Oh Steph, Steph, Steph....you are just too cute to be sounding this way! Hang in there sweetie you'll get past this hump in the road I promise! I need you here on these boards! I told you in the past that you just make me laugh with all your "other words" for our states words. The loo for the bathroom......I love reading your posts...well except this one of course......I hated reading how you are feeling
I too went through something similiar at age 21. I sought counselling for anxiety and it helped tremendously! Took a while but it worked. I never took AD's though so I can't relate to them. I fortunately was able to control my stress by talking myself out of an attack. I listened to tapes in the car, read books apon books about anxiety. I seriously think I grew out of it. I'm 37 now and although sometimes I feel as though I could have a anxiety attack, I'm able to talk myself out of it.
You are so young and have so many years ahead of you. You too will grow out of it I'm sure. Growing up sucks! You have to learn so much and it comes at you all at once. You are completely normal, trust me. I think you should consider seeing someone for stress manangement and your anxiety. It can hit you in so many ways and that's why you feel so crappy all the time. I've been there. I just wanted to feel like my normal self again and I had to work on it. Don't EVER give up. Please know there is light at the end of the tunnel. Life will still throw you some curve balls later but you will be able to handle them