For those with a consistent history of anxiety and panic attacks: have you figured out what your attacks are linked to?

This past Saturday, I had a LEEP procedure done and sure I experienced all the bleeding, cramping, etc. after it. However, today I began having anxiety attacks and I know exactly the pattern my body takes once I start having these feelings and that it progresses really quickly if I don’t up my meds like yesterday.

I took a day off work and my supervisor called to check in and after our conversation, I realized that every time I had such severe anxiety attacks were about 5–7 days after a major event happened in my uterus (2 labors and now this LEEP) and I’ve been trying to figure out if that connection makes any sense or if I’m just looking for patterns in the clouds. Generally speaking, I do not get any anxiety after something out of my control happens (sickness or death in the family or moving, etc.).

Originally what screwed up my biochemistry was dropping Paxil (a medication I should have never been prescribed) cold turkey in London and after that my body’s never been the same. Yet, with Lexapro, I’ve been able to have a decent life, mentally, until labor 1 happened. I think my body doesn’t respond well to anything traumatic happening to the reproductive system and I am wondering if any of you, with a history of panic attacks, have similar experiences (where your psychosomatic response is linked to a body system) or if your attacks happen because of circumstances in your life (traumas, triggers). Thanks for your answers.