text: i recently suffered from bad panic attacks now for days on end my chest is really tight is this normal? over a week ago i suffered with really bad panic/anxiety attacks and my doc prescribed me propranolol i av only been taking it for 3 days but ever since the attacks my chest feels really tight like someone is pressing on my chest and at night i feel like i cant breathe is this normal or do i need to go back to c my doc hope someone can help me as i am really scared this is goin to be an on-going thing,and being a dancer this worries me..........xx hello..visit your doctor again..if you suffer in general fron panic attacks or generalized anxiety disorder it is supposed that you have undergone some adequate cure. if that happened all of a sudden it is more probable to be a post-traumetic stress,associated with panic and anxiety..for that condition the best temporarily used medications are xanax and valium(xanax is better). you should visit a good shrink to prescribe you the proper cure that have to include a ssri antidepressant(zoloft works fine) and he/she could add you an anxiolitic drug,like xanax. propranolol in general is not well tolerated by the patient and i would not prescribe it..anyway,your feeling of pressure on your chest can be a side effect of the propranolol intake..if you feel still unsure contact me..good luck!!