am a little bit concerned about your wife and something she said
Quote: No. I can't even leave the house so..
this is something and I can't see it as being good it is wrapped up in her panic attacks and indicates to me that she is not doing well
in the midst of an attack she 'panics' and all is bad for her but when it is passed she is 'fine' I understand her worry about medication but would suggest that you bring up trying cognitive behaviour therapy to relieve the attacks it seems she is internalising a lot of stuff and it may be an idea to find a good cognitive behaviour therapist in your area - the American Psychological Association should be able to help you find one you don't always need medication to ease panic attacks (usually brought on by anxiety and stress) but getting help in how to deal with it psychologically can help tremendously the psychologist wouldnt even have to know what exactly is causing it just give help on what to do when it happens
my mother used to have panic attacks and they would come on out of the 'blue' while she was doing the most simple things she had many tests to rule out medical reasons and then saw a psychologist who helped her to work her way through them she is now fine - she also didn't want to take medication and made that clear from the beginning
it is not good for her to do nothing and the fact that she made a comment like she can't go out of the house indicates to me that they are not to be taken lightly
I hope you can convince her to do something about them
