b/c of how dry my throat was, my hands and feet got sweaty and ice cold. Basically, I completely freaked. Usually, my friends would understand that I just need my space for a minute, but these friends are in from out of town, and really have noone here but me, so I felt completely trapped. Can somebody please tell me how to calm down during these types of situations? I'm getting to the point that i'm afraid to eat with people here, incase I freak out again, and of course, this makes me panic in itself. To make matters even worse, I just found out that I'm pregnant again, so I had to get off of my lexapro. So, I really need advice. Any advice will be appreciated.