Anxiety Symptoms last forever...

When I have stress in my life I feel like I cant breath for days, my chest feels tight, I have night tremors, and some times it will last weeks.  My worst symptom of anxiety is the breathing issue I feel like I can never catch a complete breath.  I take Ativan twice a day but It only masks the symptoms.  I also take adderall (adderrall) for ADD, and I know it can make things worse, but I had these symptoms way before I started the Adderall (adderrall).  Is there another med. I can take with Adderall (adderrall) for anxiety that will help these symptoms from coming on at all.  Also is it normal for symptoms to last this long.  

[scaredjo]

hiya i cant help you on the meds issue cause i only take beta-blockers which help with the panic but dont really solve the anxiety, i have the breathing, tight chest issues i must make myself yawn 500  times a day to get that deep breath, have you been checked out properly by a doctor? havin a tight chest etc is a classic anxiety symptom not very nice but try relaxin and doing breathing exercises they do help
hope you feel better soon

[Amanda_Panda116]

i get anxiety so bad that my body tenses up and i feel like my body is shaking but its really not! i go to sleep and get jerked awake thinking that i cant catch my breath.

[Zootal]

How long does this last? Days, weeks? I've had the same thing for weeks. My Dr. is optimistic that I will be over this soon, and I have had some improvement.