And yes, those are feelings that occur whenever I am depressed or anxious. Don't be fearful, they are normal feelings when you are suffering from those states of being unwell.
Try different meds. Xanax is something I don't personally recommend. It's like a parachute when dropping from the plane. Helps, but wouldn't you rather fly the plane instead? I take buspar (buspirone) and I was told it was the sole drug invented specifically and only for anxiety. Accumulates in my system and doesn't sedate. Speak to a p-doc as soon as you can. We can't will ourselves out of anxiety until the skills have been developed. Some people can never achieve being med-free. Does that mean people who take meds are lesser? Definitely not. You want to live and enjoy life, so try something new if what you are doing isn't working. Easy sailing sailor, everything is going to be alright. - Brett
Yeah, unfortunately, the combination of anxiety and depression is very difficult -- the anxiety makes you not want to do things you enjoy and the depression makes fighting it hard and motivation hard. You need therapy badly, and maybe medication as well if that doesn't work. But here's what's happening most likely, given your doctors have been pretty thorough. The panic attack so shocked you the world just seems much more scary now overall. You feel out of control. You're not any different really than you were before the attack, but you feel you are. Think of it like PTSD, though it's not. If you can learn to decondition your thinking away from feeling scared you can get to more solid ground; if you can't, medication may be necessary. Good luck.