Panic Disorder After Brain Surgery

I suffered 2 brain haemorrages due to an aneurysm which was subsequently sucessfully clipped with no side effects.  8 months later I suffered what was believed to be a panic attack, symptoms were tingling down arms and legs, difficult breathing, general feelings of extreme fear that I was dying - I collapsed on reaching hospital. (neurological causes and epilepsy were ruled out). I had several subsequent attacks which began to dissipate over a period of about a year.  A doctor diagnosed me with panic disorder due directly due to the trauma of the aneurysm.  Although I could understand the reasons for having this problem I guess I wasnt really convinced, as I am a very objective and logical person and couldnt really associate myself with such a disorder. Three and a half years after the surgery I had an angiography which showed that all was well - I was ecstatic! A month later I was driving and felt a sort of heart flutter, immediately I felt like I was passing out from the neck up and had to pull over.  A psychiatrist and a doctor both exclamed, hmm that dosent sound like panic.  Needless to say the following day I had lots of heart related symptoms which were investigated with nothing significant found.  Since then I have suffered continual panic attacks 2 months in total (If thats what they are), the doc has now prescribed me with zispin (only 8 days in so feel like a total zombie).  I have had one episode while on these drugs but am hoping this will do the trick.  I am also waiting on the results of a 24 hr urine test for excess adrenalin.  Im still not 100% convinced its panic, have you any ideas or advice please???

[LynHam]

My mother also had 2 brain hemorrhages and then a successful clip.  She is suffering from panic attacks and seizures (we think)...she is getting ready to go to an epilepsy center for 3 days for continuous EEG monitoring.  How are you doing?  Do you ever get treatment that helped?  Was it the bleeding of the aneurysm that they think triggered the panic attacks?  Where was your aneurysm located? My mother's was in her medial carotid artery.